quick facts

DMNP EA Study Area boundaries: Eastern Avenue in the north, Ship Channel in the south, Inner Harbour in the west, and Don Roadway in the east

Proximity: 20 minute walk to downtown

What the naturalization of the mouth of the Don River will deliver:

• Over 1,000 m of new river channel
• 13 hectares of new coastal wetland, with a 2 hectare wetland patch adjacent to the Don Roadway connecting to the Ship Channel.
• 5 hectares of terrestrial habitat located within the constructed valley system with additional greenspaces anticipated outside the valley system
• Creation and enhancement of 14 hectares of aquatic habitat

Flood protection facts:

• 290 hectares of land are at risk due to flooding from the Don River, under a Hurricane Hazel-sized storm event
• The new Mouth of the Don River will remove the flood risk to 240 hectares of land. The majority of the remaining 50 hectares of land still at risk due to flooding are designed to be flooded as they are located within the Keating Channel and the new naturalized river valley system. The Don Valley Parkway will continue to flood north of Lake Shore Blvd to Eastern Avenue. The only solution to flooding of the DVP would be to rebuild this section of the highway, which is outside the project scope.

Design Teams:

• Port Lands Estuary Plan: Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates Inc.

To sign-up for Port Lands Flood Protection construction notices, please email info@waterfrontoronto.ca

related events

February 22, 2018
Community Consultation: Don Mouth Naturalization and Port Lands Flood Protection
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November 18 , 2015
Public Workshop - Connecting the Port Lands and South of Eastern Areas
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November 17 , 2015
Public Workshop - Placemaking in the Port Lands
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November 14 , 2015
Port Lands Public Open House and Information Sessions
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