by Renee Tratch | Sep 26, 2017 | Family Attraction, Fresh Air
It’s a summer staple. Across the harbour from downtown Toronto tucked behind trees in the middle of 600 acres of parkland on Centre Island is Centreville Amusement Park. With 30-plus rides and attractions, it’s a far cry from Canada’s Wonderland or The Ex, but...
by Renee Tratch | Sep 12, 2017 | Fresh Air, Park & Playground
Queen’s Quay and Bathurst isn’t just about condos and airplanes. Little Norway Park, with its lion sculpture slide and playground, wading pool, green space and a baseball diamond, is a great place to play and watch planes take off and land from Billy Bishop Airport....
by Renee Tratch | Sep 3, 2017 | Family Attraction, Fresh Air, Pools
Wet ‘n’ Wild Water Park is officially on the annual summer bucket list. Toronto’s newest outdoor water park – 45 acres of sliding, tubing and splashing adventures – opened this season just north of the 401 off Hwy 427 on Finch. New owners...
by Renee Tratch | Aug 25, 2017 | Fresh Air, Park & Playground
This new little greenspace used to be a parking lot. Unveiled in June 2017, the new Berczy Park is a perfect pit stop for your downtown Toronto wanderings. At the centerpiece of the triangular space (located west of the Flatiron Building) is a new fountain adorned by...
by Renee Tratch | Aug 13, 2017 | Fresh Air, Park & Playground
Well this exceeded all my expectations. This past year Grange Park went through a major overhaul, a revitalization that revived a very urban greenspace, turning it into a beautiful, greener and friendlier place to play. The park itself stretches south behind...
by Renee Tratch | Jul 31, 2017 | Fresh Air, Sports
Hands down one of the best views of Toronto. The Toronto Islands – its beaches, tree maze, Franklin’s Garden, disc golf, Pirate Life and of course Centreville Amusement Park – are always on our summer circuit. But I had always wanted to explore the Islands...
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