August 7, 2012, Toronto, ON—On Wednesday, August 8, 2012,  Waterfront Toronto and the City of Toronto along with landscape architect Michael Van Valkenburgh and project staff held a briefing to update media on the Port Lands Acceleration Initiative.

April 9, 2012, Toronto, ON—Roger Anderson, Chair and CEO of the Region of Durham and member of FCM’s National Board of Directors and John Carmichael, member of Parliament for Don Valley West, today announced a $350,000 Green Municipal FundTM (GMF) grant in support of Waterfront Toronto’s Pilot Soil Recycling Facility.

November 27, 2011, Toronto, ON—Waterfront Toronto and the City of Toronto have begun work to create a development and implementation plan for the Port Lands and are inviting members of the public to be part of the process.

October 12, 2011, Toronto, ON—Waterfront Toronto’s Lower Don Lands Framework Plan/Keating Channel Precinct Plan has won a 2011 Excellence in Planning Award from the Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI).

November 4, 2010, Toronto, ON— Waterfront Toronto’s innovative approach to soil remediation and its Port Lands Pilot Soil Recycling Facility were recognized with a 2010 Canadian Urban Institute Brownie award.

The prestigious awards are considered the Canadian industry standard for recognizing excellence in leadership and innovation in brownfield redevelopment and commitment to the remediation of brownfield projects. Waterfront Toronto’s pilot soil recycling facility won in the Remediation Technologies and Technological Innovation category.

July 9, 2010, Toronto, ON – Toronto City Council has endorsed the award winning plans to transform the Lower Don Lands and renaturalize the mouth of the Don River.  

July 5, 2010, Toronto, ON - The award winning vision to transform the Lower Don Lands and renaturalize the mouth of the Don River may soon be official and binding.