closures due to flooding have affected access to the Islands with boat links restored and activities reopening progressively. Planned works tie to a larger waterfront development initiative, including plans for new housing and destination spaces that could influence access and park facilities down the line. Officials emphasize safety measures and permitting by area during reopening.
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Toronto Island Park is now open to the public for the first time this summer.
globalnews.caA historic gathering place, the Don River will be at the heart of a new community home to more than 15,000 people and a a destination for all to visit and explore. In January 2025, all orders of government invested nearly $1 billion to accelerate new housing and waterfront destinations and create ways to move around the inner harbour. What this means for the island: we can start to build infrastructure, new homes and destinations.
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globalnews.caMayor John Tory warned Torontonians Friday that flooding could keep Toronto Island Park off limits to the public until late June.
www.cbc.caToronto is so starved for housing that towers are being planned on an island that doesn't even exist yet, technically speaking.
dailyhive.comSome Toronto Island businesses haven't seen a single customer all summer. As ferry service resumes Monday, they're frantically preparing for a short season, mourning their losses (bye bye, carousel) and trying to recoup some revenue.
www.cbc.caWhile it’s certainly not unusual for a city to get a new restaurant, condo, museum or festival, it’s not every day that you hear about a brand new island–let alone one with a destination park–opening up. In Toronto, however, a new island is indeed in the works, and once it’s complete, it will be home […]
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