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Indigenous Public Art is coming to the West Don Lands!
We’re planning for two exciting new public art pieces in the West Don Lands, one will be on the triangle of land formed by the intersection of King, Queen and River Streets, and one on the plaza of the future Anishnawbe Health Toronto’s Indigenous Hub on Cherry Street.
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Built in the 1920s, Fire Hall 30 was a working fire station until 1980. Many buildings along Commissioners have been demolished, but the Fire Hall is being preserved and we have to move it.
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Health through an Indigenous lens: Understanding Anishnawbe Health Toronto's Indigenous Hub
For thousands of years, the site on which the Anishnawbe Health Toronto (AHT) Indigenous Hub will sit has been an ever-changing landscape.
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Waterfront Toronto announces shortlist of artists for major public Indigenous artworks
Waterfront Toronto today announced the shortlist of Indigenous artists and Indigenous-led artist teams, who will be invited to propose public artworks at two major sites in the West Don Lands of downtown Toronto.
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Submissions Signal Toronto’s Strengths as Waterfront Toronto Moves Forward with Quayside Procurement
The Request for Qualifications (RFQ) stage of the process for the Quayside Development Opportunity has closed for submissions, and Waterfront Toronto is proceeding with the evaluation as set out in the RFQ.
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Arrival of new bridge marks milestone in Port Lands Flood Protection project
Waterfront Toronto, joined by MP Julie Dabrusin, MPP Amarjot Sandhu, Mayor John Tory, and Toronto City Councillor Paula Fletcher, marked the arrival of a colourful new bridge that will become a landmark on Toronto’s skyline, connecting the future Villiers Island to surrounding revitalized Port…
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Looking Back on the First Waterfront Artists in Residence
Take a look back at the many pieces of art, interactive events, exhibitions and installations BSAM Canada, our inaugural Waterfront Artists in Residence produces as part of their 16-month residency.
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Waterfront Toronto Takes Next Step with Quayside Procurement Evaluating RFP Submissions
The Request for Proposals (RFP) stage of the process for the Quayside Development Opportunity has closed. Waterfront Toronto is proceeding with evaluating the submissions and looks forward to sharing the outcome in early 2022.
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Bringing Back the Don - 30 Years of Citizen Advocacy
In 1991, a citizen led Task Force released a report about Don River. It was the start of something big and lead to the Port Lands Flood Protection Project – one of the largest urban waterfront revitalization projects in North America.
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Waterfront Toronto Announces Shortlist of Proponents for the Quayside Development Opportunity
In May 2021, ten compliant submissions for the Quayside Development Opportunity Request for Qualifications (RFQ) were received. Following the evaluation of the ten RFQ submissions received, four Proponent teams were selected to proceed to the Request for Proposals stage.
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Waterfront Toronto Launches International Competition for Quayside Development Partner
Waterfront Toronto today launched an international competition to secure a development partner for the Quayside lands. The first step in this effort is to issue a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to identify potential development proponents with the proven experience, design portfolio, financial…
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Waterfront Toronto Takes Action to Reconnect City to its Lake
Toronto’s waterfront has never been busier and in Toronto’s harbour, it is clear that better access to the water is a priority for the city’s health and future. Today, Waterfront Toronto announced its plan to develop the Parliament Slip into a waterfront destination where people can enjoy new…
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2020 Marine Use Strategy Report – Navigating Improvements to our Waterfront and Harbour
The 2020 Marine Use Strategy aligns the 2006 strategy with new planning initiatives, ongoing and planned development projects, infrastructure investments and habitat restoration projects.
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New bridge for the Port Lands has arrived in Toronto
Waterfront Toronto, along with Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Catherine McKenna, Ontario Minister of Infrastructure Laurie Scott and City of Toronto Mayor John Tory announced that the new Cherry Street North bridge has arrived in Toronto’s Harbour today, as the Port Lands Flood…
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Waterfront Toronto announces new bridge for the Port Lands is ready to set sail
Waterfront Toronto, along with Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Catherine McKenna, Ontario Minister of Infrastructure Laurie Scott and City of Toronto Mayor John Tory announced that the new Cherry Street North bridge is ready to set sail from Nova Scotia for Toronto today, as the Port…
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Waterfront Toronto Concludes Digital Panel and Thanks Panelists for Lasting Impact
Today, Waterfront Toronto offered sincere thanks to the members of the Digital Strategy Advisory Panel (DSAP) and informed them that the panel is being dissolved.
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Hines, the international real estate firm, has begun speculative construction on the workplace component of their Bayside Toronto waterfront master-planned community with the groundbreaking of T3 Bayside, which stands for Timber, Talent and Technology.
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Statement from Waterfront Toronto Board Chair, Stephen Diamond
Waterfront Toronto has been informed that Sidewalk Labs is withdrawing from our planned redevelopment of Quayside on Toronto’s waterfront.
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Building North America's Most Unique Streets
By 2024, we will have transformed major sections of Cherry, Commissioners Street and the Don Roadway. These streets will be some of the most unique landscapes in the city.
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Applying Our New Resilience and Innovation Framework To Villiers Island
Waterfront Toronto’s Resilience and Innovation Framework and Sustainability will come to life with the development of future waterfront communities like Villiers Island.
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Statement from Waterfront Toronto regarding Ontario Auditor General Report
Waterfront Toronto CEO Michael Nobrega issued the following statement today in response to the Auditor General’s report, released this morning ...
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Waterfront Toronto breaks ground on river valley of Port Lands Flood Protection Project
Today in the Port Lands, Waterfront Toronto and all three orders of government took another important step for waterfront revitalization by breaking ground on a new river valley as part of the Port Lands Flood Protection project, one of the most ambitious construction projects in Toronto's history.
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Re-naturalizing and flood protecting the Port Lands is a key priority for the governments of Canada, Ontario and Toronto. Building resilient infrastructure in the Port Lands will increase Toronto’s capacity to adapt to climate change impacts and unlock the potential for the Port Lands to be home to…
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Building on Sustainability: Villiers Island
Along with many of its key features, Villiers Island will aim to be one of the first climate positive communities in Canada. In order to achieve that goal for, we reexamined neighborhood design elements that affect energy, building and transportation emissions.