Elizabeth Church in Wednesday’s Globe and Mail writes:-

“Parents and volunteers who run summer sports leagues for children are responding with rising anger to new fees for using Toronto’s playing fields – fees that have already surprised leagues with bills that run into the thousands. The new hourly charges were imposed as part of the 2012 budget, and passed city council without debate, overlooked by many in the pages of a new user-fee schedule as councillors battled over bus routes and library hours….Across the city, the stories are the same, as youth leagues for sports such as soccer, lacrosse and cricket scramble to react to the new charges. Depending on the sport and the level of play, organizers estimate they will have to hike fees anywhere from $15 to $100 for house league players to more than $100 for members of competitive travel teams.”
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