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Why is Corktown Common closed so early for the Games?

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Corktown Common is an active, vibrant and inviting park – the heart of the new West Don Lands neighbourhood – and also an integral part of the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Athletes’ Village (Athletes’

What is a Flood Protection Landform?

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In this blog post, we explore the importance of the flood protection landform in the West Don Lands - a vital piece of urban infrastructure that sits beneath the surface of Corktown Common and

From the Archives: Corktown Common

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What was once part of a neglected post-industrial area within a floodplain, Corktown Common now functions as both a captivating public space and critical flood protection mechanism.

Kick Off Summer With a Splash!

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Looking for a way to cool off and combat the heat this summer? Conveniently located in many parks and playgrounds, Toronto has over 100 splash pad locations open for the season – and some of the

We’re Having a Party at Corktown Common!

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On July 10, Waterfront Toronto and its development partners in the West Don Lands – River City’s Urban Capital and the Canary District’s Dundee Kilmer –- are throwing a community picnic at Corktown

Corktown Common Summer Wind Down

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This summer, Waterfront Toronto officially opened Corktown Common. Two tremendously successful events celebrated this vibrant and inviting destination park in the heart of the emerging West Don Lands.

Parks for the Twenty-First Century

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We're building heavily-designed infrastructure, engineered to protect hundreds of hectares from flooding. Integrated into this infrastructure will be a series of connected aquatic, wetland, and

Embracing biodiverse landscapes for a better planet

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Spring has sprung and all across the waterfront there are signs of new life – buds appearing on the maples that line the Water’s Edge Promenade, aquatic birds visiting to the new wetlands created as