May 2019 Newsletter

• Recap: Public Meeting on Digital Neighbourhoods and Digital Literacy
• Port Lands Flood Protection Construction Update
• Save-the-Date: Port Lands Flood Protection Public Information Centre (June 19-20)
• East Bayfront Community Open House Meeting (June 11)
• Waterfront Toronto at Summer Movie Nights in Parks
• In Brief: Waterfront Toronto launches blog series exploring the future of Toronto’s waterfront
• In Brief: Port Lands Spring Pop-Ups
• The Bentway Spring/Summer Season
• Underpass Park Farmers' Market Returns to the West Don Lands

March/April 2019 Newsletter

• A new Five-Year Strategic Plan for Waterfront Toronto
• New Website Launched for Quayside
• Port Lands Flood Protection Spring 2019 Construction Update
• Love Inspires Reclamation of New Downtown Park
• Jack Layton Ferry Terminal Ready for Summer 
• East Bayfront Project Update
• In Brief: Public Information Centre: Broadview and Eastern Flood Protection Project
• In Brief: 2017 Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Report – Blog Series
• In Brief: Waterfront Toronto welcomes new Digital Strategy Advisory Panel members
• Public Consultation on Digital Technologies & Digital Literacy in Cities: May 22
• Paddle the Don: May 5
• Ravine Days: May 12
• Doors Open Toronto: May 25-26
• Celebrate International Migratory Bird Day at the Tommy Thompson Park Spring Bird Festival: May 11

January/February 2019 Newsletter
 

• Quayside Project Update
• Unpacking Important Questions on Digital Issues
• Construction Update: Port Lands Flood Protection – Excavation underway on the new river valley
• Construction Update: Jack Layton Ferry Terminal Phase 1A 
• Construction Update: Aitken Place Park 
• Construction Update: Jack Layton Ferry Terminal Phase 1A 
• Skate with us on the waterfront on February 16
• Toronto's Sugar Shack Festival returns March 9-10

December 2018 Newsletter

• Project Update: Quayside (also called Sidewalk Toronto)
• Skate with us on the Waterfront
• Port Lands Flood Protection Construction Update
• In Brief: Winter Guide to Healthy Street Trees
• In Brief: Creating Aquatic Habitats in the Port Lands 
• Ice Breakers Return to the Waterfront

October/November 2018 Newsletter

• Waterfront Toronto breaks ground on Port Lands Flood Protection Project
• Waterfront Toronto Releases 2017 Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Report
• Project Updates: Quayside (also called Sidewalk Toronto)
• Winning Designs Announced for York Street Park and Rees Street Park Design Competition 
• Fall/Winter construction at the Jack Layton Ferry Terminal
• Queens Quay Trees Update 
• Waterfront Toronto wins a Brownie Award for The Bentway project
• Notice of Public Information Centre: Broadview and Eastern Flood Protection Class Environmental Assessment 
• Skating on the Waterfront

August/September 2018
 

• Waterfront Innovation Centre Groundbreaking
• REMINDER: Help us Envision Toronto as a World-Renowned Waterfront City
• Project Updates: Sidewalk Toronto
• Project Updates: Port Lands Flood Protection
• In Brief: New member joins the Waterfront Design Review Panel
• In Brief: Notice of Commencement of Environmental Assessment: Broadview and Eastern Flood Protection Project
• WATERLICHT at The Bentway

July 2018 Newsletter

• York Street and Rees Street Park Design Competition
• Project Updates: Sidewalk Toronto
• Project Updates: Port Lands Flood Protection
• In Brief: Jarvis Dockwall Replacement
• Summer Music in the Garden
• Waterfront Night Market
• The Bentway Summer Season

May/June 2018 Newsletter

• Design Teams Announced for Waterfront Parks Design Competition
• Save the Date: Community Consultation on Port Lands Flood Protection – July 18
• Project Updates: Sidewalk Toronto
• Project Updates: Port Lands Flood Protection
• In Brief: City of Toronto to complete the Martin Goodman Trail
• In Brief: Jack Layton Ferry Terminal open for the season
• In Brief: Lower Yonge Precinct - Notice of Study Completion
• Redpath Waterfront Festival
• Movies Under the Stars
• Music in Trillium Park

March/April 2018 Newsletter

• Construction continues in the Port Lands
• Waterfront Toronto forms Digital Strategy Advisory Panel
• Sidewalk Toronto Updates
• York Street and Rees Street Park Design Competition
• Sidewalk Toronto Public Roundtable #2
• In Brief: George Brown College selects winning design team for The Arbour
• In Brief: Community Consultation on the Port Lands
• Doors Open 2018
• Jane's Walk 2018

January/February 2018

• Waterfront Toronto breaks ground on Cherry Street Stormwater and Lakefilling project
• Sidewalk Toronto Releases Public Engagement Plan
• Port Lands Flood Protection: Community Consultation
• Future Cities #3: Home Not Housing
• Sidewalk Toronto Events
• In Brief: Waterfront Toronto Board Chair named to the Order of Canada
• In Brief: What makes a great urban park?
• Toronto’s Urban Sugar Shack returns March 10-11
• Toronto Light Festival 
• Winter Stations 2018

November/December 2017 Newsletter

• Sidewalk Toronto town hall feedback report
• The Bentway Skate Trail is nearly ready!
• Waterfront Toronto releases 2018-19 Corporate Plan
• ​Don Mouth Naturalization and Port Lands Flood Protection update
• In Brief: West Don Lands earns prestigious global award
• In Brief: Waterfront Toronto wins big at 2017 Brownie Awards
• 2nd Annual Ice Breakers
• Winter at Ontario Place

September/October 2017
 

• Waterfront Toronto announces Sidewalk Labs as its Innovation and Funding Partner for Quayside
• Walkway construction begins at Jack Layton Ferry Terminal and Harbour Square Park
• Construction begins on Cherry Street Stormwater and Lakefilling 
• The Bentway: construction update
• In Brief: Waterfront Transit “Reset” Phase 2 Study update
• In Brief: Building on sustainability – Villiers Island
• In Brief: City skating rinks set to open in November
• Waterfront For All Summit
• Nature walks at Tommy Thompson Park

July/August 2017

• Don Mouth Naturalization Becomes A Reality
• Join Us On Queens Quay East Tonight!
• Summer Programming Continues Across The Waterfront 
• Construction Now Underway At The Portland Slip  
• In Brief: Jack Layton Ferry Terminal Construction Begins This Fall
• In Brief: Did you attend Movies on the Common?
• Food Festivals at Harbourfront Centre
• Underpass Park Farmers Market
• Active Ontario Festival

June 2017

• Waterfront Toronto Receives Funding for Port Lands Flood Protection Project
• Arts and Culture Across the Waterfront this Summer
• Long-Term Care Homes and Affordable Condominiums Coming to the West Don Lands
• What’s Happening at The Portland Slip
• Waterfront Toronto 2017 Town Hall
• Movies on the Common Returns to Corktown Common
• In Brief: West Don Lands Finalist in ULI Global Awards for Excellence
• in Brief: New Board of Directors Member
• In Brief: Aitken Place Park Construction Starts This Summer
• Redpath Waterfront Festival

May 2017 Newsletter

• Join our President and CEO for a Town Hall Meeting
• An Update on the Quayside Development
• Waterfront Innovation Centre
• Spring on Queens Quay - An update on trees
• Corktown Common Landscaping
• In Brief:  RVA Wins Award for Stormwater Management Facility
• In Brief: Port Lands Planning Initiatives
• Waterfront Artisan Market
• Doors Open
• Barbados on the Water Festival

March 2017 Newsletter
 

• Quayside: Building a 21st Century Neighbourhood
• Taking Pride in Our Waterfront
• Last Call for Animating the Waterfront Program Applications
• Did You Attend Sugar Shack TO?
• The Bentway: Construction Update
• In Brief: Waterfront Design Review Panel Call for Members
• Future Cities Talks
• Making Peace Exhibition
• Winter Stations

January/February 2017 Newsletter

• Toronto, This Is Your Waterfront
• Waterfront Toronto’s Animating Our Waterfront program returns for its second year
• Sugar Beach Is Getting a Sugar Shack This Winter
• Notice of Submission of the Gardiner East Environmental Assessment 
• Waterfront Transit "Reset" Study Phase 2 Begins
• Call for New Members 2017 - Waterfront Design Review Panel
• In Brief: From the Archives: Sherbourne Common North & South
• In Brief: Winning Team Selected for Public Art Installation at Aitken Place Park
• Ice Breakers
• Toronto Light Festival
• Family Day Activities

January/February 2016

• The waterfront is getting sweeter
• Public Feedback on Jack Layton Ferry Terminal and Harbour Square Park Master Plan
• Upcoming: Public Consultation on Project: Under Gardiner
• Why the Port Lands are Vital to Toronto's Future
• In Brief: Luminato announces its 2016 programming; Creating and Restoring Natural Habitat Along Our Waterfront; Bringing Toronto's Waterfront to Life with Arts and Culture; Update to our Homepage
• Winter Exhibition at Power Plant
• Leslieville Flea Market at Distillery District
• Winter Stations Exhibition
• A New Archaeology for the Leslie Street Spit
• Project Update: East Bayfront
• Project Update: West Don Lands

March 2016 Newsletter
 

• A Lively Weekend of Maple Syrup and Music at Sugar Beach
• Help Give Project: Under Gardiner a Permanent Name
• Our new CEO sits down for the 8th Annual Fireside Chat
• In brief
• Easter programming at PawsWay
• Toronto Community Clean-up!
• Easter Egg Hunt in Corktown Common
• Project update: East Bayfront
• Project update: West Don Lands

April 2016 Newsletter

• The Next Phase of the West Don Lands is Coming to Life
• Four Ways to Get Involved with Project: Under Gardiner
• Bringing Arts and Culture to Our New Waterfront Neighbourhoods
• Join Waterfront Toronto at Jane's Walk
• In Brief
• Activate & Elevate Under the Gardiner
• Manulife Paddle the Don
• Save-the-date: Doors Open
• Artfest Toronto 2016
• Don Dialogues: Accidental Parkland Film Screening
• Heritage Streetcars Return to Queens Quay
• Project Update: East Bayfront
• Project Update: West Don Lands

• A New Outdoor Art Exhibit is Coming to Toronto's Waterfront
• Waterfront Toronto welcomes Helen Burstyn as Chair of its Board of Directors
• Next Steps for Port Lands Flood Protection and Enabling Infrastructure: Community-Based Risk Assessment
• In Brief
• The Evergreen Winter Market
• Annual Toronto Christmas Market Returns to the Distillery District
• Project Update: East Bayfront

October 2016 Newsletter

• Waterfront Toronto Release Due Diligence report on Port Lands Flood Protection
• Updates on The Bentway (formerly Project: Under Gardiner)
• Interview: Documentary Pioneer Katerina Cizek on the Future of Cities and the Web
• In Brief
• Day of the Dead at Harbourfront Centre
• Have a Howling Halloween at Purina Pawsway
• Remembrance Day Commemoration at Fort York

May 2016 Newsletter

• Creating a Comprehensive Transit Network on Toronto's Waterfront
• Updates from Project: Under Gardiner
• Join Waterfront Toronto at Doors Open this Weekend
• In Brief: Underpass Park recognized by the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum 
• Public Information Centre: Lower Yonge Precinct Area
• Gangways Open
• Waterfront Artisan Market
• 100in1day Toronto
• Project update: East Bayfront
• Project update: West Don Lands

June 2016 Newsletter

• What was the deal with the blue flags on Cherry Street? 
• We want your feedback on the street grid for Lower Yonge
• New public space under the Gardiner to be named “The Bentway”
• New Cherry 514 Streetcar Route
• Gardiner East Environmental Assessment Draft Report soon to be available for public comment
• Tall Ships Sailing to Toronto for Canada Day!
• In Brief: New murals beautify the Mouth of the Don
• In Brief: Several new Bike Share Stations coming to the West Don Lands
• In Brief: West Don Lands Public Art Capped Off With a 19th Century Garden
• Canada Day at Harbourfront Centre
• The Singing Ambassadors are back!
• The magic of the circus comes to the waterfront!
• Project update: East Bayfront
• Project update: West Don Lands

July/August 2016 Newsletter

• Summer Program of Events Continues Until September
• Movies on the Common
• New Underpass Murals are Love Letters to the Great Lakes
• Gardiner Expressway Ramp Reconstruction
• In brief: Waterfront Toronto is now on Instragram!
• In brief: Parking It
• In brief: From the Archives: Corktown Common
• World Cup of Hockey heads to the Distillery District
• Sail-In Cinema is back at Sugar Beach!
• Let's go to The Ex
• Project update: East Bayfront
• Project update: West Don Lands

September 2016 Newsletter

• Future Cities Talks: Radical New Ideas for City Building
• Waterfront Toronto to receive government funding for Essroc Quay Lakefilling project - a step towards Port Lands flood protection 
• Singing River comes to Corktown Common
• Underpass Park wins ASLA Award of Excellence 
• In Brief: Parking It - Ashbridges Bay edition
• In Brief: Underpass Park gets another graffiti uplift
• In Brief: Share your waterfront photos
• Nuit Blanche set to take over the waterfront again
• Scotiabank World Cup of Hockey Fan Village
• Tree For Me
• Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon
• Project Update: East Bayfront

November/December 2015

• Our Founding CEO John Campbell Retires
• How You Can Get Involved In Project: Under Gardiner
• Nuit Port Lands Public Consultation
• Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Report
• In Brief
• The Evergreen Winter Market
• New exhibition at the Museum of Inuit Art
• The Toronto Christmas Market
• Public Meeting: Help Decide the Future of the Gardiner Expressway East
• Project Update: East Bayfront
• Project Update: West Don Lands

October 2015

• Public Report on the Queens Quay Revitalization 
• Nuit Blanche 2015 on Toronto's waterfront: The Work of the Wind
• Final Port Lands Consultation Meetings
• In Brief
• Project Update: East Bayfront
• Project Update: West Don Lands

• Community Update Meeting: Queens Quay
• Port Lands Consultation
• Ontario Place Urban Park and Trail 
• In Brief 
• Soctiabank Nuit Blanche on the Waterfront
• Project Update: East Bayfront 
• Project Update: West Don Lands 

July 2015

• One Step Closer to Unlocking the Port Lands
• Opening Your New Queens Quay
• What We’re Doing to Improve Queens Quay
• In brief
• Pan Am Games: Ontario’s Celebration Zone
• Sail-in Cinema™ Returns to the Water’s Edge
• Construction update: Queens Quay Revitalization
• Construction update: East Bayfront
• Construction update: West Don Lands

June 2015

• Get ready to celebrate your new Queens Quay!
• Spacing Announces Winning Designs from Waterfront T-Shirt Contest
• Lower Yonge Precinct Planning: Public Consultation
• In brief
• Redpath Waterfront Festival returns bigger than ever
• Luminato is coming to the waterfront
• Construction update: Queens Quay Revitalization
• Construction update: East Bayfront
• Construction update: West Don Lands

April/May 2015

• Queens Quay Opening: It’s so big, we need hundreds of volunteers
• Help us celebrate Toronto’s waterfront with an iconic T-shirt design contest!
• Lake Ontario Park: Pedestrian trail network in the Baselands public consultation
• Outer Harbour Recreational Node now open!
• In brief
• Save the date: Queens Quay public site walk
• Gangways Open on Toronto’s waterfront
• Artists Hadley+Maxwell at Osgoode Hall for Doors Open
• Spring Bird Festival at Tommy Thompson Park
• Luminato is coming to the waterfront
• Construction update: Queens Quay Revitalization
• Construction update: East Bayfront
• Construction update: West Don Lands

March 2015

• Waterfront Toronto to hold Town Hall event April 1
• Innovative Design Competition receives overwhelming public feedback on the five designs
• Help decide the future of the Gardiner Expressway East
• Construction update: Queens Quay Revitalization
• Construction update: East Bayfront
• Construction update: Pan Am Athletes’ Village/Canary District
• Construction update: Toronto Community Housing
• In brief
• World Stage at Harbourfront Centre

January/February 2015

• New innovation centre will bring 2,000 jobs to waterfront
• Get ready for Aiken Place Park
• Five renowned design teams selected for Ferry Terminal design competition
• Construction update: Queens Quay Revitalization
• Construction update: East Bayfront
• Construction update: Pan Am Athletes’ Village/Canary District
• Construction update: River City
• Construction update: Toronto Community Housing
• In brief
• Family Day on Toronto’s waterfront

November/December 2014

• We want your questions about Toronto’s waterfront revitalization
• Jack Layton Ferry Terminal and Harbour Square Park design competition
• International recognition for Corktown Common
• Berlin-based artists Hadley+Maxwell to create new ‘Garden of Future Follies’ for Front Street East
• In brief
• Public meeting: Environmental Assessment of the proposed extension of Billy Bishop Airport Runway
• Winterfest on the waterfront
• Construction update: Queens Quay Revitalization
• Construction update: East Bayfront
• Construction update: Pan Am Athletes’ Village/Canary District
• King-Queen bridge construction update from Infrastructure Ontario

October 2014

• Major Queens Quay construction milestone
• New waterfront neighbourhoods will have Toronto’s fastest broadband Internet
• Coming soon! Martin Goodman Trail to Stadium Road
• Construction update: Queens Quay Revitalization
• Construction update: East Bayfront
• Construction update: Pan Am Athletes’ Village/Canary District
• Construction update: River City
• Construction update: Toronto Community Housing
• King-Queen bridge construction update from Infrastructure Ontario
• In brief
• My Waterfront Photo Exhibit ends November 2
• 35th edition of the International Festival of Authors
• Day of the Dead: a celebration of life

September 2014

• Toronto to host 2015 Intelligent Communities Forum and Awards
• Exploring the history of Toronto’s big waterfront dreams
• Corktown Common summer wrap up
• Lake Ontario Park early works
• Construction update: Queens Quay Revitalization
• Construction update: East Bayfront
• Construction update: Pan Am Athletes’ Village/Canary District
• Construction update: Toronto Community Housing
• In brief
• The public space debate: why it matters
• Fort York On Common Ground Festival and Visitor Centre Opening
• 4th annual My Waterfront Photo Exhibit launches September 26
• Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon
• Fall into autumn at Harbourfront Centre

August 2014

• Transparency and accountability on the waterfront
• Lower Yonge Precinct update
• East Bayfront pedestrian and cycling improvements
• Construction update: Queens Quay Revitalization
• Construction update: Pan Am Athletes’ Village/Canary District
• Construction update: River City
• Construction update: Toronto Community Housing
• In brief
• Telling the story of our waterfront at the Toronto Reference Library
• Summer Cinema at Fort York
• Hot and spicy culinary delights at the waterfront
• Sail-in Cinema™ returns to Sugar Beach

July 2014

• Transparency and accountability on the waterfront
• Portland Slip Water’s Edge Promenade now open
• Corktown Common opening celebrations a resounding hit!
• Construction update: Queens Quay Revitalization
• Construction update: Bayside
• Construction update: Pan Am Athletes’ Village/Canary District
• Construction update: River City
• In brief
• Taste of Toronto food festival
• 5th Annual T&T Waterfront Night Market returns
• Caribbean festival at the waterfront
• Sail-in Cinema™ returns to the waterfront this August

June 2014

• Toronto named Intelligent Community of the Year
• More affordable housing coming to the waterfront
• Our new Waterfront Toronto blog
• In brief
• Construction update: Queens Quay Revitalization
• Construction update: Bayside
• Construction update: Pan Am Athletes’ Village/Canary District
• Construction update: Toronto Community Housing
• Redpath Waterfront Festival returns
• Port Union Waterfront Festival
• June is National Aboriginal History Month
• Celebrate Canada Day at the Waterfront

May 2014

• Winning street name: Merchants' Wharf
• Meeting Toronto’s leaders in innovation and collaboration
• Video: A look under Queens Quay
• In brief
• Construction update: Queens Quay Revitalization
• Construction update: Sherbourne Common
• Help us plan the future of the Port Lands: Cousins Quay Precinct
• Doors Open on Toronto's waterfront
• Toronto International Circus Festival comes to the waterfront
• Toronto Island House and History Tour

April 2014

• City Council decision on Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport
• Canadian artists to create public art for intersection of Sumach and Eastern
• Waterfront Toronto at the Empire Club
• In brief
• Construction update: Queens Quay Revitalization
• Construction update: Bayside Toronto
• Construction update: West Don Lands
• Spring Fling Festival arrives at the waterfront
• Clean Toronto together

March 2014

• Help name a waterfront street
• Global smart cities experts convene on Toronto’s waterfront
• Port Lands community workshop recap
• Update on the Gardiner Expressway East Environmental Assessment
• In brief
• Construction update: Queens Quay Revitalization
• Construction update: Bayside Toronto
• Construction update: Pan/Parapan Am Athletes’ Village
• Join us on March 19 to see the refined design for the Urban Park and Waterfront Trail at Ontario Place
• Spring into March at Harbourfront Centre

January/February 2014

• Result of third phase of Gardiner East Environmental Assessment presented
• Conceptual Design for Ontario Place Urban Park and Trail revealed to positive review
• Toronto recognized in Top 7 Intelligent Communities of 2014
• In Brief
• Construction Update: Queens Quay Revitalization
• Construction Update: Bayside Toronto
• Toronto Hydro upgrades in East Bayfront
• Construction Update: Pan/Parapan Am Athletes’ Village/Canary District
• Free events to celebrate Family Day on Toronto's waterfront
• Harbourfront Centre’s World Stage launches new season

December 2013

• Waterfront Toronto’s position on the proposed expansion of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport
• Toronto’s bid to be named among Top 7 Intelligent Communities of 2014
• Plenty of winter fun for families on Toronto’s waterfront
• In Brief
• Construction Update: Queens Quay Revitalization
• Construction Update: Bayside Toronto
• Toronto Hydro upgrades in East Bayfront
• Construction Update: Pan/Parapan Am Athletes’ Village/Canary District

November 2013

• East Bayfront's next step toward becoming an innovation district
• Design team announced for new urban park and waterfront trail at Ontario Place
• Progress Report released for Queens Quay Revitalization
• In Brief
• Construction Update: Queens Quay Revitalization
• Construction Update: Pan/Parapan Am Athletes’ Village/Canary District
• Construction Update: Toronto Community Housing
• Construction Update: River City I & II
• East Bayfront Community Update Meeting
• Port Lands and South of Eastern Planning Studies 

September 2013

• Waterfront projects honoured at Toronto Urban Design Awards
• Waterfront Toronto launches New Blue Edge community portal 
• Waterfront Toronto invites you to participate in a Virtual Townhall
• In Brief
• Construction Update: Queens Quay Revitalization
• Construction Update: Pan/Parapan Am Athletes’ Village/Canary District
• Public Meeting #2: Lower Yonge Precinct Planning
• Public Meeting #2: Help Decide the Future of the Gardiner Expressway East
• Public Meeting: Urban Recreational Fisheries Plan for Greater Toronto Area

August 2013

• Corktown Common, Toronto’s Latest Waterfront Park to Remain Open
• Waterfront Toronto invites you to participate in a Virtual Townhall
• Waterfront Toronto Employment Initiative expands to organizations across Toronto
• In Brief
• Construction Update: Queens Quay Revitalization
• Construction Update: Pan/Parapan Am Athletes’ Village/Canary District
• Construction Update: Toronto Community Housing
• Public Meeting Notice: Lower Yonge Precinct Planning

July 2013

• Phase Two of Port Union Waterfront Park Officially Opens at Local Festival
• Official Opening of Canada Square
• Waterfront Toronto selects winners in West Don Lands public art competition
• Moving forward with Port Lands Revitalization: Don Mouth & Lower Don Lands Environmental Assessments
• In Brief
• Construction Update: Queens Quay Revitalization
• New Traffic Signal at Queens Quay & Sherbourne
• Portland Slip Water’s Edge Promenade
• Construction Update: Pan/Parapan Am Athletes’ Village/Canary District
• Construction Update: Toronto Community Housing
• Open Roof Festival Continues Tonight

June 2013

• The Waterfront's Newest Park Opens for the Summer on June 28th
• More Than 300 People Attend Gardiner Expressway East Meeting
• Phase 2 of Mimico Waterfront Park Officially Opens
• Waterfront Toronto Launches First Social Responsibility & Sustainability Report
• In Brief
• Construction Update: Queens Quay
• Construction Update: Martin Goodman Trail and Sidewalk
• Construction Update: Toronto Community Housing
• Official Opening Celebration: Port Union Waterfront Park Phase Two
• Official Opening: Canada Square
• Redpath Waterfront Festival: Tall Ships Return
• Open Roof Festival: Movies, Music and Food in East Bayfront

May 2013

• Waterfront Renewal Generates $3.2 billion in Economic Output for the Canadian Economy
• Celebrating Improvements to Tommy Thompson Park
• Announcing the Winning Name in the Name That Park Contest
• Doors Open on Queens Quay
• In Brief
• Construction Update: Queens Quay
• Construction Update: Martin Goodman Trail and Sidewalk
• New Traffic Signal in East Bayfront
• Pan Am Athletes’ Village/Canary District Construction Update
• Construction Update: Toronto Community Housing
• Official Opening Celebration: Mimico Waterfront Park Phase Two
• Gardiner East Environmental Assessment and Urban Design Study Public Consultation Meeting

April 2013

• Last Chance to Suggest a Name for Our Newest Waterfront Park
• Lower Yonge: Urban Design Guidelines and Transportation Master Plan 
• Coming Up: Jane’s Walk – Transforming Queens Quay
• Join Us to Celebrate the Improvements to Tommy Thompson Park
• Save the Date: Doors Open – Queens Quay Revitalization
• Queens Quay Construction Update
• East Bayfront Update: New Traffic Signal
• Pan Am Athletes’ Village/Canary District Construction Update
• River City Construction Update
• Toronto Community Housing Construction Update
• Toronto Hosts Delegation in Bid to be Named World’s Most Intelligent Community of 2013

March 2013

• First Residents Move into Waterfront Neighbourhood
• Sherbourne Common Pavilion Earns LEED® Gold Certification
• Queens Quay Revitalization: Construction Update
• Martin Goodman Trail and Sidewalk Construction Update
• Jarvis Slip Construction Update
• Pan Am Athletes’ Village/Canary District Construction Update
• Toronto Community Housing Construction Update
• Port Lands Public Update Meeting

February 2013

• Canary District Wins Prestigious Design Award
• Pan Am Athletes' Village/Canary District Construction Update
• Don River Park Construction Update
• River City Construction Update
• Toronto Community Housing Construction Update
• Queens Quay Revitalization
• Portland Slip Construction Update
• Port Lands Public Meeting Rescheduled

January 2013

• Waterfront Key in Toronto Making Top Seven List
• Sherbourne Common Named Project of the Year
• Queens Quay Revitalization: Construction Update
• Pan Am Athletes’ Village/Canary District Construction Update
• The Canary District Wins Prestigious Industry Awards
• Underpass Park Phase Two Construction Update
• Toronto Community Housing Construction Update
• York Quay Revitalization Update
• Interim Martin Goodman Trail and Sidewalk Construction Update
• Port Lands Public Meeting - Save-the-date
• Waterfront Toronto Interactive Kiosk Moves to WaterPark Place

December 2012

• West Don Lands Stormwater System Wins Ontario Concrete Award
• Queens Quay Construction Update
• Portland Slip Construction Update
• Interim Martin Goodman Trail Construction Update
• Bayside Development Site Update
• East Bayfront External Sanitary Sewer Construction Update
• River City Construction Update
• Woonerfs
• Pan Am Athletes’ Village/Canary District Construction Update
• Canary District Condominiums

November 2012

• Completed Port Union Waterfront Park Now Open
• Queens Quay Revitalization Groundbreaking
• West End Residents Enjoy Phase Two of Mimico Waterfront Park
• Sherbourne Common Wins an Engineering Award
• Queens Quay: Construction Update
• York Quay Revitalization Update
• Interim Martin Goodman Trail Construction Update
• East Bayfront External Sanitary Sewer Construction Update
• Pan Am Athletes’ Village /Canary District Construction Update
• Toronto Community Housing Construction Update
• Winterfest on Toronto’s Waterfront
• REMINDER: What Do You Think of Waterfront Toronto Communications?

October 2012

• Toronto’s Waterfront Chosen as a Smart21 Community
• Waterfront Projects Win “Brownie” Awards
• Pan Am Athletes’ Village Affordable Housing Announcement
• Queens Quay: Construction Update
• Queens Quay Changing to One Way Traffic Operations
• Portland Slip Water’s Edge Construction
• Construction Update: Jarvis Slip Dockwall
• Mimico Waterfront Park Phase Two Official Opening
• Pan Am Athletes’ Village /Canary District Construction Update
• Union Station Second Subway Platform Construction
• Repair Work in Sherbourne Common North
• What Do You Think Of Waterfront Toronto Communications?

September 2012

• George Brown College Waterfront Campus Now Open
• Canada’s Sugar Beach Receives International Praise
• York Quay Revitalization: Official Opening and Groundbreaking
• Waterfront Toronto Releases 2012 Report to the Community
• Queens Quay Construction Update
• River City Construction Update
• Underpass Park Phase Two Construction Update
• Port Union Waterfront Park Construction Update
• Mimico Waterfront Park Construction Update
• New Design Review Panel Members
• Call to Artists Issued for West Don Lands

August 2012

• Toronto’s first Underpass Park officially opened in the West Don Lands
• Enhanced Bus Service to East Bayfront  
• George Brown Waterfront Campus: Student Orientation
• York Quay Revitalization: Save the Date
• West Don Lands Construction Update
• Canary District Condominiums
• Toronto Community Housing Construction Update
• Union Station Second Subway Platform Construction
• Tommy Thompson Park Construction Update
• Mimico Waterfront Park Construction Update
• Queens Quay Revitalization Construction Update
• Born Again: The Repurposed City
• Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport and Eireann Quay: Strategic Transportation Plan

July 2012

• First Phase of Underpass Park Now Open
• Toronto’s Waterfront Selected as Top 100 Global Infrastructure Projects
• Two Waterfront Parks Win National Urban Design Awards
• New Interim Martin Goodman Trail and Pedestrian Sidewalk
• Queens Quay Construction Update
• Pan Am Village Construction Update
• River City Development Update
• Toronto Community Housing Development Update
• East Bayfront External Sanitary Sewer Construction Update
• Final Port Lands Public Meeting
• Shining a Light on Stormwater
• Waterfront Toronto Kiosk Moves to Queens Quay Terminal

June 2012

• Queens Quay Revitalization Construction Update
• Canada’s Sugar Beach Wins the People’s Choice
• York Quay Parking Garage Now Open
• George Brown College Waterfront Campus Construction Update
• East Bayfront External Sanitary Sewer Construction Update
• Underpass Park Construction Update
• West Don Lands Infrastructure Construction Update
• Pan Am Village Development Update
• Toronto Community Housing Development Update
• Union Station Construction Update
• Mimico Waterfront Park Construction Update

May 2012

• Queens Quay Construction Set to Begin
• Monde Wins Best Building Design Award
• Royal Visit Includes West Don Lands
• West Don Lands Canary District Sales Launch
• Splash Pads Open for Summer
• Sherbourne Common Wins Top Infrastructure Award
• York Quay Revitalization Update
• Tommy Thompson Park Construction Update
• East Bayfront External Sanitary Sewer Construction Update
• River City Construction Update

April 2012

• Canada’s Sugar Beach Selected as a Finalist for the AZ Awards
• Queens Quay Revitalization Update
• Port Lands Public Consultation
• FCM’s Green Municipal Fund Supports Waterfront Toronto’s Pilot Soil Recycling Facility
• Construction of the Portland Slip Promenade Set to Launch
• Underpass Park Construction Update
• Don River Park Construction Update
• Pan Am Athletes’ Village/Canary District Construction Update
• East Bayfront External Sanitary Sewer Construction Update
• West Don Lands Public Meeting - Save-the-date
• Jane’s Walk: West Don Lands and River Walk – New Time
• History comes alive at Doors Open on Toronto’s waterfront

March 2012

• Waterfront Toronto Honoured with Prestigious Environmental Award
• Environment Canada Celebrates Great Lakes Clean-up at Sherbourne Common
• Second Round Port Lands Public Consultation
• Lights Installed at Underpass Park
• River City Construction Webcam
• George Brown Waterfront Campus Public Realm
• East Bayfront External Sanitary Sewer Construction Update
• York Quay Construction Update
• Union Station Construction Update
• Jane’s Walk on the Waterfront– Save the date
• Doors Open at Corus Quay

February 2012

• Toronto’s Waterfront Profiled on The Nature of Things
• Queens Quay Revitalization Update
• Art Sculpture Installation for Don River Park
• CanPar Demolition Update
• George Brown College Waterfront Campus Construction Update
• Underpass Park Construction Update
• Toronto Community Housing Development Update
• West Don Lands Stormwater Treatment System Construction Update
• Toronto Board of Trade Infrastructure Series
• Waterfront Toronto Interactive Kiosk at Metro Centre

January 2012

• Pan Am West Don Lands Athletes’ Village Underway
• Port Lands Consultation
• Accolades for West Don Lands Stormwater Treatment Facility
• Monde Sales Centre Now Open
• Sherbourne Common Skating Rink Open
• Toronto Community Housing Update
• West Don Lands Stormwater Treatment System Construction
• Don River Park Construction Update
• Underpass Park Construction Update
• East Bayfront External Sanitary Sewer Construction
• York Quay Construction Update
• Waterfront Trail at Bluffer’s Park Public Meeting

November/December 2011

• Work Underway to Create Acceleration Plan for the Port Lands
• Sherbourne Common Receives Accolades and Awards
• Queens Quay Revitalization Construction Manager Announced
• River City Sales Office Opens
• East Bayfront Public Meeting
• Don River Park Construction Update
• Underpass Park Construction Update
• West Don Lands Stormwater Infrastructure Update
• York Quay Construction Update
• External Sanitary Sewer Construction Update
• Tommy Thompson Park Construction Update
• Mimico Waterfront Park Construction Update
• Port Union Waterfront Park Construction Update
• Waterfront Toronto Interactive Kiosk at Bay-Adelaide Centre

October 2011

• Lower Don Lands Plan Wins Prestigious Award
• River City Phase Two Launch
• Underpass Park Construction Update
• Don River Park Construction Update
• West Don Lands Stormwater Infrastructure Update
• East Bayfront Community Update Meeting
• George Brown College Construction Update
• Great Gulf Gears Up for Monde Sales Launch
• East Bayfront Sanitary Sewer Construction Update
• York Quay Construction Update
• Tommy Thompson Park Construction Update
• Waterfront Toronto Interactive Kiosk at Brookfield Place

September 2011

• Message From Waterfront Toronto on The Future of the Port Lands
• Waterfront Toronto Wins Two Toronto Urban Design Awards
• Dundee Kilmer Selected to Build Athletes’ Village for 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games
• Bayside’s First Building and Waterfront Area at Design Review Panel
• Tommy Thompson Park Improvements
• Don River Park Construction Update
• Underpass Park Construction Update
• West Don Lands Stormwater Infrastructure Update
• Cherry Street Closure and Re-routing of the Don Valley Trail
• East Bayfront Sanitary Sewer Construction Update
• York Quay Construction Update
• Mimico Waterfront Park Construction Update
• “My Waterfront” Photo Exhibit Finalists
• Did You Know?

August 2011

• George Brown College Construction Update
• Monde Website Launch
• Sherbourne Common Receives Accolades
• East Bayfront Sanitary Sewer Construction Update
• Don River Park Construction Update
• West Don Lands Stormwater Infrastructure Update
• Mill Street Construction Update
• Mimico Waterfront Park Construction Update
• York Quay Construction Update

July 2011

• Completed Sherbourne Common Now Open
• Mimico Waterfront Park Phase Two Officially Starts
• River City Now Under Construction
• Don River Park Construction Update
• Underpass Park Construction Update
• West Don Lands Stormwater Infrastructure Update
• Reminder: Temporary Don Valley Trail Detour
• Other West Don Lands Construction News
• East Bayfront Sanitary Sewer Update
• Queens Quay Boulevard Design Update
• York Quay Construction Update
• “Sail-In” Cinema Event at Canada’s Sugar Beach

June 2011

• Cutting-Edge Ultra-High Speed Broadband
• Report to the Community 2011
• Cultural Proposals Sought
• Sherbourne Common North Opening Soon
• Waterfront’s Latest Hotspot
• Living Streets Coming to Life
• Don River Park Construction Update
• Underpass Park Construction Update
• Central Waterfront Update Meeting
• York Quay Construction Update
• Waterfront Toronto and Social Media

May 2011

• Construction Officially Starts at Underpass Park
• Constructing the George Brown College Waterfront Campus
• Accessibility Increased at Canada's Sugar Beach
• Scrim Wall Lighting at Sherbourne Common
• Water's Edge Promenade and Ireland Park
• York Quay Construction Update
• East Bayfront External Sanitary Sewer Construction
• West Don Lands Construction Update
• Don River Park Construction
• Central Waterfront Community Update Meeting

April 2011

• New Minimum Green Building Requirements Released
• Underpass Park Now Under Construction
• East Bayfront Sanitary Sewer Construction To Start 
• Canada’s Sugar Beach Will Be Even More Accessible
• York Quay Construction Update
• West Don Lands Stormwater Infrastructure 
• Temporary Don Valley Trail Detour
• Cherry Beach Sports Fields Open For The Season
• Jane’s Walk on the Waterfront - Reminder

March 2011

• Two Projects Recognized With CSLA Awards
• Construction of New Sewers for East Bayfront
• Revised Parkside Design Unveiled
• Sherbourne Common North Construction Update
• West Don Lands Construction Update
• York Quay Underground Parking Garage Construction Update
• Queens Quay Design and Planning Update
• Year-in-Review Video
• Jane's Walk on the Waterfront – Save the Date

February 2011

• Waterfront Construction Wins ‘Best of the Best’ Award
• Sherbourne Common Skating Rink
• Living City Report Card
• York Quay Underground Garage: Construction Update
• Portland Slip Water’s Edge: Construction Update
• West Don Lands Pan Am Athletes’ Village Update
• What Do You Think Of Our Communications Efforts?
• Great Waterfront Trail Adventure

January 2011

• Waterfront Toronto Makes List of 2010 Heroes
• 2010 Revitalization Progress Praised by Media
• Update: Sherbourne Common Skating Rink
• Construction Update
• York Quay Revitalization: Construction Liaison Committee
• Queens Quay Public Drop-In Session
• Don Mouth EA Update
• Website Enhancements

December 2010

• WaveDecks Recognized With Design Exchange Award
• Central Waterfront Update Meeting
• Queens Quay Public Drop-In Session
• East Bayfront Construction Update
• West Don Lands Construction Update
• West Don Lands Pan Am Athletes’ Village RFQ Update
• Pilot Soil Recycling Facility Video

November 2010

• Pilot Soil Recycling Facility Awarded Brownie
• 2010 Living City Award
• Request for Qualifications for the West Don Lands Pan Am Athletes’ Village Project
• East Bayfront Construction Update
• West Don Lands Construction Update
• Waterfront Toronto Interactive Exhibit
• Open House: Canada Malting Silos
• Reminder: Central Waterfront Community Update Meeting

October 2010

• Sherbourne Common South Now Open
• Sherbourne Common North Construction
• West Don Lands Pan Am Athletes’ Village Design Team Announced
• Official Opening of Corus Quay
• East Bayfront Construction Update
• West Don Lands Construction Update
• Central Waterfront Community Update Meeting
• West Don Lands Community Meeting
• Urban Capital’s Big Picture Speaker Series
• Don River Park Groundbreaking Video

September 2010

• Don River Park Groundbreaking
• Official Opening of Sherbourne Common South
• City Council Approves Bayside Development
• Lower Don Lands Official Plan Amendment Passed
• Portland Slip Water's Edge
• West Don Lands Construction Update
• East Bayfront Construction Update
• Pilot Soil Recycling Facility
• West Don Lands Community Update Meeting

August 2010

• Hines Selected as Bayside Development Partner
• Official Opening of Canada's Sugar Beach and the Water's Edge Promenade
• Pilot Soil Recycling Facility
• New Design Review Panel Member
• West Don Lands Construction Update
• Sherbourne Common Construction Update
• York Quay Revitalization Update

July 2010

• Canada's Sugar Beach and Water's Edge Promenade Open to the Public
• Lower Don Lands Plans Endorsed
• Waterfront Toronto Awarded Ontario Power Authority Grant
• West Don Lands Construction Update
• Sherbourne Common Construction Update
• Queens Quay Public Engagement Update
• York Quay Revitalization Update
• East Bayfront Transit EA Now Complete

June 2010

• Gateway to Port Union Waterfront Park Opening
• Port Lands Pilot Soil Recycling Facility
• Queens Quay Revitalization Phase One Update
• Get Involved in the Downtown Waterfront Master Plan

May 2010

• New Interactive Website Launched
• Transformation of Queens Quay Moving Ahead
• Help Rename Sherbourne Park
• River City Wins Prestigious Industry Award
• East Bayfront Construction Update
• East Bayfront Sanitary and Storm Sewer Construction
• Waterfront Design Review Panel Members Honoured
• Central Waterfront Community Update
• Soil Recycling Pilot Facility
• Revisions to Class Environmental Assessment Master Plan