Wednesday, September 23, 2026, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Deer Park Branch, Toronto Public Library, 40 St. Clair Avenue East, Toronto (St. Clair Subway Station)
Rosehill Reservoir and David A. Balfour Park are the largest green spaces in midtown Toronto. Join photojournalist Ian Darragh for an illustrated talk celebrating this much-loved park.
You will learn about the many environmental benefits of urban parks; Toronto’s unique ravines; local history, and how Rosehill Reservoir is a key component of Toronto’s pioneering public drinking water system which saved thousands of children from outbreaks of typhoid and other waterborne diseases.
Ian Darragh is a former editor-in-chief of Canadian Geographic and writer for National Geographic. He contributed two feature articles about Rosehill Reservoir and David A. Balfour Park in Spacing magazine.