The filed record
Toward Environmentally and Culturally Sensitive Dispersal of Funeral Ashes
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The decision
2021-06-08 · Toronto City Council · adopted
As filed
City Council on June 8 and 9, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in co-ordination with the City Solicitor and appropriate City divisions, to engage the Toronto Region and Conservation Authority, other municipalities, faith groups, environmental experts, other stakeholders and the general public in the review of options for the environmentally and culturally
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sensitive dispersal of funeral ashes at municipal parks and waterways and to provide an update to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee in first quarter of 2022.
On the agenda
As the city filed it
At its meeting on May 5, 2021 City Council directed the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to report to the May 25, 2021 meeting of Infrastructure and Environment Committee on the feasibility of creating designated areas for the scattering of ashes along the City's waterfront. This report seeks direction to consult stakeholders on options for the environmentally and culturally sensitive dispersal of funeral ashes at Toronto parks and waterways.
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Stakeholder consultation will assist City staff to develop recommendations for balancing diverse religious practices, site specific environmental issues, and the heavy, varying uses of waterfront parks and beaches.
Staff recommended
The General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation recommends that: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in co-ordination with the City Solicitor and appropriate City divisions, to engage Toronto Region and Conservation Authority, other municipalities, faith groups, environmental experts, other stakeholders and the general public in the review of options for the environmentally
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and culturally sensitive dispersal of funeral ashes at municipal parks and waterways and to provide an update to Infrastructure and Environment Committee in first quarter of 2022.
Considered
2021-05-25 · Infrastructure and Environment Committee · adopted
Decision as filed
The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in co-ordination with the City Solicitor and appropriate City divisions, to engage the Toronto Region and Conservation Authority, other municipalities, faith groups, environmental experts, other stakeholders and the general public in the review of options for the environmentally and
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culturally sensitive dispersal of funeral ashes at municipal parks and waterways and to provide an update to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee in first quarter of 2022.
2021-06-08 · Toronto City Council · adopted
On the record
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