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Both the GA and the Poet’s Pathway delegated at the December 17 joint meeting of Planning and ARAC, bringing welcome new attention to this key greenspace. Our focus will now extend beyond the two parcels currently under threat to mount a campaign to preserve and protect the entirety of the linked greenspaces that form the inner greenbelt that is the Poets’ Pathway. To raise awareness and mobilize ahead of the Council meeting on January 28, the GA participated as a panelist, along with nine other groups, in an event on January 17 at the Hunt Club and Riverview Park Community Centre. It was also attended by Councillor Brockington. The OFNC led a guided walk to the riverfront greenspace to close off the day. The event was well attended with over 70 people participating. It also generated good news coverage, which no doubt kept the issue of protecting these greenspaces in the news and on Council members’ radar.