On Saturday April 27 2024 a city parks and recreation worker alerted the volunteer builders of Christie Pits skatepark that the city has immanent plans to bring in heavy machinery to demolish aspects of the community built skatepark due to liability issues. The Christie Pits skatepark is the only concrete skatepark in downtown Toronto and serves as an essential safe youth space, particularly for the very large community of Ukrainian refugee youth who all ride scooters. One year ago volunteers began replacing the rotting wooden ramps with safer and quieter concrete ramps,  with the undeniable effect of greatly improving the quality and safety of the skatepark. Wood ramps don't only splinter, rot, and pop screws, but they are also prone to collect condensation or dew in the evenings due to the non-porous surface of the wood sheeting, rendering them slippery and hazardous on occasion. In her election campaign Mayor Olivia Chow promised to fix parks, not demolish them. We call on Mayor Olivia Chow and Councillor Dianne Saxe to intervene in the demolition of the Christie Pits skateboard park.