Archive for the ‘Sustainable Development’ Category

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 [...]


Waterfront Toronto unveils plans for a pilot soil recycling facility that will set new environmental sustainability standards

Waterfront Toronto today unveiled detailed plans for a pilot soil recycling facility in the Port Lands.  Once established it will be the only known soil washing-based pilot plant operating in Canada. Waterfront Toronto is conducting the soil recycling pilot as part of its Soils Management Strategy to determine the viability of treating and reusing impacted [...]


top three names announced and final round of voting begins in naming contest for new waterfront park

The final round of voting in the Rename Sherbourne Park Contest is now underway.  Until June 15, the public may vote for one of three, top ranked park names chosen by the more than 1,500 people who voted during the contest’s first round of voting. The name with the most number of votes will ultimately [...]


shortlist announced and voting begins in naming contest for new waterfront park

The public is one step closer to choosing a new name for Sherbourne Park – an innovative new waterfront park opening this summer.  From now until June 8, the public can review and rank their favourite park names from a shortlist culled from the more than five hundred submissions received during the first phase of [...]


sherbourne park pavilion honoured for architectural design excellence

Toronto, December 17, 2009 – Waterfront Toronto’s striking Sherbourne Park Pavilion, designed by Teeple Architects Inc., has received an Award of Merit from the 2009 Canadian Architect Awards of Excellence.  This marks the first time that a building commissioned by Waterfront Toronto has been honoured for excellence in architecture. The organization has already won more [...]


Waterfront Toronto achieves leed gold for neighbourhood plans

Toronto, September 16, 2009 – Waterfront Toronto’s East Bayfront, West Don Lands and North Keating in the Lower Don Lands have achieved Stage 1 LEED ND GOLD (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Neighbourhood Development) certification under the pilot program established by the U.S. Green Building Council. As one of the first LEED ND [...]



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