Archive for the ‘Sustainable Development’ Category

Waterfront Toronto releases minimum green building standards

Waterfront Toronto has released updated Minimum Green Building Requirements that build on the organization’s original Mandatory Green Building requirements developed in 2006.


short-listed teams invited to bid on Toronto 2015 pan/parapan american games athletes’ village

Short-listed teams invited to bid on Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games Athletes’ Village project located in the West Don Lands


pilot soil recycling facility wins “brownie” award

Waterfront Toronto’s innovative approach to soil remediation and its Port Lands Pilot Soil Recycling Facility were recognized with a 2010 Canadian Urban Institute Brownie award.


innovative new park opens on Toronto’s downtown waterfront

An innovative new park on Toronto’s waterfront that will clean stormwater in its Pavilion and public art installations and release the treated water back into Lake Ontario officially opened today.


city council approves Waterfront Toronto’s bayside development project

Toronto City Council has overwhelmingly approved Waterfront Toronto’s selection of premier international real estate firm Hines to develop a prominent waterfront site minutes from downtown.


Waterfront Toronto selects Hines to develop next great downtown neighbourhood

Following an extensive competitive selection process, Waterfront Toronto has chosen Hines, one of the world’s premier real estate firms, to develop Toronto’s next great waterfront neighbourhood.


major milestone in the revitalization of the waterfront

Two inviting and exciting public spaces officially opened today in part of Toronto’s downtown waterfront that was until now mostly derelict industrial land that few people had visited.


city council endorses lower don lands plans

Toronto City Council has endorsed the award winning plans to transform the Lower Don Lands and renaturalize the mouth of the Don River.   Waterfront Toronto, in conjunction with the City of Toronto and Toronto and Region Conservation, sought Toronto City Council’s authorization to submit all the necessary planning documents to support an Official Plan Amendment [...]


Waterfront Toronto seeking official plan amendment for lower don lands

The award winning vision to transform the Lower Don Lands and renaturalize the mouth of the Don River may soon be official and binding.


Winning name announced for new waterfront park

Sherbourne Commons has been selected as the new name for East Bayfront’s signature waterfront park following a city-wide naming contest which invited members of the public to submit their ideas for a new park name and to vote for their favourites online.  The new name, which incorporates the park’s location with the idea of ‘the [...]



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