Going with the Snow - Returning Tobogganing to 45 Hills Across Toronto - by Councillor Brad Bradford, seconded by Mayor Olivia Chow

Torontonians have spoken loud and clear: they want their city to embrace opportunities for fun outdoor winter activities like tobogganing. This motion intends to change the City of Toronto's approach to regulating tobogganing. Rather than prohibit this beloved activity in certain locations, the City will use warming signs to allow park users to make informed decisions about the risk of tobogganing in all locations staff determine a warning is appropriate, along with information about the designated tobogganing hills in the city. In addition to replacing the signage that has been installed on these hills, the motion also directs staff in Parks, Forestry and Recreation to reintroduce hay bales and other measures to help mitigate the risks that exist in some parks. This new approach addresses the need to promote safe use of our parks while still allowing the public to make informed decisions about their well-being. After all, we are a winter city and there are few pastimes more quintessential to the Canadian experience than that of tobogganing.

3. City Council direct the Acting General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to re-install hay bales that were previously in place at hills where tobogganing was previously prohibited. 4. City Council request the Province of Ontario to work with municipal governments to put forward a plan of action to amend the Occupier's Liability Act, Negligence Act, and other applicable legislation to address municipal liability, including issues arising from municipalities' joint and several liability, as it relates to the use of City property for recreational activities, including tobogganing, before the end of the Ontario government's current term.