The urban shoreline in much of our central waterfront is in a sorry state, it's positively dystopian! For years Waterfront for All has been quietly and steadily pressing for action on this. From being a 'tragedy of the commons' situation there is now good news as the City of Toronto is starting to take action. Join us on online Tuesday, September 30th at 7:00 pm, as we welcome, Merrilees Willemse - Project Manager, Waterfront Secretariat and Jennifer Ogrodnick - Director, Construction, CreateTO who will tell us what's happening and take questions! CLICK HERE TO RSVP

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Speaker Series 19

Let's Go To The Ex!

We had a great talk on December 9th on Zoom from Don Boyle, CEO of Exhibition Place, about the new plans and program ideas for our historic waterfront venue and fairground. Don's deck is here.

Speaker Series 18: A Romance of Ferries

WFA Speaker Series talk on Toronto ferries.

On Tuesday November 18, 2025, Ron Jenkins delivered a fascinating Zoom talk on the ferries that have been moving people across Toronto Harbour to the Islands for the last two centuries. The deck is here.

Biidaasige Walk: Long-buried Seeds Reborn

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.

Join us September 30th at 7 pm for Dockwall Dystopia

Let's Go To The Ex!

WFA Speaker Series talk on Toronto ferries.