Tag Archives: waterfront

Shim joins Waterfront Toronto board

The Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, announced the appointment of a new federal representative to the Waterfront Toronto board of directors in early June. Jeanhy Shim has been appointed as a member of the board for a ...

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Town-hall talk about more waterfront development

On a rainy Tuesday evening loads of concerned Torontonians gathered in the auditorium of George Brown College’s waterfront campus to obtain information on the development of the city’s east side water’s edge and to talk with Waterfront Toronto’s board of ...

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CityPlace town hall hits a ‘wall’—Queens Quay protesters

There was a full house ready to greet city councillor Joe Cressy as guest speaker of the CityPlace Residents’ Association (CPRA) second town hall of the year on May 31. And while it was intended to be an agenda-less night ...

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Artisan market returns to waterfront

The Waterfront Artisan Market, presented by The Waterfront Business Improvement Area and operated by Scadding Court Community Centre, returns to HTO Park (339 Queens Quay West, between Rees Street and Lower Spadina Avenue) this summer. Drop by Saturdays from May ...

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Toronto Island walking tours delayed due to flooding: update

“You live in paradise.” It’s a comment often heard by longtime Toronto Island residents Linda Rosenbaum and Susan Roy. “We usually hear it in summer,” says Rosenbaum, “when visitors see what a beautiful place we live. It can be idyllic.” ...

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Gardiner’s eastbound York/Bay/Yonge offramp closes as of April 17

—Paul B. Martin, City of Toronto The ramp from the eastbound Gardiner Expressway to York, Bay and Yonge Streets will be closed permanently as of Monday, April 17 at 5 a.m. The ramp will be replaced with a shorter ramp ...

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Spadina-Fort York NDP riding association meets Feb. 7

Spadina-Fort York ONDP riding association will be holding a meeting on Feb. 7 in assembly room B of the Waterfront Neighbourhood Centre. The business portion of the meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. All members of the NDP are welcome ...

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Sky Regional blamed for Island Airport landing error

In the release of its investigation report (A14O0218) Jan. 10, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) determined that flight crew deviation from standard landing procedures led to the October 2014 risk of a runway excursion, and that the aircraft was ...

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Viewpoint: A watery new museum for lakefront Toronto?

Ontario Place -one of several locations along Toronto’s waterfront for a World Water Museum.

Museums are again in the wind in Toronto. There has long been a need for a Museum of Toronto to locate large collections about the city’s history. That would attract mostly Torontonians. An even better variant on that would be ...

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