High Park Christmas Celebration.... The Lost Spirit of Christmas ….

Before the road closures to High Park,  on a December Sunday all High Park  visitors could be celebrating Christmas with Santa at the Zoo  and the free Christmas Celebration on the Café Patio. families  and friends came to  enjoy the many activities  provided by  Children’s Garden, Colborne Lodge, High Park Zoo, Labyrinth and Nature Centre; sponsored by  the Grenadier Fund  with Hot Chocolate, Cookies, Face Painting,  Raffle, Roasting  Marshmallows, Musical Entertainment, Local School Choirs, Labyrinth , Santa handing out from his sack and a Tree Lighting ceremony. 

With no access to vehicles this event is not manageable and has not been held for the past four years of weekend road closures. Why? It is not  feasible , the event cannot be assembled without vehicles to provide transport for Groups, Volunteers, School Choirs, Fire Engine , Santa and the set up on the Patio by  scattered Park Venues, also in cold and snowy weather many families with small children and Grandparents in tow cannot make the trek into the Park…. 

A wonderful Community Event has been destroyed and this is only one event that the City’s plan to close High Park to vehicles 365 days a year has  sabotaged and with no vehicle access on winter  weekends High Park has become a desolate and deserted place . 

Sign the Petition and write to your local Councillor , Mayor.chow@toronto.ca  and HighParkmove@toronto.ca

Merry Christmas to All….and to All “ACCESS”!