page_title: David A. Balfour Park
section_title: Modern Period
hierarchical_section_title: David A. Balfour Park / History / Modern Period
caption_attribution_description: English: Deer Park, Toronto, Ontario, August 2003. View looking south; David A. Balfour Park. Rosehill Reservoir.
context_page_description: David A. Balfour Park is an urban park in the Deer Park neighbourhood of Toronto near the intersection of Yonge Street and St. Clair Avenue West. The park made up of 20.5 hectares of green space consisting of the greenery-covered Rosehill Reservoir and the entirety of the Vale of Avoca with its system of trails.
  The park is named after David A. Balfour, a former Toronto city Councillor.
context_section_description: During World War II, a fence was put up around the periphery of the open reservoir to protect the water supply from being sabotaged. Post-war, the decision was made to deepen and cover the reservoir to increase its capacity, as well as to maintain the sanitation of the water from human pollution and animal contamination. As consolation to the nearby residents in losing a well loved water feature in their neighbourhood, the city agreed to include several concrete lined ponds on the top of the enclosed reservoir.
  The park and its ravine plays an important role in the lives of the surrounding Midtown inhabitants in their recreation and personal lives. As of 2017 the reservoir is undergoing rehabilitation with the park to be reconstructed with modifications.
caption: View of Downtown Toronto (in 2003) from the Rosehill Reservoir portion of David A. Balfour Park. The grass covered surface of the enclosed underground reservoir is only about 0.6 meters deep and consisted mostly of clay soil.[8]
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