Rouge Park






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Disease taking a bite out of bat species

More than five million bats have been killed in Eastern Canada and the United States in recent years due to a disease called white-nose syndrome. The culprit: a European fungus that more than likely arrived in North America on the boots of an unsuspecting traveller.


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Rouge reno: Better or worse?

Rouge Park is to undergo a five- to 10-year renovation. Although plans are still in the drawing phase, plenty of problems pop into mind at the thought of this suburban park’s expansion. Expanding brings more visitors and larger crowds, which means having to build more accommodations for the park: more parking, attractions and restaurants.


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National park will boost business

A land once supposed to be a garbage dump, highway, and subdivision is slated to revitalize the economy of GTA’s eastern reaches as Canada’s first near-urban national park. Rouge Park, which borders Scarborough, Pickering, and Markham, is to be expanded into a 15,000-acre wilderness, befitting national park standards through the federal government’s help.


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Rouge National Park set to stimulate Scarborough’s economy

A land once supposed to be a garbage dump, highway, and subdivision, is slated to revitalize the economy of GTA’s eastern reaches as Canada’s first near-urban national park.

Rouge Park, which borders Scarborough, Pickering, and Markham, will be expanded into a 15,000-acre wilderness, befitting national park standards through the federal government’s help.