The city's first "sensory garden" opened in the Bathurst and Sheppard area on Sunday.
The result of a $1-million donation from Goldie Feldman and named in honour of her parents, the Sarah and Morris Feldman
Sensory Garden and Accessible Water Playground is meant to be a play facility "for children and adults of all physical and cognitive skills and abilities," according to the city's press release on the subject.
The playground is in Earl Bales park.
Developer David Green, Ms Feldman's son, who is also an active
fundraiser and philanthropist, spoke at
the opening ceremony, highlighting the importance of this sort of facility in such a diverse city.
Writer: Bert Archer
Source: City of Toronto
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