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Wanless Park is a neighbourhood and park in North Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located just north of Lawrence Avenue, between Bayview Avenue and Ronan Avenue.
Central to the Wanless Park neighbourhood is a public park called Wanless Park. The park is approximately , with , a basketball court, playground, a wading pool with a lifeguard, baseball diamond and grass fields. During the summer, camps and Ultimate tournaments occupy much of the grassy field area.
In the centre of the park, there is a club house which houses Wanless Tennis Club and washrooms. The tennis club has a long history, tennis courts were built in 1950, and an organized tennis club started in 1952 and has been running ever since. In 2002, the tennis courts were completely rebuilt and widened. In 2014 Wanless Tennis was given stewardship over the complete field house by the city, and in return planned and funded an extensive renovation to provide a much improved and functional clubhouse for the members.
Every April, an annual "Clean Up the Park Day" is organized. The people of Wanless Park help clean up garbage and other assorted matter. Coffee, tea and juice are made available for the volunteers. Many of the trees planted in Wanless Park have been donated by the nearby residents, often in memory of loved ones. Donated trees typically have a plaque in front of them.
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