Construction in the Port Lands - June 2024

See progress on the new mouth of the Don River! Since the last construction update, plants along the new river have sprung back to life! You can see work happening on the future parks, including a giant raccoon play structure and a scramble to challenge playful visitors of all ages. For more information, visit www.portlandsto.ca/construction or follow Rocky @TheRockRipper on Twitter or Instagram. Learn more about the Port Lands Flood Protection Project here: portlandsto.ca/project-details/

[@jonathan_careless]

Beautiful to watch it come alive.

[@ElizaBenn]

Looks amazing! Looking forward to the opening next year.

[@bryan.wood.toronto]

Looking forward to it! 😊

[@chesterfieldjones1055]

Thank you so much for the work you all have done and continue to do. This is no cookie-cutter park and river you have created here. I can't imagine how each of you will feel as you see the fruits of your endeavours being enjoyed by millions of people over the coming years and decades. City officials from all over the world will be coming here to learn and be inspired from what each of you have done, and taking what they have learned back to their cities. You are all at the top of your field. See you next summer! 🚲🚣‍♀ 🏃🚶‍♂

[@erictimm]

So excited! Looking incredible

[@pearpenguin]

The Keating Channel Pub is such a peaceful oasis in the city. It's still operating and I hope it continues to do so. Now that Cherry St. has relocated it is more difficult to walk to but hopefully they will get the support of everyone watching this video.

[@thefamily6418]

Thanks for sharing, what a great video!!

[@waintawp]

Love these updates! Seeing the future pedestrian bridge’s location answered my question from the previous videos 🍻

[@benm8319]

Really exciting work being done for the city's benefit. Love to see it!

[@DevinWiles]

very exciting, looking forward to seeing the next update.

[@michellemoore7053]

I can’t wait for this to be finished! Thanks for sharing the progress.

[@GregorySD]

Looks amazing. Really looking forward to this. We really need to be future and forward looking and bury the Gardiner and Lakeshore and make the surface level a park from one end of the city to the other.

[@andrewriley4990]

Awesome !

[@zwindowseat]

Amazing work to transform this area! Can’t wait until it’s open to the public.

[@blotzkrog]

CANT FREAGGIN WAIT :)

[@VD-or9nl]

Looking forward to endless walks here.

[@dgabit]

All the greenery starting to grow looks great, going to stop by end of summer for another video.

[@willwray8511]

Looks amazing

[@blackpanda7298]

I cannot wait ❤

[@voltorfan]

That’s why Toronto is still the best, so much development

[@Meyers1793]

OMG Raccoon park! 😭🦝 The unofficial animal of Toronto. Can't wait to bring my kids there.

[@msg____9429]

It's looking great and I visit every week. However, it's curious that there's no mention of condo development on the north side alongside Keating channel. Some of these buildings will be up to 49 stories tall and clearly present a different landscape than what is presented here. I'm concerned that the introduction of 20+ thousand people living at the entrance to this park will create traffic chaos and limit access to the area.

[@rolandtb3]

Looking good. Will areas open gradually between now and next year? Or all at once? For example, the parks, viewing areas.

[@WaterfrontToronto]

Everything will open at the same time next summer.

[@redpillmalaysia]

Don do the Don River

[@deeg8849]

What will be the maximum depth of the new southern part of the river

[@WaterfrontToronto]

The deepest point of the river is approximately 7m deep where it meets the lake in Polson Slip.

[@deeg8849]

How will the Keating channel be changed? (Aside from the bridge). It’s so ugly

[@WaterfrontToronto]

Our vision for the Keating Channel is for it to become a vibrant urban canal with a promenade, shops, cafes, and a tree-lined walkway. To its north will be the future Keating Channel Precinct, so in the long-term, it will be active and dense on both sides.

[@deeg8849]

@@WaterfrontToronto Can yuo send me a link to a site that provides more detail on everything. Thank you

[@WaterfrontToronto]

The south side of the Keating Channel will be designed as part of the public realm for “Villiers Island.” While the vision is articulated in the Villiers Island Precinct Plan, the detailed plans will be designed in time as the island is developed over the coming years. You can learn more about the Villiers Island Precinct Plan here: www.waterfrontoronto.ca/our-projects/villiers-island The Keating Channel Precinct is also in the early planning stages, so not much detail to share yet, but you can learn more about that precinct plan here: www.waterfrontoronto.ca/our-projects/keating-channel-precinct

[@mrdouglasbaker]

It’s nice, but if you keep getting rid of industry, what are these people gonna do for a living?

[@WaterfrontToronto]

We can appreciate that concern. While there was some industrial use remaining in the project area, this area was mostly unused space. The overall Port Lands still retains active industrial uses, as well as ones we consider “soft” industry. Those uses will remain and be balanced with the new communities to come, which will also include new commercial and retail spaces that create jobs.

[@user-fl9bc3gl4i]

Basic income is coming

[@Andrico77]

I give 2 days after opening before it is overwhelmed with squatters and vagrants

[@1mill2]

The homeless are going to love it, especially under the bridges. You know as soon as this opens they are going to be coming over from Cherry Beach & Tommy Thompson and make encampment in the bushes.

[@user-fl9bc3gl4i]

All the more reason to get these people some housing. The humane thing to do wouldn’t you say?

[@1mill2]

@@user-fl9bc3gl4i The only thing that can save these people are them wanting to change. Toronto gets hundreds of millions to help the homeless, the homeless have all the resources at their disposal to get help. These people are drug addicts and would rather live outside, then stop drugs, follow basic rules and live in a shelter.

[@adamsyclone7409]

Looks great now let’s remove all the homes and airport from the island and put more parks possibly a f1 track 😉

[@leafystreet9247]

Great spot for homeless encampments. 👍

[@user-fl9bc3gl4i]

Maybe the city should find them a place to live and stop bringing in immigrants and refugees and setting them up with housing.

[@honeygill4965]

Amazing park no doubt but this has to be the worst run sites I’ve ever been too😭😭 Ellis don is a joke , bunch of grumpy old no life’s who drive around in their pick ups don’t nothing, and those golf cart guys😂😂don’t even get me started on them

[@GGoAwayy]

Voice over work got a little annoyingly over emotive at the end there. I dont know where Id expect a raccoon to be. Settle down.

[@limamike22]

Go Away

[@redpillmalaysia]

Let it be man.

[@lazerlayne]

Beautiful and much needed, but like ALL city projects, there is NO WAY this will be Open for 2025.......!!!!!!