MEDIA ADVISORY - Public lands should be used for public good
Coalition calls on Toronto City Council to consult community before renewing golf course operating licences
TORONTO, Sept. 24, 2020 /CNW/ -
WHAT: A coalition of non-profit organizations, local community representatives, and leaders in the BIPOC-led urban agriculture sector are calling on Toronto City Council to consult with local communities before voting to renew the operating licences of five city-owned golf courses. The licence renewals will be put before City Council on September 30th for approval.
WHO: Cheyenne Sundance of Sundance Harvest Farm and Heather Marshall, Campaigns Director, Toronto Environmental Alliance.
WHEN: Thursday September 24 at 2pm
WHERE: Dentonia Park Golf Course
781 Victoria Park Ave, Scarborough, ON
Outside golf course entrance at Victoria Park TTC station
WHY: A coalition that includes Aboriginal Legal Services, Black Creek Community Farm, Sundance Harvest Farm, FoodShare Toronto, Jessica Bell, MPP for University-Rosedale, Progress Toronto, Toronto Environmental Alliance and Toronto Food Policy Council is asking City Council to consider repurposing these lands to better benefit the community and the environment. Options for alternative land-use include green spaces, parks, and/or as an opportunity to implement urban agriculture projects and food sovereignty work led by Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour instead of golf courses for a select few based on a fee-for-service model.
SOURCE FoodShare Toronto
Victoria Foote, Director of Development and Communications, FoodShare [email protected]; 647 290.9384
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