Outdoor hockey rinks full of trash bags. The unavoidable stench of rotting garbage piling up on sidewalks. No summer camps for kids.

What do you remember about the 2009 city workers’ strike that left the city festering in garbage and parents without child care?

More than 10 years after the 39-day city workers’ strike, Toronto residents might face the stench of uncollected garbage if the City can’t reach a deal with its outside workers by midnight Thursday. This would impact garbage collection for about 20,000 homes east of Yonge Street.

City ice rinks and swimming pools would also be shuttered, as well as recreation programs on city property, maintenance of city parks, non-essential road repairs and more.

We’re asking readers to share their memories of the 2009 workers’ walkout and how it impacted their daily lives. Join the conversation below (not available on the Star app) or email us at social@torstar.ca