June 10, 2014, Toronto, ON— A plan to develop 80 affordable rental homes within a mixed-use market condominium building on the Toronto waterfront was adopted by City Council today.

"Congratulations to all of the partners involved in making affordable housing happen in the new East Bayfront community," said Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly. "The approval of the Bayside Pilot Project affirms Toronto's commitment to city residents having the opportunity to live in all neighbourhoods."

On a warm spring day, Canada's Sugar Beach is a pretty great place to soak up the rays and watch the sugar boat (in the background) unload its cargo.

POSTED: JUNE 5, 2014
PHOTO BY ANDREW HILTON

An award-winning design and a unique vantage point for watching the activity in Toronto's working port make Canada's Sugar Beach one of our favourite spaces in the city. (Images courtesy of Claude Cormier + Associés)

POSTED: MAY 28, 2014
BY: SAMANTHA GILENO

May 28, 2014, Toronto, ON—Canada’s Sugar Beach has received a 2014 Great Places Award for excellence in environmental design. The award was presented during the 45th annual Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) conference in New Orleans.

When selecting a winning project, the EDRA jury pays close attention to the relationship between physical form and human activity or experience. They look for projects that “engage our attention and imagination.”

Collecting and analyzing a building's energy consumption data will help us make better decisions about how to build and manage greener, more energy-efficient buildings. 

POSTED: MAY 21, 2014
BY: JONATHAN LASKI

Buildings are responsible for a majority of our energy use and a majority of our greenhouse gas emissions in developed parts of the world. In the City of Toronto, for example, residential, commercial and industrial buildings accounted for 61% of greenhouse gas emissions in 2007.

In March and April, we ran a contest to let YOU name a new waterfront street in the new Bayside Toronto community. Over 700 names were suggested and more than 2,000 people voted to select the winning name.

POSTED: MAY 5, 2014
BY: SAMANTHA GILENO

In March and April, we ran a contest to let YOU name a new waterfront street in the new Bayside Toronto community. Over 700 names were suggested and more than 2,000 people voted to select the winning name.

May 5, 2014, Toronto, ON—The votes are in and Merchants' Wharf has topped the list for the new waterfront street name in East Bayfront. The winning name – which commemorates an old shipping wharf located at the foot of Lower Sherbourne Street – received the most votes during our ‘Help Name a Waterfront Street’ online contest.

April 22, 2014, Toronto, ON—We’re one step closer to choosing a new waterfront street name – but we still need your help. From now through May 1, vote for your favourite street name from our list of seven shortlisted names.

The shortlisted names – which were selected from the almost seven hundred suggestions we received – are:

Here’s a chance to put your stamp on the waterfront!

We’re looking for a street name for the Main Waterfront Drive in the new Bayside Toronto development. And since it’s your waterfront, we want your help. Think about some of the iconic street names in our city – Bay Street, Yonge Street, Spadina Avenue – do you have a great waterfront street name to add to the list?

March 6, 2014, Toronto, ON— The Water’s Edge Promenade in East Bayfront has received a National Merit Award from the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA).

The CSLA Awards of Excellence recognize the best in Canadian landscape architecture. According to the CSLA, this year’s award-winning projects are “a reminder that great design helps build great communities.”