The Unofficial Website of Dufferin Grove Park, Toronto
Films
Citizen-Z Cavan Young's 2004 film about the zamboni crisis
The Big Back Yard in Dufferin park, a 1995 film made by Amnon Buchbinder
Basics
About this site
A project of CELOS
This is not a government website. Read about the Website & Privacy Policies See About Us and the Park for more information.
Dufferin Grove Park
Dufferin Grove Park is a public neighbourhood park located in Toronto Canada, just south of Bloor, on the east side of Dufferin.
Location and Contacts
Click here for a map.
Email:dufferinpark@gmail.com
Staff: 416-392-0913
The basics
- How To Get Involved
- The Role of the Park
Local Discussion Groups
Independent neighbourhood groups:
Custodians:
The Dufferin Grove Farmers' market has its own website The Weekly Market Notes are available on-line at www.dufferingrovemarket.ca The Farmers' Market continues all year round, every Thursday, rain or shine. Current NewsThe September 2019 (Week Two) newsletter is now online. Highlights:  reno: snow hills can stay
BLOG new rink community room June 13, 2019, from the editor...The Dufferin Grove Park Northwest Corner Revitalization Project: a critical look. Reports The Dufferin Grove neighbourhood is UNDER CONSTRUCTION: see our MAP of 23 new major developments (many condos, some rentals, some very tall towers) + 4 park/community centre renovations or replacements The "Northwest corner revitalization" meeting reports, documents and correspondence:page 1, page 2, page 3, page 4. Question: why not use the $4 million to fix the whole park instead of just one corner? What needs fixing. Answer: because the city's Capital Projects planning staff can't cover their payroll by just fixing things, they need big new projects.....read the posts Accessibility for everyone at Dufferin Grove Park:- a little history and a tour with the head of the Stopgap Foundation, Luke Anderson: pictures and text and the talk he gave at this park, here. A park booklet: "Dufferin Grove Park as a neighbourhood commons, 1993 to 2015" is posted here -- a little history, at the end of an era, with stories, lots of coloured photos, and some short interviews. Paper copies are available in the park newsletter slots. |