In May 2023, the Lower Don Trail was closed between Pottery Road and the rail line underpass connecting to Corktown, in connection with a major trail improvement project. The scope of the project on this stretch of trail includes erosion remediation, trail reconstruction, and the installation of a stairway connection to the Dundas Street bridge …
On July 13th, a new section of the mixed-use trail running along the East Don River was officially opened. The new three kilometer section of trail runs from near the forks of the Don River at Don Mills Road, exiting the river valley upstream onto Bermondsey Road just south of Eglinton. The route weaves alongside …
The Annual General Meeting of the Midtown Ravines Group, held on 14 April, provided an opportunity for MRG member organizations (10 local neighbourhood associations) and other members of the community to get an update on the different moving parts of the overall Avoca restoration project. Meeting attendees gathered at 5pm and mingled briefly before settling …
Ecological restoration of the Carstowe Road Lands may be more than a far-off dream, thanks to Toronto Nature Stewards (TNS)Â Currently, this area along the southern border of Moore Park is the domain of invasive species including European buckthorn, dog-strangling vine, goutweed, Japanese knotweed, phragmites, and English ivy, as well as invasive trees such as …
Anyone walking to the Brick Works via the Chorley Park Switchback will be aware of the significant construction activities underway in the Mud Creek ravine, along with trail closures arising from the access arrangements for this work. This is the Mud Creek Inlet Restoration Project. This work will restore the inlet from Mud Creek into …
A celebration hosted by the Bloor East Neighbourhood Association (BENA) and the South Rosedale Residents’ Association (SRRA) will be held on September 13, 2025, to mark the official opening of the new Morley Callaghan Bridge. The bridge, a significant piece of local infrastructure crossing the Rosedale Valley Ravine, connecting north St James Town and South …
Cudmore Creek Ravine may be midtown’s forgotten ravine, but it hasn’t been completely overlooked. On June 20, the City completed the Cudmore Creek Wetland and Trailhead Project, which has transformed a section of this ravine into an oasis of biodiversity, and a destination for users of the Crother’s Woods trail network. The site of the …
A deteriorated ravine path, which some call “the missing link” in Toronto’s recreational trail system, may soon be coming back to life with the help from a midtown residents’ group. Funding for the first steps toward rehabilitating the long-neglected trail through the Vale of Avoca, a steep valley near Yonge Street and St. Clair Avenue E., was approved by council …
This erosion control project (cost: approximately $2 million) is the second attempt at preventing the stream from undercutting the ravine slopes below Summerhill Gardens. An earlier under-engineered attempt at a lower-cost solution in 2019-20 was swept away by summer storms the following July. The engineering of the 2025 project is in part the result of …
New Morley Callaghan bridge After six years (design started in 2019), the bridge linking South Rosedale to the east entrance to the Sherbourne station is almost ready to open. Lighting on the bridge and in the tunnel at the south end will make the bridge considerably safer to use at night. Path alongside Rosedale Valley …