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Waterfront: Lake Ontario Park (Field Operations)

Is Leslie Spit part of Lake Ontario Park project? Couple of weekends ago, I went cycling through Leslie Spit. Took me about a good hour to reach the light house which is the end of the trail. Cool trail, lots of wildlife. Saw a snake, rabbit, hugh rat and lots of birds. Anyone who likes to cycle should try the trail. Opens to public only on the weekends and holidays.
 
Just a spit away from the new power plant is this still under construction "Transition Sports Field". Is this really what it's called?

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From WATERFRONToronto's website:

Background:

The primary goal of this initiative is to build sports fields in Toronto's Port Lands to serve new and existing residents of Toronto and the GTA while reclaiming underutilized land. Although efforts will be made to identify permanent locations for such facilities, these facilities are intended to be transitional uses for lands that might not be developed for 10 to 15 years.
The artificial playing surfaces will offer premium level playing facilities that will be available for intensive use through an extended playing season. The artificial surfaces will be uniquely effective in addressing soils remediation through capping while providing surfaces requiring low maintenance requirements. These recreational uses are in high demand in an under serviced area and they will bring people to the Portlands.

The plan will involve:

Construction of 2 new artificial turf fields and amenities.
A new planting program introducing a diverse and sustainable plant community of native species with an enhancement of existing natural grove areas.
Overland drainage will be featured through planted swales and a wetland zone that will be integrated within the overall planting and soils remediation program.
Construction of park amenities to support the fields.
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Pity that they just had to go and destroy that nice forest where those cool raves were held. This project is beyond lame. Well, at least the temporary sports field at the foot of Cherry street is.
 
Pity that they just had to go and destroy that nice forest where those cool raves were held. This project is beyond lame. Well, at least the temporary sports field at the foot of Cherry street is.
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The soil is polluted. This is part of the effort to clean it.
 
The sports fields were supposed to go in Commissioners Park, but that plan was scrapped in the process of redesigning the lower Don area. All of the proposals relocated the sports fields, in various locations. The winning design had them along the new, meandering channel below Commissioners Street, though the jury suggested moving them elsewhere, perhaps closer to Lake Ontario Park. It remains to be seen where they will go, and when they will be built. The transition fields will serve in the interim, and also help in mitigating the soil contamination, so they're transitional in two senses.
 
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