A new re -designed playground at Regent Park was officially converted into honor of a local anti -gunman on Sunday, but not everyone present was happy how the officials reached their decision.
About 1.2 acres of the former Sumch-Shooter Parkate have been named Lewis March Park, which recalls the contribution of Late Louis March to the city and the Regent Park community.
March, an emotional lawyer for community security and youth empowerment, established the Zero Gun Violence Movement for more than three decades to fight guns and its underlying reasons. He Died in July 2024 After a brief illness.
Councilor Chris Moise of Toronto Center, who led a council vote to rename the park earlier this week, attended the march family and Mayor Olivia Chow for the unveiling ceremony on Sunday.
The city said in a release before cutting the ribbon, “The legacy of March is characterized by their unbreakable dedication for families and individuals in the Greater Toronto region, especially in the marginalized communities,” the city said and unveiled in a release before cutting the ribbon. “His efforts to create a safe place and promote treatment in the neighborhood affected by gun violence have left an indelible mark.”
Several neighborhood protesters also attended the ceremony, claiming that they were not consulted properly about changing the name of the park.
Anne-Mary Boon, a resident of Regent Park, said, “We have no issue as to whose name the park is named, how did the name come only.” “If Louis March did his work in the Regent Park with the mothers of Shanti, we are saying that it should have been the park named after him.
“You can ask many neighbors in this neighborhood, they have never received any notice to change the name. They were communicated about the reconstruction of the park, but not by changing the name.”
