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Find the latest news and articles to stay updated on the projects and partnerships that are making the vision for waterfront transformation a reality.
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Quayside: From a Proposal to a Development Plan
In June, our partners at Quayside Impact achieved an important milestone, submitting seven planning and development applications to the City of Toronto. These applications provide details on the plans, including proposed density and building heights, building uses, and public realm amenities.
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Importance and Impact: How We Identify Priority ESG Factors and Show Our Progress
In 2023, we updated our materiality assessment to ensure our public reporting focuses on the ESG factors that matter most to our stakeholders. Here are the six areas of high importance where stakeholders believe Waterfront Toronto can make a meaningful difference.
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Shortlisted Proponents for the Keating Channel Pedestrian Bridge
Waterfront Toronto and the City of Toronto in collaboration with the Host Nation and Treaty Holder, the Mississauguas of the Credit First Nation, are pleased to announce the 5 shortlisted teams being invited to propose designs for the Keating Channel Pedestrian Bridge.
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Waterfront Toronto welcomes Jack Winberg as Board Chair
Waterfront Toronto welcomes Jack Winberg as Chair of the Board of Directors commencing July 1, 2023.
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Advancing Quayside Through The Planning Approvals Process
Plans for Quayside are going through the planning approvals process before construction starts. What are those approvals and how will they help create a new dynamic, inclusive and resilient waterfront community for thousands of people? Read to find out.
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Love Park Officially Opens on Toronto’s Waterfront
Today, the City of Toronto and Waterfront Toronto officially opened Love Park at 96 Queens Quay West, along Toronto’s waterfront. The new 2-acre park creates a lush urban refuge for surrounding residents, workers and visitors on the waterfront.
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Summerburst: A New Mural at the Foot of Yonge Street
A new mural called Summerburst, by Toronto-based artist Wandy Cheng, is now on display at the foot of Yonge Street. The food-themed mural will be featured at Smorgasburg’s open-air food market, beginning June 24.
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Once again, we're popping up at events to chat with people about what we do and continue learning from your experiences on the downtown waterfront. The best way for us to deliver a world-class waterfront is to hear from the people who live, work and play on the waterfront!
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Made with Love: The Unique Features of Love Park
Get a behind the scenes look at how some of the unique features were custom made for Love Park. From lost-wax casting to hand sorting small glass tiles, every aspect of the park was made with love.
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Open House Recap: A Sneak Peek at the Future Eastern Waterfront
From May 11–18, we hosted an open house to share what projects are planned or underway across the eastern waterfront. We were excited to share details about Quayside, Waterfront East Light Rail Transit, the Port Lands and East Bayfront. Here's a recap of the materials presented.
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Accessible Public Spaces Make Better Places for Everyone
We're working to enhance our capabilities in accessible design — to exceed expectations, show leadership and make accessibility another area of true design excellence on the waterfront.
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Creating a Prosperous Waterfront
A new innovation ecosystem is forming on the waterfront as employers, institutions and new residents gravitate to the newly revitalized area. In the final piece of our three-part blog series on our Strategic Plan, we take a closer look at how our work is transforming the way cities are built.
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Bringing Livable Neighbourhoods to Life
Waterfront Toronto was created to bring a holistic perspective to waterfront revitalization. This second of our three-part blog series highlighting key projects in our Strategic Plan focuses on our approach to revitalization.
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Our most recent Strategic Plan sets out our long-term strategic priorities with a specific focus on what we will achieve this fiscal year. This first blog in a three-part series highlights our commitments and progress delivering on public priorities, beginning with plans to advance urgent projects…
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Climate Leadership at Quayside
In this blog we take a closer look at the sustainable and resilient impacts of this forward-looking new community.
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Quayside: The Next Building Block in a Waterfront for Everyone
Earlier this year we began working with Dream and Great Gulf Group (together known as Quayside Impact) to realize our vision for Quayside. This vision has been shaped by thousands of voices. Even though a lot of work has taken place already, Quayside’s story is still being written.
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Looking Back at York Quay: Once a Parking Lot Now Vibrant Plazas
Ten years after York Quay's transformation from a parking lot to a series of public spaces, it continues attracting people to the water's edge. On March 15, Art Spin opened Public Sweat in this space, an event celebrating public art and sauna culture.
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How artists see the Port Lands project differently
Photographers Vid Ingelevics and Ryan Walker have been taking photos in the Port Lands since 2019. Here’s what they think about this transformational project.
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East Bayfront’s First Child Care Centre Will Be Opening Soon
We're excited to welcome a new child care centre to East Bayfront. Opening soon, this centre will support a growing number of young families living on the waterfront.
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Something big and ambitious is happening at Quayside
Quayside is an L-shaped area on Toronto’s downtown waterfront about the size of six soccer fields. And in this small space something big and ambitious is happening. Our vision for Quayside reflects years of public input and is a response to how to build a dynamic, inclusive and resilient community…
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Extending the Waterfront East LRT to Villiers Island
Waterfront Toronto is working closely with the City of Toronto and the TTC to complete the Waterfront Transit Network, linking the Central Waterfront, East Bayfront, West Don Lands, Lower Don Lands and the Port Lands. Learn more in this blog.
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Toronto-based artist Simon Pope named 2023 waterfront artist-in-residence
Simon Pope has been selected as the 2023 waterfront artist-in-residence, Waterfront Toronto and the Waterfront Business Improvement Area announced today.
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Waterfront Toronto and Quayside Impact confirm agreement to develop Quayside
December 9, 2022, Toronto, ON—Waterfront Toronto yesterday approved an agreement with Dream Unlimited Corp. (Dream) and Great Gulf Group, known as Quayside Impact Limited Partnership. Under the terms of the agreement, Quayside Impact (QILP) will develop the 12-acre (4.9 hectare) site at Parliament…
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Three Ingredients of Canada’s First Destination Playground
As part of the Port Lands Flood Protection project, there's an opportunity to add a destination playground unlike anything in Canada. In this blog, read about Destination Playground's three ingredients to providing children ways to play that help them develop emotionally and physically.