This once lakefront parking lot has been transformed into a unique urban space that raises the bar for city-building and set a new standard for the creativity of design and quality of materials.

POSTED: OCTOBER 23, 2014 I PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES, DESIGN
BY: HEATHER GLICKSMAN

Canada’s Sugar Beach has been in the news lately, held up as an extravagance and a park created without oversight. All of this is untrue – in fact, Sugar Beach is an excellent example of what Waterfront Toronto was created to do, which is create great parks and public spaces to spur the development of new communities and give the water's edge back to the public. (Image courtesy of Claude Cormier + Associés)

Splash pads are a fun way for families to cool off and beat the heat on the waterfront this summer. 

POSTED: JUNE 13, 2014
BY: MEGHAN HOGAN

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.”