Friends of Smythe Park acknowledges that the park situated on land covered by Treaty 13 signed with the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nations. The Toronto Carrying Place traverses the park which many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nations, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples have travelled on. The area is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples.

Friends of Smythe Park is a group of people who love this park and have witnessed a decline in its condition primarily due to Black Creek flooding. We need a flood mitigation plan that will protect the park. We intend to help restore Smythe Park back to its former beauty.