Parks and Wrecks: Globe and Mail article

by | Jun 3, 2012

As Bloordale continues the campaign to have input on proposed City of Toronto permit fees for 2013, the Globe and Mail published the following article on Saturday, June 2, 2012. Click the link at the bottom to read the complete article.

It’s a cool late spring evening and the East York Bulldogs have just finished another baseball practice at the rutted, dandelion-choked diamond at Greenwood Park in Leslieville.
Douglas Perry, the AA rep team’s friendly assistant coach, likes to look on the bright side of training on the uneven field: At least the bumpy terrain teaches his 12- and 13-year-old fielders to snag errant balls.
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