Article in the Toronto Star…

Paul – the owner of the company ripped out an article from the paper the other day and placed it on my desk – “for the blog” – he says.  It is kind of interesting.  Without copying the whole article I will briefly reiterate what it said.  There is an older gentleman that hangs out with his pals near the bocce courts at the Eglington Flats Park, his name is Charles Nemeth.  He came here from Hungary in 1956.  There, he was a student leader and a freedom fighter.  In Canada he was in the restaurant business and is now retired.  He now spends his time in the park with his buddies and gardening in the park.  For the three months in the summer he tends to the gardens of the park – pulling weeds, sowing the soil and planting perennials.  He has planted lilies, mint and some bushes that produce berries for the birds.  He does it for the exercise and to help people.  He received a certificate from the former mayor Mel Lastman in recognition of his role in helping plant 1000 trees along the Humber River in 2001.  Last July 3 guys from the city came up to him while he was weeding and asked him for his permit.  He said he didn’t need a permit.  In response to this Charles was issued a ticket for his crime of weeding a garden.  The ticket was for $350.00 – which he still hasn’t paid.    Will keep you posted…