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author: Peter : Brooklyn, NY
Friday, July 8th, 2005

Kite String All over Milliken Park

author: Michelle : Toronto, ON

Milliken Park, located at McCowan and Steeles in north Scarborough, hosts a large annual kite festival and most weekends also is filled with folks flying kites. Unfortunately this seemingly peaceful activity is wreaking havoc on the parkland's ecosystem. There are literally MILES OF KITE STRING ALL OVER THE PARK. There are KITES IN TREES. There are even BIRDS NESTS MADE OF STRING. There is a bylaw that saws people must clean up their kite string. It is being ignored. This is very hazardous to the birds, squirrels and rabbits that inhabit Milliken Park. My family cleaned up what we could while...

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