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The Invisible Transformation Underway in the Port Lands
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As Toronto grows, the infrastructure to support new neighbourhoods and increasing population needs to grow with it. Basic infrastructure like watermains, storm sewers and sanitary sewers are usually
Meet the Atlas Crane: An Unusual Park Feature in the Port Lands
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The 300-ton Atlas Crane stands tall over the new island, recently named Ookwemin Minising, in Toronto’s Port Lands.
Take yourself on a tour of the Port Lands
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With the new roads in the Port Lands now open, it’s easier than ever to explore the new mouth for the Don River and the future Villiers Island.
Larger-Than-Life Wildlife Coming to the Port Lands
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As we get closer to completing the new mouth for the Don River in the Port Lands, work is underway on new parks that will line the river valley. Opening in Summer 2025, these will be places where
Three Ingredients of Canada’s First Destination Playground
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As part of the Port Lands Flood Protection project, there's an opportunity to add a destination playground unlike anything in Canada. In this blog, read about Destination Playground's three
How to Move a 1920s Fire Hall
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Built in the 1920s, Fire Hall 30 was a working fire station until 1980. Many buildings along Commissioners have been demolished, but the Fire Hall is being preserved and we have to move it.
Bringing Back the Don - 30 Years of Citizen Advocacy
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In 1991, a citizen led Task Force released a report about Don River. It was the start of something big and lead to the Port Lands Flood Protection Project – one of the largest urban waterfront
How artists see the Port Lands project differently
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Photographers Vid Ingelevics and Ryan Walker have been taking photos in the Port Lands since 2019. Here’s what they think about this transformational project.
Revitalizing Indigenous stories and culture at Waasayishkodenayosh and the Port Lands
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As part of the Port Lands Flood Protection project, we collaborated with Indigenous communities and leaders. What we heard: the creation of new parks and open spaces offers the opportunity to showcase
Applying Our New Resilience and Innovation Framework To Villiers Island
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Waterfront Toronto’s Resilience and Innovation Framework and Sustainability will come to life with the development of future waterfront communities like Villiers Island.