Let's Go To The Ex!
Join us December 9th at 7 pm on Zoom, as we welcome Don Boyle the CEO of Exhibition Place as he speaks to us about new plans and program ideas for our historic waterfront venue and fairground.
Villiers Island: Hang on a Minute! Let’s take a second look at the plan.
Join us on Tuesday, May 21, 7 pm (Zoom) for critical and constructive panel discussion on the plan for Villiers Island.
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WfA has been broadly supportive of Waterfront Toronto's work over the years, but true friends owe their friends open and constructive dialogue. So inspired by recent discussions of the recently amemded Villiers Island plan, including critical assessment by the Globe & Mail's Alex Bozikovics and a commentary by architecture and planning firm Smart Density, we felt that it was urgent to give voice to legitimate and constructive concerns about the Villiers Island Plan prior to its consideration by City Council in June.
To that end we've put together a panel of community activists, housing activists and urban planners to take a second look at the Villiers Island plan.
FEATURING:
- Norm di Pasquale — City Activist (NoJetsTO, past Board of Education Trustee)
- Eric Lombardi — Housing Advocate, More Neighbours Toronto
- Mark Richardson — Technical Lead, HousingNowTO
- Blair Scorgie — Registered Professional Planner, Urban Designer, Lecturer TMU
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Join us November 18th at 7 pm for Speaker Series 18: A Romance of Ferries: 200 Years of Getting People to the Islands. Presented by Ron Jenkins.
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Toronto has always been a waterfront town, intimately connected to its spectacular Island retreat.
For nearly 200 years ferries have been integral to that connection. Ron will survey Toronto's fascinating story of ferries, past, present, and future, the romance of excursions across the harbour, and yes, also some frustrations, failures and small triumphs.
Tuesday November 18, 2025 • 7:00 PM on Zoom
Native seeds buried under eight metres of soil when the foot of the Don was a marsh long ago are coming back to life at Biidaasige Park. Excavation and construction for the new park exposed ancient seeds to water and sun; they woke up and started growing again.
We learned about this amazing rebirth of native plants at our October 26, 2025 Walk/Talk led by David Stonehouse of the Waterfront Secretariat, with special guests forestry expert Steve Smith of Urban Forest Associates and landscape architect Netami Stuart of Toronto Parks and Recreation. The weather was perfect. It was a great day. Many thanks to our expert speakers, and to the many people that joined us for a scenic Sunday stroll.
