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1. June 22. City management withdrew all permits, so Sorauren farmers' market set up on the street BESIDE the park
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2. June 22. Sorauren market with the empty park behind
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3. June 22. The lineup to get into City Hall (including the mailman). The union let in one person every 15 minutes.
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4. June 22. Pickets.
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5. June 22. Local 79 worker holds up a broken broom: "broken promises."
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6. June 25. Friends of Christie Pits' press conference about the Christie Pits dump site. Lots of media.
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7. June 25. Media folks photograph trash in city truck, bnefore the dumping started.
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8. June 25. Monica Gupta tells the press: "parks are not dumps!"
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9. June 26. The lineup to dump trash.
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10. June 26. This rental truck was turned away for having garbage mixed with recycling.
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11. June 26. A by-law enforcement officer speaks to city management and an Intelligarde security guard, about how to keep out recyclables.
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12. June 26. City TV is on the spot to photograph the first trash dropped off at the rink.
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13. June 26. City TV live garbage broadcast.
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14. June 26. Christie Pits neighbours protest the garbage dump, Friday evening
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15. June 26. Christie Pits neighbours and park users.
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16. June 26. Christie Pits neighbours protesting.
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17. June 27. Day two of trash drop-off. --
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18. June 27. Management load up trucks to cart the garbage elsewhere.
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19. June 27. the lineup gets a bit longer.
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20. June 27. Withrow Park farmers' market had its permit withdrawn, like all the city markets, but set up on the grass nevertheless, without incident.
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21. June 27. Wychwood Park farmers' market had its permit withdrawn, like all the other markets, but set up with farmers and musicians as usual. No incident.
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22. June 27. CUPE sets up a picket line, but no attempt to slow things down.
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23. June 28. Day three of the garbage dump.
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24. June 28. The neighborhood around the dump entrance has sprouted many signs.
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25. June 28. The management helpers at the dump have all sprouted green t-shirts that say "customer service." There are seven such green t-shirted people at 4 pm. One brings out his guitar.
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26. June 28. Along Bloor Street, a shrink-wrapped trash bin with a picture of the ferry and a sign "half the fun is getting there." Sadly ironic. Trash is leaning up against the bin.
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27. From a park user: "The Orkin guy with chemicals and mask ready to blanket the makeshift garbage dump with toxins. He refused - and so did the city staff on site - to disclose which chemicals would be sprayed." June 28
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