Toronto's Waterfront plans underway, fish returning to area

Toronto - The city of Toronto has big plans for it's Waterfront areas. With the five-year business plan/ten-year forecast in place changes may appear to be slow for some residents but change is clearly on the horizon.

The city of Toronto knows that its waterfront areas are a favorite for residents and tourists. They are working to promote a clean and green environment while building a network of parks and public spaces. One of the plans underway is to build a continuous and publicly accessible promenade along the waterfront. By late Spring 2010 the Revitalizing Queen’s Quay Boulevard will begin. During the past three years there has been work on the the Wave decks, the Martin Goodman trails, the walkway, various beaches and parks according to MP Olivia Chow.

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The Rees WaveDeck is the third in a series of four urban docks designed to create more public space along one of the most heavily used parts of the Toronto shoreline.

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Some of the changes are ones that residents can not easily see. The Toronto Waterfront Aquatic Habitat Restoration Strategy has begun to improve the aquatic habitats. Considerable efforts have already begun to restore the water quality. 2,250 square metres of new aquatic habitat has been built at the WaveDecks that span from Spadina to Simcoe Streets.In 2001 there were only five fish species in the area, in 2009 that count had increased to 17 species of fish.

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Adriaan Geuze of West 8 describes the proposed water’s edge promenade during a site tour for Waterfront Toronto’s Design Review Panel.

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