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A new vision is taking shape for Ookwemin Minising, with people, nature, and community at the centre. 🌿 Read more in the @theglobeandmail.com: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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(2/3) We now have two years of fisheries data (2024–2025), showing 34 fish species recorded in the area. In 2024 alone, TRCA documented 29 species, up from almost none before flood protection work began.
🚧 Lake Shore Blvd E traffic update
Road work from Apr 10, 11:00 pm – Apr 12, 8:00 pm between Don Rdwy and Carlaw Ave.
⚠️ Sat Apr 11, 6:00 am–3:00 pm: eastbound lanes closed.
Detour via Don Rdwy → Commissioners St → Carlaw Ave.
(1/3) Spotted in the new mouth of the Don River: blobs! These jelly‑like blobs are bryozoans, and seeing not just one but lots of them is a great sign that we’ve built first‑class aquatic habitat.
The Ookwemin Minising Project Team invites you to an upcoming in-person public workshop to help shape the future streets of Ookwemin Minising: www.eventbrite.com/e/public-wor...
Thank you to all those who joined us Wednesday to share their ideas for the future streets of Ookwemin Minising. Follow us to stay in the loop on ways to get involved.
A closer look at the Port Lands transformation—join an in-person discussion at Biidaasige Park on flood protection, circular design, and material reuse. Hear from project partners, take part in an open discussion, and explore the site through a guided visit. Register here: luma.com/tocw-1ich
(3/3) From blob‑like “moss animals” to Northern Pike and even an Emerald Bowfin, the new river is supporting life.
Learn more about what these blobs tell us about water quality and aquatic life in the Don River and Port Lands:
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“We need to change the way that we're doing urban development, from the classic ‘build roads... build concrete' towards ways of working with nature.”
Aaron Barter & @waterfrontoronto.bsky.social are building differently, and we're celebrating that on #EarthDay. Learn more: buff.ly/Ce8Du0s
