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  • David Suzuki: Take a hike – it might help you heal

    If someone tells you to take a hike, thank them. And maybe ask them to join you. Walking in nature is not only a service...
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  • Toronto walk: the Charles Sauriol Conservation Reserve

    One of the things I've learned during the year-and-a-half I've been writing this occasional column is the vastness of the Don and Humber rivers. While...
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  • Toronto walk: exploring the underground PATH system

    After the latest round of provincial restrictions was announced this week, I went on Twitter to say that, with theatres closed, I would probably start...
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  • Toronto walk: Corktown feels like a real neighbourhood

    Last month, I walked around Liberty Village, another neighbourhood that was built around old industrial buildings and blocked off from traffic on at least two...
    The spacious Front St Promenade, dominated by The Water Guardians, is full of colour and intrigue.
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  • Toronto walk: Liberty Village is a hellscape

    If Dante were writing his Inferno today, Toronto's Liberty Village would warrant its own circle of hell. It would be populated by soulless condo developers...
    A sculpture outside offices in Liberty Village
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  • Toronto walk: Redpath Waterfront Trail is a disaster

    The phrase "waterfront trail" summons up images of strolling along a beach, hearing the water gently lap the shore, experiencing a sort of Zen calm...
    Construction, traffic and a limited view of the lake make this year's Waterfront Trail a nightmare.
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  • The best Toronto walks to beat the heat

    If, like me, you want to get some outdoor exercise but can't stand the glaring sun and sweltering humidity, never fear. Many parks and ravines...
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  • New Toronto waterfront walk to include augmented reality stops

    Have you ever seen whales jumping in the air down at Lake Ontario? Well this fall you can as the Redpath Waterfront Festival launches a...
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  • Letters to the editor: Remembering the Hogg’s Hollow disaster

    Reminder of a difficult journey for immigrants Thank you for the article on the men that lost their lives at Hogg's Hollow (NOW Online, July...
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  • Looking back at my year of pandemic walks

    A year ago this month, I began writing a series of articles on Toronto walks. I called them Pandemic Walks because, while the pandemic had...
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  • Toronto walk: Doris McCarthy Trail/Gates Gully

    When I interviewed author and naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown last year, I asked him about some of his favourite walks in the city, and he quickly...
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  • Pandemic walk: Marie Curtis Park and Etobicoke Valley Park

    When NOW published its cover story on the Top 20 Toronto walks last month, some readers offered up alternate suggestions, and one of them was...
    Contemplate the meaning of life while at Marie Curtis Park.
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  • Pandemic walk: Rosedale Ravine Trail

    I'm coming to the Rosedale Ravine Trail late in this series because for the longest time I couldn't figure out where and what it was....
    A woman walks along the Rosedale Ravine Trail
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  • Pandemic walk: Scarborough Hydro Corridor

    Think of greenery in Toronto's east end and the Bluffs or the massive Rouge National Park probably come to mind. I have yet to tackle...
    The Scarborough Hydro Corridor provides a nice break from cars and strip malls.
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  • Pandemic winter walk: High Park

    It's been months since I checked in with one of my pandemic walks. I had some shoulder trouble, and then there was either too little...
    A photo of High Park in Toronto in winter
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