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Originally Posted by Danijam
I grew up in Brentwood, which is right beside Nosehill Park. In those 15+ years I visited the park three times, tops. I remember each visit being completely boring. Yes, the views are nice, but after that 30 seconds is over, then what? People love to walk their dogs there, but if you didn't have a dog would you go there? My guess is that you wouldn't. You're forced to go there because your dog needs walking and it's the only place most northwesters can access on foot.
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There are numerous types of art and styles of painting that are not popular among the masses, however, galleries and museums still keep them as part of their collection. Why?
The preservation of our history.
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Originally Posted by Sliver
There's absolutely nothing hyperbolic about calling Nosehill ugly. Everything about Nosehill counters our collective sensibility about what is beautiful and acceptable within the city. There's a reason we:
- water our grass
- mow our lawns
- eliminate our weeds
- beautify our natural surroundings
- control pests and bugs
- add creature comforts and leisure activities
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I see these as reason why we need to keep Nosehill as is. These are the reasons why we changed the majority of our landscape and got rid of the natural and indigenous grasslands. It created the need to preserve an area for the indigenous environment. Nosehill Park is the City's designated area for natural grasslands. Can you understand this?
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Originally Posted by Sliver
Characterizing the people who are open to exploring the minute possibility that Nosehill isn't already perfect as anti-nature is itself a hyperbole.
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It is not perfect, it as an urban reserve for the preservation of natural grasslands.
The reason why people do not want grass and plants imported from Europe is that the area is reserved for natural grass and plants that are indigenous to this part of the prairies.