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Last night council unanimously agreed to accept a recommendation from the Parks & Recreation committee to deny access to Victoria Park for the 2007 Jack Frost Children’s Winterfest. I was very impressed with the whole council, and the Parks & Rec Manager, for putting the protection of the park as the number one priority. Preventing damage was the overriding concern, and presented with the long term weather forecast our decision was not difficult. The organizers need to start building the festival site as soon as possible and there’s a lot of heavy machinery involved. The lack of snow cover, shallow ground frost, and predictions of unseasonal weather ahead all sealed the venue’s fate. The outdoor location has been relocated to the Confederation Landing Park. If the trend of milder winters continues, I think it would be prudent to plan the event for Confederation Landing Park as a rule, and move to Victoria Park only as exceptionally “frosty” circumstances permit.