Early data shows alcohol complaints higher in Toronto parks not part of drinking pilot program

 Early data shows alcohol complaints higher in Toronto parks not part of drinking pilot program

Some councillors say the data makes a strong, though early, case for the legalization of drinking in parks city-wide. Others say it’s still soon early to tell what the impact of the program will be in the long term.

Over a month into Toronto’s pilot project allowing drinking in select parks, preliminary data shows the number of complaints related to alcohol is significantly higher in parks where drinking isn’t p…