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Homeowners near Connaught Park say they didn’t know the city wanted to build an LRT flyover through the greenspace, but their councillor maintains there was plenty of warning.

“It’s not just a couple of whackos saying we don’t like this,” David Sharpe said Monday morning after participating in a rush-hour protest involving about 15 people on Carling Avenue. “We have some substance to this.”

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Sharpe said they’re shocked about the city’s intention to build a train bridge south of Lincoln Fields in the Pinecrest Creek corridor and equally stunned that they didn’t learn about the plan until a public meeting in September.

“I’m thinking, it’s turning in to a carnival,” Sharpe said of the flyover. “The whole integrity of the park will be gone forever. The view of many in the community is we weren’t consulted properly.”

Coun. Mark Taylor, who represents the Queensway Terrace North community, said there have been emails sent through the community association, flyers delivered to homes and information spread through social media. There have been numerous community meetings on the LRT extension since 2013, Taylor said.