The Toronto Star
Deidre wrote an opinion piece for The Toronto Star detailing the beauty she witnessed on their long walks through slow city streets amid the COVID-19 global pandemic.
“I have never walked so much in my life.
Usually, I am on a packed streetcar or subway train trying to pretend I’m not downtown surrounded by people — eyes closed, headphones in and music on full blast — moving as quickly from A to B as possible. Now, I am fully in tune with the cityscape and its people, taking my time and taking in sights and sounds.
With the masses that commute to and from Union Station gone, the skyscrapers that loom above seem taller, more menacing and foreboding. Some days, it’s been easy to feel like the last person on Earth.
But with spring, Toronto is slowly becoming alive again, subtly blooming into its new normal. I’ve scoffed at the common appearance of bylaw officers and police at High Park and Sunnyside Beach, but chuckled at the increased presence of tandem bikes and rollerblades.”