Talk:Downsview Park
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I don't think this is a national park. It's not on the [list of national parks] and [the website] doesn't say it's a national park. AdinaBob 23:05, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
Seems like I was wrong. This is the first canadian national urban park. AdinaBob 06:11, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
- Do you have any reference documenting that it's a national park? As it looks form its official webpage, it seems more like a private park. I've changed the IUCN classification to "V" for now.Qyd(talk)21:00, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] National urban park
I think all references suggesting this park has anything to do with national parks or even protected areas need to be removed. It's owned by a crown corporation that reports to parliament to the Minister of Infrastructure (as opposed to the Minister of the Environment), and it has nothing to do with Parks Canada. According to the official site at http://www.pdp.ca/History.450.0.html, there's nothing to preserve or protect there, which I think also means it doesn't qualify for an IUCN classification. Right now it's called "Category VI: Managed Resource Protected Area" which is managed mainly for the sustainable use of natural ecosystems, however its policy is to enhance only the "urban ecosystem" (http://www.sustainabilityindicators.org/about/Meetings/TorontoMeeting/Tony%20Genco%20Sustainability%20Conf.pdf, pg. 11). IUCN is concerned with natural ecological preservation, and Downsview would more accurately be called "Recreational" in the Ontario Provincial Parks classification, which is outside of IUCN classification (see http://www.cabi-publishing.org/pdf/Books/0851995896/0851995896Ch1.pdf, pg. 20).
Does this check out? Sorry about all the references.
Iminaufo 22:16, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
========= The Downsview Lands Community Voice Association ===========
This is all wrong! in a day and age when every country on this planet concerned over the environment, greenspace, polution, rest reas, play grounds, family, safe areas, etc etc here in Canada, in the province of Ontario in the city of Toronto we are about to lose a lot of land to short sighted money oriented and budget failing politicians. Do all politicians go to the same school? or do they fail to remember the words they said to the voters that put them there, including promises? When is a new breed of government going to stand up in this country and do something for the good of the people instead of themselves? it was never like this in the 70's and before. So here is an association that was formed in the early 1990s in the wake of the decommissioned land, thathas been watching the government activities without too much threat. Then in the early 2004 and 05 behind everyones' back, in the backrooms the agencies decide to develop the park without public consultation and other agencies involvement. The association regroups and in 2007 a new campaign is underway, under the guidence and strategy of the re-elected president that founded the Association in the early 1990, petition rallies, TV and radio coverage, newspaper coverage all to expose the wrong done tothe Canadian public, taxpayer and voter and hopefully to SAVE THE PARK. http://www.geocities.com/downsviewpark/
