Residents Against Closing Riverdale Farm

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As a Toronto resident who frequents Riverdale Farm, I have freely signed this petition to express my anger at KPMG’s recommendation to close Riverdale Farm.

Riverdale Farm is a Toronto jewel that connects our complicated world to the simpler and serener aspects of current culture. Riverdale Farm welcomes, teaches, relaxes, entertains, soothes, and unites. Riverdale Farm is a public destination, school, museum, theatre, place of worship, gathering spot, camp, and unifier.

Though located in Cabbagetown, each year thousands of families from many parts of Toronto enjoy this unique venue in every season. It is an explicit destination of visitors to our City who enhance our local economy.

KPMG’s evaluation of only the service costs excludes the Farm’s immense benefits. KPMG presented neither the social return on investment nor measured the considerable impact of the Farm on the community’s social cohesion and quality of life. Sadly, that is short-sighted and abjectly mis-represents the Farm’s true value for money from a societal perspective.

Joining my fellow neighbours, I have signed this petition to tell you that by closing the Riverdale Farm you will destroy an historic resource and destination for thousands of Torontonians who are content that a portion of their taxes support the Riverdale Farm.

I urge the City not to support closure of Riverdale Farm.

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2011-07-16 10:22:34Added on:

10 months ago 

Anne Pastuszak By:

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Petition target:
City of Toronto


Petition community:
Residents of Toronto

 

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15/9/11
Al
We CAN save Riverdale Farm. Please visit 2 websites. They are    www3.sympatico.ca/credo2     and  also    www.provinceoftoronto.ca
26/7/11
Danielle
I'd love to sign this but am no longer a Toronto resident at the moment.  *Shares with all the people that still live there hoping they do.*
26/7/11
Danielle
I'd love to remind Rob Ford that the global shortage of farm land and food shortage will indeed also effect him at some point but I doubt the message would get through so he could understand it.  Don Valley park is beautiful as it is and doesn't need a condo disrupting it's view or replacing it's trees.  The Don Valley Brick Works was supposed to benefit the people AND be green.  I don't see how a huge condo with their energy costs and pavement are going to make anything greener.
19/7/11
Amanda_hamer22
Child hood memories....awww don't close the park
19/7/11
Let-it-be
Please dont close the park...a lot of city kids never get the chance to see livestock-ever!
16/7/11
WARNERCOWAN
DO NOT CLOSE RIVERDALE  PARK

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