Volunteers who fill a need on their own Rob Spindler saw a problem in his local ravine – Yellow Creek/Vale of Avoca and decided to do something about it. What started out as a one-man operation has blossomed into an annual community event in Moore Park. Listen to the May 1, 2025 Hidden Gems Toronto …
Engineering based on outdated rainfall assumptions This culvert, built in the last two decades, was simply inadequate to handle the amount of rainfall we got on July 16, 2024. The solution: opening up the stream below the switchback path up to Chorley Park, so that the undersized culvert is no longer there to dam a …
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 …
We are currently organizing a major campaign to raise funds to pay for capital projects that will restore the Vale to its former status as a major recreational and ecological resource. We are actively working in cooperation with the City of Toronto, the Toronto Regional Conservation Authority (TRCA) and community groups to develop a Master …