posted January 31, 2008

Increased Recreation user fees Higher user fees proposed in a new report from Parks, Forestry and recreation staff, called "Everybody gets to play." Although a joke is already making the rounds, calling this approach “everybody gets to pay,” the report is not all about cost increases.

posted August 20, 2007

Budget Math From our CELOS Research Group Both the City and Parks Forestry and Recreation have real problems, but look at management payroll for some answers.

posted August 20, 2007

How to Cut Costs and Still Have Fun There are some puzzles about the cuts chosen by the Mayor, like why close Community Centres and lose fees.

posted September 9, 2007

Former Budget Chief Speaks Out. Says budget hysteria is unneccessary, in an insidetoronto.ca article entitled Apocalyptic visions: It doesn’t have to be this way.

posted September 5, 2007

Better Budget Cuts 25 Managers of Parks Forestry and Recreation make more than $100K per year, some of questionable purpose, yet the line staff are considered "disposable". We have some suggestions.

City: Outdoor Rinks to stay closed in December

posted August 20, 2007

Dufferin Grove Park: Cleaning Out Our Own Pantry, Making Do With What We Have Using Dufferin Grove Park as an example, there seem to be lots of ways to save money, without cutting services.