Doug Ford’s idea to fill in part of the harbour for jets requires an extension of 557m — longer than an Eaton Centre, four full subway trains, or twenty streetcars, just to reach the recommended runway for Embraer’s small jets.
#TOPoli #ONPoli #YTZ #WaterfrontTO
This was SUCH A GREAT TOUR. Joël thanks #WaterfrontTO and the Waterfront BIA for their partnership with @tosoarch.bsky.social to make the boat tours happen!
(Pictured with much needed water bottle to recover his voice!)
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It was the perfect day for a walk along the #TorontoWaterfront last Sunday, to take in the sights & sounds before we all returned to work and to school. More ⬇️.
#WaterfrontTO #Toronto #BeaverTails #HarbourfrontCentre #MattsYYZ #AmsterdamBrewHouse #LovePark #GoodGangIceCream #BabyPoint
Snoopy’s still got it.
#TorontoAirShow #AirShow #Toronto #TorontoWaterfront #WaterfrontTO
Bringing Back the Don - 30 Years of Citizen Advocacy Image Aerial view of an industrial Port. Ken Dion, Project Director for Port Lands Integration, looks back on 30 years of advocacy to restore the Don River. POSTED: NOVEMBER 23, 2021 | PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES, INNOVATION, SUSTAINABILITY, INFRASTRUCTURE BY: KEN DION This year we celebrate the 30th anniversary of a report called Bringing Back the Don. The 1991 report was released by a Council-appointed citizen advisory committee, the Task Force to Bring Back the Don. It argued that it was time to recreate a natural mouth for the Don River, lost over 70 years ago when the Port Lands were created by filling in Ashbridges Bay Marsh. Thirty years later, we’re excavating the renaturalized mouth for the Don River, creating the new river valley and getting ready to start planting vegetation.
#TBT Bringing Back the Don - 30 Years of Citizen Advocacy - #WaterfrontTO h/t @juliedabrusin.bsky.social @toenviro.bsky.social @greenpeaceca.bsky.social @davidsuzukifdn.bsky.social www.waterfrontoronto.ca/news/bringin...
Toronto, Meet Your Newest Waterfront Escape You are invited to Biidaasige Park, located on Toronto’s new island, Ookwemin Minising, where the Don River meets the lake. Biidaasige Park is the first public space to open on Ookwemin Minising. Come get your first look at this immersive, imaginative space – including a transformed Don River – before it fully opens next summer. Ookwemin Minising (formerly known as Villiers Island) is a new island born from one of the world’s most ambitious flood protection and river restoration projects. Tri-government partnership has transformed former industrial lands into a restored, naturalized landscape with an imaginative park filled with places to gather, lose yourself in nature or find adventure. From July 19 to 20, the City of Toronto has a host of family-friendly programming and activities taking place across the entire park, including arts and crafts, music performances, and camp-style games. Planning to bring your pup? Great news, Biidaasige Park is dog-friendly with two dedicated off-leash areas with some fun activities they can participate in too – there's something for everyone this weekend! The new river is open for paddling all weekend. Don’t have a boat? Check back over the summer and join one of several organized paddling tours.
Things to know What: Biidaasige Park & the New Don River Opening When: Saturday, July 19 to Sunday, July 20 Time: 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Where: 39 Commissioners Street This is a free event. Please note that parking is limited, TTC, ride share, cycling and other modes of transport are encouraged.
Getting to Biidaasige Park (Ookwemin Minising, Port Lands) Entrance: Cherry Street & Commissioners Street By Foot or Bike: Easily accessed via the Martin Goodman Trail and bike lanes along Commissioners Street. The Lower Don Trail will connect to the park later this year. By Transit: TTC Route 114 (Union Station to Carlaw): stops along Cherry & Commissioners. TTC Route 72 (Pape Station): stops nearby and will extend service on weekends to Villiers and Ookwemin. 504A King streetcar: 10-min walk south from the Cherry Street loop. By Shuttle: Two (2) shuttle buses will be running in a continuous loop on July 19 and 20 Service beginning at 9:30 am until 5:00 pm Pick-up from Toronto City Hall (Bay Street north lay-by close to Bay St. and Hagerman St. intersection) and drop-off at Biidaasige Park By Car: Limited parking available on Ookwemin (old Cherry Street), Villiers, and Munition Streets. Please check signage. Note: The DVP on/off ramps along Lake Shore and Don Roadway are set to be closed from July 13 to July 24. You can read more about it in this construction notice. Please plan your route accordingly. By Canoe/Kayak: Access via the Don River at Polson Slip. River Bend Landing offers a beach landing. Motorized boats are not permitted.
#ICYMI This is #TorontoDanforth
"Toronto, Meet Your Newest Waterfront Escape
You are invited to Biidaasige Park, located on Toronto’s new island, Ookwemin Minising, where the Don River meets the lake." - #WaterfrontTO
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Queen's Quay Terminal, June 2025. Toronto, ON.
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Toronto Music Garden #5, July 2013. Toronto, ON.
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Greetings from OOKWEMIN MINSING Toronto, Canada
Toronto’s New Island is Ready to Launch via #WaterfrontTO
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Poster for the new Marine Exclusion Zone showing map, logos of agencies involved, and large text block as follows: The City of Toronto, in partnership with PortsToronto and the Toronto Police Services Marine Unit, is piloting a Motorized Watercraft Exclusion Zone (MWEZ) at Hanlan’s Point Beach for the 2025 boating season. This new safety zone extends 200 metres from the shoreline along the west side of the Toronto Islands. It is designed to enhance safety and improve the experience for all water users by providing a safe area for non-motorized watercraft such as kayaks, canoes, and paddieboards, while helping boaters navigate more safely in a high-traffic area. Motorized watercraft — including personal watercraft (PWCs such as Sea-Doos and Jet Skis), powerboats, and sailboats — are prohibited from entering the zone, which follows the natural curve of the shoreline. Buoys will be installed in May 2025, and the Toronto Police Marine Unit will actively patrol the area to ensure compliance throughout the 2025 season. In addition, the City of Toronto has implemented a Reduced Noise Zone that extends 400 metres from shore. Sound carries much farther over water, and this initiative encourages boaters to keep music and amplified sound to respectful levels to support a safe and enjoyable environment for boaters and beachgoers alike. (continues in second image alt text)
This is a pilot initiative for the 2025 summer season. Feedback from all water users — including boaters, paddlers, and beachgoers — is welcomed and encouraged. + Comments can be submitted to ExclusionZone@TorontoHarbourSafety.com « A public survey by the City of Toronto is available throughout the summer at https://cotsurvey.chkmkt.com/HanlansMWEZ
The City of Toronto has implemented a Motorized Watercraft Exclusion Zone (MWEZ) off Hanlan’s!
🛥 Boats & jet skis now banned up to 200m from shore
🔇 New Noise Reduction Zone extends protection to 400m
🛶 Canoes, kayaks, & paddleboards still allowed
#Toronto #WaterfrontTO #TOPoli
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WHO WE ARE Since 1957, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), as enabled through the provincial Conservation Authorities Act, has taken action to enhance our region’s natural environment and protect our land, water and communities from the impacts of flooding and increasingly extreme weather events — Ontario’s leading cause of public emergencies. As the region’s first line of defence against natural hazards, TRCA maintains vital infrastructure and provides programs and services that promote public health and safety, protecting people and property. TRCA mobilizes a science-based approach to provide sound policy advice, leveraging its position as a not-for-profit operating in the broader public sector to achieve collective impacts within our communities and across all levels of government. TRCA’s jurisdiction includes nine watersheds and their Lake Ontario shorelines: Carruthers Creek Don River Duffins Creek Etobicoke Creek Highland Creek Humber River Mimico Creek Petticoat Creek Rouge River The jurisdiction spans the following six upper-tier and 15 lower-tier municipalities, representing almost five million people (approximately 10% of Canada’s population):
Image of Ford and Chow at separate lecturers Richard Southern @RichardCityNews #BREAKING - Premier Ford confirms the province will take control of the DVP and Gardiner. “This government will never, ever toll these highways” Ford says.
Image of Mayor Chow and Minister of Housing Nate Erskin-Smith ayor Olivia Chow 🇨🇦 @MayorOliviaChow · Mar 19 Today, I joined @beynate to announce a landmark partnership of $2.55 billion in low-cost financing to start construction of thousands of homes. The City is also putting in financial incentives such as relief from development charges, fees and property taxes.
Here in Toronto:
#WaterfrontTO is a tri-government agency
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) manages our natural environment across Ontario
The DVP and Gardiner are managed by the Ontario Gov
TTC is funded by all three levels of government
New housing in T-Dot paid for by the feds 3/
Construction in the Port Lands - March 2025 via #WaterfrontTO
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[Toronto, ON] Closing-out a great FINAL SHOWCASE week for our MUCP 2025 Studio Students at @uoftcities.bsky.social w/ in-person events at HART HOUSE & #WaterfrontTO HQ. Connecting w/ Mentors from #_CreateTO, #InfraOntario, #clc_sic, #OLTCAnews & Others...💚🌇
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My ride back home.
Family just spent the lunch hour exploring their new waterfront. Ookwemin Minising!
Thank you to the teams at #WaterfrontTO #CreateTO & Toronto’s Cycling and Pedestrian Project teams for prioritizing the safety of vulnerable road users.
@juliedabrusin.bsky.social #BikeTO
Toronto Music Garden flowers, July 2013. Toronto, ON.
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Toronto Music Garden #6, July 2013. Toronto, ON.
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Toronto Music Garden #3, July 2013. Toronto, ON.
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Mark just to clarify, are you saying that Waterfront Toronto could have built the West Don Lands berm (upon which Corktown Common Park sits) for significantly less than Infrastructure Ontario did?
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Image of a complete street on Cherry Street South Bridge. Pedestrian zone to the left, cycling infrastructure in the middle and vehicle zone to the right.
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When you don't have a business card to prove who you are when speaking about new #BikeTO infrastructure. Wonderful speaking w/#CBCToronto yesterday about the opening of the new bridges in The #PortLandsTO
Proud to see all of this attention in #TorontoDanforth h/t #WaterfrontTO
