Toronto has a new island where the Don River meets Lake Ontario. Surrounded by a winding river and overlooking the downtown skyline, Toronto’s new island is a place like no other. Ookwemin Minising

July 18, 2025, TORONTO – Today, we welcomed hundreds of visitors to Toronto’s newest island, Ookwemin Minising, to celebrate the opening of the island’s marquee attraction, Biidaasige Park. This event

As we get closer to completing the new mouth for the Don River in the Port Lands, work is underway on new parks that will line the river valley. Opening in Summer 2025, these will be places where

July 24, 2026 I TORONTO, ON – Additional waterfront parkland opens on Toronto’s newest island, marking a major milestone in one of North America’s most ambitious waterfront transformations. Read our

Biidaasige Park (pronounced "bee-daw-sih-geh" and meaning "sunlight shining toward us" in Anishinaabemowin/Ojibwemowin) is Toronto’s largest new park to open in a generation and one of the most

A new gathering space is taking shape on Ookwemin Minising in an unexpected location. If you’ve been to the new island, you may have noticed a stretch of meadow along the south side of Commissioners