May 6, 2013, Toronto, ON—The voting round for Name That Park is now underway. Until May 17, the public may vote for one of the five names chosen from the 448 suggested names received from the public. The name with the most number of votes will ultimately become the new name of the park.
April 24, 2013, Toronto, ON— Last call for submissions to Name That Park. You have until this Thursday, April 25 at 11:59 pm to submit your suggestion to name Toronto’s the next great waterfront park. Since the contest launched on April 11, almost 400 names have been submitted.
April 11, 2013, Toronto, ON— The public is invited to come up with a name for the next great waterfront park opening this summer in the West Don Lands. The naming contest by Waterfront Toronto and The Grid encourages the public to submit their ideas for a new park name, and then ultimately choose the winning name through an online voting process.
October 8, 2012, Toronto, ON—Three waterfront projects have been awarded 2012 Canadian Urban Institute Brownie awards.
September 25, 2012, Toronto, ON—Waterfront Toronto has launched a Prequalification of Artists for three public art opportunities in the West Don Lands.
The Prequalification is the first step of the artwork selection process for three permanent pieces, each by a different artist or artist team. All three art sites are located within what will be a highly animated public realm along a new section of Front Street east of Cherry Street. The three works of art will be completed by the summer of 2015.
July 16, 2012, Toronto, ON—Torontonians can now enjoy phase one of Underpass Park, an extraordinarily original and innovative new waterfront public park.
Underpass Park is the most extensive park to ever be built under an overpass in Canada, and the first of its kind in Toronto. Located in the West Don Lands under and around the Eastern Avenue and Richmond/Adelaide overpasses, the new park has transformed the derelict and underused space into a bright, new, neighbourhood amenity.
January 8, 2012, Toronto, ON – Waterfront Toronto’s West Don Lands stormwater treatment facility has been recognized with a 2011 Award of Excellence by Canadian Architect magazine.
The annual awards recognize architectural design excellence and are given to architects and architectural graduates for buildings in the design stage. Canadian Architect jurors consider response to program, site, geographical and social context, and evaluate physical organization, structure, materials and environmental features when assessing submitted projects.
September 8, 2011, Toronto, ON—Infrastructure Ontario, in partnership with Waterfront Toronto, announced today that Dundee Kilmer Development Limited is the preferred proponent selected to design, build and finance the Athletes’ Village project located in the West Don Lands.
June 23, 2011, Toronto, ON—Infrastructure Ontario, in partnership with Waterfront Toronto, announced today that the request for proposals (RFP) stage for the Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games Athletes’ Village project has closed.
Submitted proposals to design, build and finance the construction of the Athletes’ Village in the West Don Lands will be evaluated based on the criteria in the RFP. It is expected that the successful team will be selected and announced in summer 2011.