The Construction of Sherbourne Common north is nearly complete and the park should be open to the public in July.
Construction crews recently finished installing the park’s playground equipment and the rubber surfacing around the equipment. They are now placing river stones in the water channel and have recently installed handrails for the walkway over the channel.
Sherbourne Common’s water channel, which runs the length of the park, will function as a unique urban river. Stormwater that has been treated in park’s UV facility will be released from three dramatic art sculptures that tower over the river on the section of the park north of Queens Quay.
The clean water will cascade down a mesh veil to the river and at night motion sensors along paths and walkways will trigger lights to illuminate the water as it falls. Water in the urban river will run under Queens Quay and through Sherbourne Common south before it is released into Lake Ontario. An official opening event for the park is planned for July. Details to follow when available.
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The transformation of Toronto’s eastern waterfront continues with the opening of Against the Grain, the first restaurant in East Bayfront.
Located in Corus Quay and fronting the new water’s edge promenade, the new gastro pub features stunning views of Toronto’s harbour.
Against the Grain is the first of many restaurants, shops and cafés planned for the new vibrant mixed-use neighbourhood. By combining beautiful parks and animated spaces with successful commercial and residential development, East Bayfront will be a destination for residents and visitors alike.
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Against the Grain is open seven days a week for lunch, dinner and weekend brunch. For more information visit their website at www.atgurbantavern.ca.
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Toronto's outdoor pools, splash pads and wading pools are cool places to be this summer. Toronto summers can be pretty hot, sticky and humid. Thank goodness the City of Toronto provides its residents with plenty of places to cool off on a hot summers day, with a combination of splash pads, wading pools and outdoor swimming pools that are free for all ages.
Weather permitting, 12 outdoor pools across the city will open on a part-time basis weekends and after school beginning Saturday, June 18. Another 58 outdoor pools will open Saturday, June 25, also on a part-time schedule. All outdoor pools will begin standard hours of operation on Thursday, June 30 and will remain open on varying schedules until Sunday, September 4.
The following outdoor swimming pools will open on June 18 for after-school and weekend hours.
Etobicoke York District:
Pine Point Outdoor Pool, 15 Grierson Rd.
Sunnyside-Gus Ryder Outdoor Pool, 1755 Lake Shore Blvd. W.
West Mall Outdoor Pool, 370 The West Mall
North York District:
Goulding Community Centre, 45 Goulding Ave.
Northwood Community Centre, 15 Clubhourt Ct.
Oriole Recreation Centre, 2975 Don Mills Rd. W.
Scarborough District:
Heron Park Outdoor Pool, 292 Manse Rd.
Maryvale Outdoor Pool, 1325 Pharmacy Ave.
McGregor Park Outdoor Pool, 2231 Lawrence Ave. E.
Toronto & East York District:
Alexandra Park, 275 Bathurst St.
Alex Duff, 779 Crawford St.
Donald D. Summerville, 1867 Lake Shore Blvd. E.
Currently, 80 splash pads are open across the city until September 18. They operate daily from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. by push button release. Splash pads are unsupervised water play areas, so caregivers are reminded to supervise their children at all times in these areas.
On June 30, over 100 supervised wading pools will open for the summer. Each will operate on individual schedules until September 4, weather permitting. Wading pools are shallow water areas for children located in parks. Caregivers are reminded to supervise their children at all times in these areas.
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Tunnel boring for Toronto-York Spadina extension has officially begun. "The start of tunnel boring for the Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension project is an important step as part of our strategy to build a Transportation City," said Mayor Ford. "The subway extension will bring the benefits of rapid transit to residents and businesses in the northwest part of Toronto and will provide a vital link between Toronto and its neighbour, York Region."
Holey, Moley, Yorkie and Torkie are the official names of the four tunnel boring machines that will bore and build the tunnels for the TYSSE project. These names were chosen as part of a contest to name the machines. The TYSSE is an 8.6-kilometre extension of the Toronto Transit Commission's Yonge-University-Spadina subway line from its present terminus at Downsview Station to the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre at Highway 7. It will have six new stations, including one at York University. The expansion of the subway will bring the line into York Region, the fastest-growing region in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) over the past 10 years. The TYSSE project is targeted for completion in late 2015. The total estimated cost for the project is $2.6 billion.
This subway extension will have a dramatic impact on development in many North York neighbourhoods and in the City of Vaughan. Toronto neighbourhoods such as Downsview, Emery Village, Elia, Humber Summit and Humberlea will benefit the most as far as access to this new line is concerned.
The Toronto - York Spadina Subway Extension is a 8.6km extension from Downsview Station north west through York University within the City of Toronto and north to the Vaughan Corporate Centre in the The Regional Municipality of York. There are six stations sites currently planned: Sheppard Avenue West, on Parc Downsview Park Lands: Finch West station at the corner of Keele Street and Finch Avenue; York University station near the common of York University; Steeles West station at Northwest Gate and Steeles Avenue, east of Jane; Highway 407 station adjacent to Higway 407 and west of Jane Street; and Vaughan Corporate Centre near Highway 7, west of Jane Street.
