Legal drinking in city parks won't be on tap this summer
Ottawa parkgoers eager to partake in an alcoholic beverage while they're there will likely have to wait until 2025 before they can imbibe legally.
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![A man drinks a beer in Trinity Bellwoods Park, in Toronto, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023. Today is the first day of a pilot project by the City Toronto to allow drinking alcohol in public parks. Sitting with a friend on the grass, a man drinks a beer at a public on the first day the City of Toronto permits drinking in 27 public parks as part of a pilot lasting until Oct. 9.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6926602.1691074338!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/toronto-alcohol-parks-20230802.jpg)
Ottawa parkgoers eager to partake in an alcoholic beverage while they're there will likely have to wait until 2025 before they can imbibe legally.