Taking the Next Step in Ontario Place Revitalization Province Announces Design Team for Urban Park and Waterfront Trail

November 12, 2013, Toronto, ON Ontario is another step closer to the revitalization of Ontario Place by selecting the design team that will transform approximately 7.5 acres of the east island into a vibrant urban park and waterfront trail.

Public Meeting to be held on Phase II of Gardiner Expressway East Consultations

TORONTO, October 15, 2013 – Waterfront Toronto and the City of Toronto will co-host the next public information session on the future of the Gardiner Expressway East from approximately Jarvis Street to Leslie Street. The information session, which will take place on the evening of Wednesday, October 16, 2013, marks the beginning of the second phase of the Environmental Assessment (EA), which will consider in greater detail the four alternatives presented during phase one of the EA.

Public meeting to be held on future of Gardiner Expressway East

June 13, 2013, Toronto, ON – Waterfront Toronto and the City of Toronto will co-host a public information meeting tomorrow evening, as part of the Environmental Assessment (EA) on the future of the Gardiner Expressway East, from approximately Jarvis Street to approximately Leslie Street. Members of the public and community stakeholders are being asked for their views on the four alternatives that will be considered within the study area, including maintaining, improving, replacing or removing the elevated expressway.

Completed Port Union Waterfront Park Now Open

November 26, 2012, Toronto, ON—The second and final phase of Port Union Waterfront Park, a lakefront green space in the eastern end of Toronto, is now open for the public to enjoy.

The 13.5 hectare (33.4 acre) park, which provides access to the waterfront in an area that had previously been cut off from the lake, was constructed in two stages.  The second phase expanded the park east from Port Union Road to the Rouge River and added approximately 5.5 hectares of park space and 1.8 kilometres of waterfront trail.

Final Phase of Mimico Waterfront Park Now Open in Etobicoke

October 28, 2012, Toronto, ON—Torontonians can now enjoy all of Mimico Waterfront Park in Etobicoke.

Located on the shore of Lake Ontario, the park connects people to the lakefront in an area that historically lacked public access to the waterfront.  The newly opened final phase of the park, has transformed the shoreline east of Superior Avenue with 500 metres of additional park space.  The park now provides 1.1 kilometres of continuous waterfront green space between Norris Crescent Parkette and Humber Bay Park West.

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