“Just having something simple like that, having a patch of grass or a small skating rink. You’ve got something, you can go somewhere and do something.” – Julian Kingston, Oakville, ON

“Where we’re sitting was a street corner. There was, I think, it was an Esso station.” – Colin Fell, Oakville, ON

“Sometimes we made movies in the park for our school assignments for my English class based on various plays, Shakespeare with a modern twist.” – Suzana Grozavescu, Oakville, ON

“Their idea of refreshing Gore Park was, now infamously, to cut down all of the trees.” – Graham Crawford, Hamilton, ON