Mimico Waterfront Linear Park Phase 2

The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) will commence construction of Phase 2 this summer.  Site preparation and the installation of a construction trailer and fencing at Superior Avenue Parkette will take place in June.  Construction activities will include lakefilling to create a land base for a new section of the Waterfront Trail. Other park amenities include cantilevered boardwalks and aquatic and terrestrial habitat improvements. The park is expected to be open to the public in fall 2012.

Phase 2 works will result in the creation of a 250 metre long boardwalk and multi use Waterfront Trail between Superior Avenue and Grand Harbour. Additional activities will include the creation of small pockets of wetland habitat between the boardwalk and shoreline as well as terrestrial and aquatic habitat enhancements.

TRCA completed Mimico Waterfront Linear Park - Phase 1, stretching from Superior Avenue to Norris Crescent Parkette, in July 2006.

For further information visit: http://www.trca.on.ca/mimicowaterfront/

Etobicoke Waterfront Stormwater Management Facilities Study, Municipal Class Environmental Assessment

The City of Toronto is currently conducting a study to assess the consolidation of 30 stormwater outfalls along the Etobicoke Waterfront that discharge directly into Lake Ontario. At their first Public Information Centre on November 12, 2009 they discussed potential sites for stormwater management facilities and Mimico Memorial Park was identified as a potential site for the placement of an underground storage tank. The MRA expressed their concerns on why this should not be the preferred location and in 2010 Mimico Memorial Park was removed from consideration.