From The Ashes

Sisters Evelyn, left, and Amelia Quick look over the remains of the Jamie Bell Adventure Playground in High Park. Their mother Debra, right, says the girls grew up playing on that structure and was horrified that someone would deliberately set the playground on fire. Photo by Francis Crescia.

After an act of arson severely damaged High Park’s Jamie Bell Adventure Playground, Canadian Tire has stepped forward with $60,000 to help rebuild the popular wooden castle. Following extensive media coverage and community outcry over the early morning March 17 fire, Ward 13 councillor Sarah Doucette was ecstatic when she received a call from … [Read more...]