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The following is a list of the parks in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The appearance of Toronto's ravines was altered by floods caused by Hurricane Hazel in October 1954 and many of Toronto's parks were established in the resulting floodplain.
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Toronto Parks, Forestry & Recreation (PFR) is the division of Toronto's municipal government responsible for maintaining the municipal park system and natural spaces, regulation of and provision of urban forestry services, and the delivery of recreational programming in city-operated facilities.
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The 51 hectares (130 acres) park was built on farm land owned by John Bales, which later became York Downs Golf and Country Club in 1922. [3] The land was saved from development after the sale of the club which relocated in 1969 to Unionville, Ontario and was turned into an urban park [4] in 1975. [5]
Together with the University of Toronto Scarborough lands east of Morningside Avenue and Colonel Danforth Park, the park is part of a continuous forested corridor along the lower reaches of Highland Creek. The park features a high degree of urban wilderness compared to other parks in Toronto, with deer, eroded cliffs and a remnant forest. [2]
Metro Toronto Parks and Culture was a department within the former regional municipality of Metropolitan Toronto. The department was responsible for maintaining major parks and cultural sites around Metro Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Parks – now under Toronto Parks and Recreation Morningside Park; Glen Rouge Park and stables; Humber Bay Park