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posted on October 15, 2009

Mayor urges flexibility in seniors park spat

By: Emily Mathieu
Published: October 14, 2009
Source: The Star

It was a beautiful day in Humber Bay Park. The seniors group had just finished an hour-long walk along the water, a regular event organized to warm them up before a twice-weekly fitness class at a nearby community hall.

They didn't get far before the bylaw officer's truck appeared.

"We were just leaving the park to go back to the hall and (the city worker) parked his car right in our path," said Margaret Guthrie, 71, describing the Sept. 21 encounter. "He totally obstructed our pathway."

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