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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
Construction Starts on Berm and New Waterfront Park
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Toronto, June 25, 2007 – Federal Environment Minister John Baird, Ontario Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal David Caplan and Toronto Mayor David Miller today launched the start of construction
Waterfront Toronto Green Building Requirements (GBR) Version 3.0 - January 2021
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This document represents Version 3 (January 2021) of the Waterfront Toronto Green Building Requirements (GBR) (previously MGBR).
Organic Landscape Maintenance Guidelines - Corktown Common & Lawren Harris Square (September 9, 2014)
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Corktown Common's design firm, landscape architects Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc. (MVVA), with the support of Waterfront Toronto, has produced these Organic Landscape Maintenance Guidelines
Waterfront Toronto receives prestigious leadership award for sustainable community development
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February 13, 2014, Toronto, ON - Corktown Common, Waterfront Toronto’s signature new park in the emerging West Don Lands, has been awarded the 2014 FCM Sustainable Communities Award in the
Waterfront Toronto officially opens Corktown Common
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July 10, 2014, Toronto, ON—Today, Waterfront Toronto and its government partners celebrated the official opening of Corktown Common with a ribbon cutting ceremony in the park.
Help name the newest waterfront park
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April 11, 2013, Toronto, ON—The public is invited to come up with a name for the next great waterfront park opening this summer in the West Don Lands.
Corktown Common a “Best of What's New” winner in Popular Science’s prestigious annual awards
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Toronto, November 13, 2014 - Corktown Common has received international recognition from Popular Science magazine for its significant environmental and community impact.
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