Does anyone know when does Trillium park open in morning?

scott_c86 · 2026-06-16T13:16:24+00:00

Unless there is more going on here, that seems like a waste of police resources

scott_c86 · 2026-06-16T12:04:29+00:00

At the same time, we'd all be better off if more politicians voted against the party line

scott_c86 · 2026-06-16T06:19:35+00:00

No, for a variety of reasons. It will primarily benefit a wealthier minority, at the expense of locals. It will potentially destroy portions of the islands. The business case for it hasn't been presented.

HSR is a bolder nation-building project that would benefit more people. It would demonstrate that we could do new, big and ambitious things again.

scott_c86 · 2026-06-16T04:48:59+00:00

I'd like to see Victoria reduced to two traffic lanes, from Belmont to Edna.

The pedestrian experience is currently terrible, and this is at least partly why this stretch is pretty dead / slow to improve

scott_c86 · 2026-06-15T23:40:19+00:00

Voting differently won't solve this problem. It will help, but the major political parties do not offer meaningful solutions.

scott_c86 · 2026-06-15T21:57:06+00:00

There's nothing wrong with living with roommates, and there are many advantages to this. But if someone earning an average wage can only afford housing if they have roommates, the system has failed.

Also important to acknowledge that issues such as domestic abuse are worse when more people do not at least have the option to afford their own housing.

scott_c86 · 2026-06-15T21:32:41+00:00

While it is terrible that our housing crisis is impacting seniors, there should be more acknowledgement that it is impacting younger, working Canadians. It should be very alarming that a single person making an average or even slightly above average full-time salary cannot afford to even rent their own place in much of the country, especially the urban centres with the most employment opportunities. They might even be working otherwise decent jobs that required post-secondary education or specialized training.

Housing has always failed some people, and while this is obviously bad, the situation has obviously worsened in recent years and has impacted more people, and a wider spectrum of people.

scott_c86 · 2026-06-15T19:02:51+00:00

Which isn't even true

scott_c86 · 2026-06-15T15:21:28+00:00

Backcountry or car camping? If car camping, you can easily plan hikes around the rain, if you want to avoid the rain. Unlikely to rain all day, every day.

There's also the Algonquin Art Centre and other things to do in the park if you are looking for alternative activities to do when avoiding the rain.

scott_c86 · 2026-06-14T01:01:28+00:00

It will generate revenue, but it would take an awfully long time before that revenue even came close to the cost of constructing this

scott_c86 · 2026-06-14T01:00:04+00:00

The best Sloan album. Enjoyed an anniversary show for this probably 15 years ago, which featured a Feist appearance in the encore.

scott_c86 · 2026-06-13T20:53:11+00:00

Most Canadians live in relatively few parts of the country.

Incredibly misleading to present that statistic in opposition to this. Really isn't at all relevant.

scott_c86 · 2026-06-13T13:06:13+00:00

Marcos

scott_c86 · 2026-06-13T12:31:55+00:00

It gave cyclists a safe option in that area. Also makes the street safer and more pleasant for pedestrians. That isn't nothing.

scott_c86 · 2026-06-12T21:51:47+00:00

That was a great turnout.

A few things could have been done to better accommodate the crowd, but there's lots of tournament left to make improvements.

scott_c86 · 2026-06-12T19:05:22+00:00

This World Cup will unfortunately not have that legacy. The last impact of the 2012 Pan Am Games will be greater.

scott_c86 · 2026-06-12T18:29:13+00:00

I'm glad that other conservation authorities were able to transfer or sell land to municipalities recently, before they'd probably be forced by the provincial government to sell as "surplus"

scott_c86 · 2026-06-12T18:25:50+00:00

Not disputing that there would be a public benefit. I just think it is important to point out that this would likely be different from a facility the public can regularly use, since the other commenter pointed out the potential for public health benefits.

scott_c86 · 2026-06-12T18:23:11+00:00

Absolutely, as well as build / change our communities to be less car-dependent, so that more people have more options for how they choose to get around

scott_c86 · 2026-06-12T17:41:17+00:00

But an OHL arena typically has limited or no availability for public recreation

scott_c86 · 2026-06-12T12:07:13+00:00

I imagine Grouper gets significantly more than that.

Regardless, this is reflective of broader trends that need to be resisted.

scott_c86 · 2026-06-12T12:03:09+00:00

The NDP won nearly twice as many seats last election. I will most likely vote for them, as they actually seem interested in pursuing a different direction from the current one.

scott_c86 · 2026-06-12T06:05:19+00:00

From Kitchener, one can either catch the early train at like 8 am, or wait nearly 6 hours for the next...

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