The Arbour - George Brown College's new mass timber-facility on the waterfront - is a prime example of raising the bar on innovative low-carbon design, a key component of our newly updated Green Building Requirements. Photo Credit: Moriyama & Teshima Architects and Acton Ostry Architects 

POSTED: FEBRUARY 8, 2021 I DESIGN, INNOVATION, SUSTAINABILITY
By Aaron Barter

“The public’s embrace of the waterfront during the pandemic is an important reminder that this area makes an enormous difference to life in the city.” George Zegarac, President and CEO, Waterfront Toronto 

POSTED: JANUARY 18, 2021 I DESIGN, INNOVATION, PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES, PUBLIC ART, SUSTAINABILITY
BY: KALEIGH WISMAN

November 7, 2020, TORONTO, ON — Waterfront Toronto, along with Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Catherine McKenna, Ontario Minister of Infrastructure Laurie Scott and City of Toronto Mayor John Tory announced that the new Cherry Street North bridge has arrived in Toronto’s Harbour today, as the Port Lands Flood Protection project reaches a new milestone.  

T3 Bayside will attract jobs to the waterfront and create new community space for tenants, residents and visitors to enjoy. (Rendering courtesy of Hines)

Published: September 9, 2020 l DESIGN, INFRASTRUCTURE
By: Kaleigh Wisman

August 14, 2020, Toronto, ON - The Waterfront Design Review Panel provides expert, professional advice to Waterfront Toronto and City of Toronto Planning staff about projects within the Designated Waterfront Area. The role of the Panel is to advocate for the highest quality outcomes for the citizens of Toronto on their waterfront. Established in 2005, the Panel has become a renowned forum for advancing excellence in design and city-building.

New project will deliver over 250,000 square feet of contemporary, mass timber office space to Toronto’s eastern waterfront

July 27, 2020, Toronto, ON – Hines, the international real estate firm, has begun speculative construction on the workplace component of their Bayside Toronto waterfront master-planned community with the groundbreaking of T3 Bayside, which stands for Timber, Talent and Technology.

Villiers Island will be surrounded by parks and public spaces, creating a space for people to live, work, and play.

POSTED: JUNE 23, 2020 

POSTED: JUNE 10, 2020 I DESIGN, INFRASTRUCTURE, SUSTAINABILITY
By: Kaleigh Wisman

In order to create vibrant and sustainable places along Toronto’s waterfront, essential infrastructure is needed. Things like sewers and watermains may not sound exciting yet they set the ground (sometimes literally) for vibrant communities to take root.

POSTED: APRIL 7, 2020 I SUSTAINABILITY
By Valerie Francella - Program Manager, Remedial Action Plan · Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA)

A common misconception among Torontonians is that our lakefront is seriously polluted, and that you would be foolish to swim at a Toronto beach or eat fish caught from its shores. In reality, 30 years of remediation, restoration and revitalization have improved water quality, restored habitats for fish and wildlife, decreased contamination of sediments, and enhanced waterfront access.