Talk:Downsview Park
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I don't think this is a national park. It's not on the [list of national parks] and [the website] doesn't say it's a national park. AdinaBob 23:05, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
Seems like I was wrong. This is the first canadian national urban park. AdinaBob 06:11, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
- Do you have any reference documenting that it's a national park? As it looks form its official webpage, it seems more like a private park. I've changed the IUCN classification to "V" for now.Qyd(talk)21:00, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] National urban park
I think all references suggesting this park has anything to do with national parks or even protected areas need to be removed. It's owned by a crown corporation that reports to parliament to the Minister of Infrastructure (as opposed to the Minister of the Environment), and it has nothing to do with Parks Canada. According to the official site at http://www.pdp.ca/History.450.0.html, there's nothing to preserve or protect there, which I think also means it doesn't qualify for an IUCN classification. Right now it's called "Category VI: Managed Resource Protected Area" which is managed mainly for the sustainable use of natural ecosystems, however its policy is to enhance only the "urban ecosystem" (http://www.sustainabilityindicators.org/about/Meetings/TorontoMeeting/Tony%20Genco%20Sustainability%20Conf.pdf, pg. 11). IUCN is concerned with natural ecological preservation, and Downsview would more accurately be called "Recreational" in the Ontario Provincial Parks classification, which is outside of IUCN classification (see http://www.cabi-publishing.org/pdf/Books/0851995896/0851995896Ch1.pdf, pg. 20).
Does this check out? Sorry about all the references.
Iminaufo 22:16, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
