Park news items

The metal parasols installed in Frédéric‑Back park five years ago are being removed because they’ve started falling down.

Meantime, grade school students who had been forbidden to use the parks in Hochelaga‑Maisonneuve for sports and gym classes have been quietly let back in after nobody could figure out where the ban came from.

Actually, I can see having a ban throughout early spring, when the turf will be muddy and likely to be damaged if played on. But that’s not mentioned.