Talk:Downsview Park

message: 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)
replies: text: 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)
thread_title: Untitled

message: 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)
thread_title:  National urban park 

message: I've done a fairly major update to the page, but I think a lot more needs to be done. Part of the issues with the article was that it appeared to have been written when the whole urban park thing was first announced. I've removed a lot of the predicted development for the park and added what actually happened in the past few years. A lot more references and rewriting needs to occur. There also was a ton of stuff in here that seemed very advertorial, so I've removed what I can so far. I might return again to do more work on this. mikeman67 (talk) 15:53, 9 September 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Major update (September 2014)

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: The half-paragraph
"The Downsview Park Sports Centre is growing to become the leading centre of athletic excellence in the Greater Toronto Area as the development of the Downsview Park sustainable community progresses. Downsview Park continues to pursue its vision to become a nationally recognized centre for sporting excellence and participation."
looks like an ad for Downsview. Could you rewrite this from a neutral perspective? 
ES108.217.190.154 (talk) 01:37, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sports Centre reads like an advertisement