Robert Kearns and Ireland Park Foundation

Ireland Park Foundation: The park, built to commemorate the 38,000 Irish famine victims who landed on Torontos shores in 1847, has been entirely cut off from pedestrians since 2010, according to The Star. We re very patient, said Robert Kearns, chair of the Ireland Park Foundation. He spoke at a small ceremony Tuesday to celebrate the reopening and It wont last long, but Ireland Park finally has a slight respite from the scourge of downtown construction fences. The completion of a promenade along the quay at the foot of Bathurst St. now provides access to the park. But fencing still surrounds the rest of it, and by next summer the park will likely be closed for more waterfront work. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.