September 12, 2013, Toronto, ON—Two waterfront projects have received Toronto Urban Design Awards for 2013.  Sherbourne Common and the G

July 23, 2013, Toronto, ON – The new Bayside Toronto sales centre will feature two ‘off-grid’ solar and wind powered streetlights. The streetlights, installed as part of a demonstration by Clear Blue Technologies and TowerLabs @MaRS, are designed to advance and promote the use of environmentally friendly solar and wind powered lighting. Clear Blue Technologies manufactures and sells the streetlights and TowerLabs @MaRS is a not-for-profit green building accelerator.

June 18, 2013, Toronto, ON – Hines and Tridel have announced details about Aqualina – the first condominium development planned for Bayside Toronto. Located at the water’s edge between Sherbourne Common and the Parliament Slip, Bayside is Waterfront Toronto’s largest private sector development to date.

March 26, 2013, Toronto, ON— The Pavilion in Sherbourne Common has been certified LEED® Gold by the Canada Green Building Council. The striking zinc-clad structure is the first building built by Waterfront Toronto to be officially designated LEED® Gold.

February 26, 2013, Toronto, ON—Faculty supervised clinics at George Brown College’s waterfront campus now offer a variety of health and wellness services to the public through its WAVE (Wellness, Applied Research and Visionary Education) programs. The clinics are designed to provide low-cost professional services to the community, while giving students the opportunity to gain practical work experience in a real world clinic setting using state-of-the-art technology. The services offered include:

December 4, 2012, Toronto, ON - The Sherbourne Common ice rink is now open for the skating season.  Located within the south side of the park, the 920 square metre skating rink features views of Lake Ontario and the downtown skyline.

The skating rink, which doubles as a splash pad in the summer, is an important recreational amenity in East Bayfront. Designed as an outdoor neighbourhood facility, a seating wall surrounds the eastern and western edge of the rink to give people ample space to lace up.

October 8, 2012, Toronto, ON—Three waterfront projects have been awarded 2012 Canadian Urban Institute Brownie awards.

September 5, 2012, Toronto, ON—Classes are now underway at the new George Brown College waterfront campus in East Bayfront. Located on Dockside Drive, with stunning views of Lake Ontario and Sherbourne Common, the college’s Centre for Health Sciences features open and inviting learning areas and state-of-the-art learning labs.

August 30, 2012, Toronto, ON— Canada’s Sugar Beach, a popular park on Toronto`s waterfront, has been recognized with another prestigious design award.

The urban beach, located in the new East Bayfront community, has received a 2012 American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Honor Award in the General Design category. The award is the sixth major design accolade that the park has won since opening in July 2010.

July 8, 2012, Toronto, ON—Canada’s Sugar Beach and Sherbourne Common, signature parks in Waterfront Toronto’s new East Bayfront neighbourhood, have been awarded 2012 National Urban Design Awards. Canada’s Sugar Beach was honoured in the Civic Design Projects category and Sherbourne Common received the ‘Sustainable Award’ in the same category.