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rdaner
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Has construction actually started Camouflage Park?
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kpad
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I drove by the site last week. No activity. No signs. Nothing at all.
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mark simpson
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Isn't this years away from construction
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ceaz40
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For those of not aware.....what is Camouflage Park?
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mark simpson
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the big portland park on the south side of the don river channel (keating?)
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bizorky
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It's construction is closer than you think, but far enough away.
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AlvinofDiaspar
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Also known as Commissioner's Park:
www.towaterfront.ca/dynam...c489dd65a2
From the 5 year business plan report to the city:
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www.towaterfront.ca/dynam...c489dd65a2
From the 5 year business plan report to the city:
Land acquisition, business relocation, design and working drawings are anticipated to be completed and construction initiated by 2011.
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AlvinofDiaspar
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From City of Toronto News:
October 30, 2006       
TEDCO to Purchase CP Express Property in Toronto’s Portlands
               
Agreement will kick-start Green Corridor within Proposed Commissioners Park
The Toronto Economic Development Corporation (TEDCO) has entered into an agreement with CP Express & Transport Ltd (CPET) to purchase approximately seven acres of land and settle an outstanding environmental claim initiated by TEDCO.
CPET has agreed to transfer the lands located at the corner of Commissioners Street and the Don Roadway for an undisclosed sum. "CPET has met its environmental obligations responsibly as a good corporate citizen with clean up costs reflected in the purchase price," declared TEDCO President and CEO Jeffrey Steiner.
Currently vacant, the approximately seven-acre site was used by CPET, a transportation company, until it ceased operations at this location in the late 1990’s. With the purchase by TEDCO and settlement of its environmental claim, the lands will be made available for the first stages of the proposed Commissioners Park and a Green/Wildlife Corridor long awaited by the neighbouring community. "The local city councillor has been strongly encouraging TEDCO to help facilitate the creation of the Green Corridor and this land acquisition is a key part of that strategy," Steiner said.
The lands will be incorporated into a park, together with other property already owned by TEDCO, as part of the public spaces plan developed by the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation (TWRC) and the City of Toronto’s Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division. Funds for land acquisition, park planning and eventual construction have been contributed to the TWRC by the City, Provincial and Federal Governments.
About TEDCO
TEDCO is an Ontario business corporation with the City of Toronto as its sole shareholder. It is a self-financing, arms-length corporation governed by an 11-person board of directors appointed by City Council. It currently owns over 500 acres of land across the City of Toronto and leases properties to 80 businesses. TEDCO is designated as the city-wide redevelopment arm for the City of Toronto. TEDCO was incorporated in 1986 and celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2006.
Media contact:
Jeffrey Steiner, TEDCO President & CEO, 416-214-4641,
jsteiner@tedco.ca
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October 30, 2006       
TEDCO to Purchase CP Express Property in Toronto’s Portlands
               
Agreement will kick-start Green Corridor within Proposed Commissioners Park
The Toronto Economic Development Corporation (TEDCO) has entered into an agreement with CP Express & Transport Ltd (CPET) to purchase approximately seven acres of land and settle an outstanding environmental claim initiated by TEDCO.
CPET has agreed to transfer the lands located at the corner of Commissioners Street and the Don Roadway for an undisclosed sum. "CPET has met its environmental obligations responsibly as a good corporate citizen with clean up costs reflected in the purchase price," declared TEDCO President and CEO Jeffrey Steiner.
Currently vacant, the approximately seven-acre site was used by CPET, a transportation company, until it ceased operations at this location in the late 1990’s. With the purchase by TEDCO and settlement of its environmental claim, the lands will be made available for the first stages of the proposed Commissioners Park and a Green/Wildlife Corridor long awaited by the neighbouring community. "The local city councillor has been strongly encouraging TEDCO to help facilitate the creation of the Green Corridor and this land acquisition is a key part of that strategy," Steiner said.
The lands will be incorporated into a park, together with other property already owned by TEDCO, as part of the public spaces plan developed by the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation (TWRC) and the City of Toronto’s Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division. Funds for land acquisition, park planning and eventual construction have been contributed to the TWRC by the City, Provincial and Federal Governments.
About TEDCO
TEDCO is an Ontario business corporation with the City of Toronto as its sole shareholder. It is a self-financing, arms-length corporation governed by an 11-person board of directors appointed by City Council. It currently owns over 500 acres of land across the City of Toronto and leases properties to 80 businesses. TEDCO is designated as the city-wide redevelopment arm for the City of Toronto. TEDCO was incorporated in 1986 and celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2006.
Media contact:
Jeffrey Steiner, TEDCO President & CEO, 416-214-4641,
jsteiner@tedco.ca
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kpad
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It's actually happening. I'm astounded.
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3Dementia
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7 acres? My roof garden is 6 acres...
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billonlogan
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Received this email with TWRC monthly update. There were some pictures and site plan of the new Port Lands Sports Field. If anyone else received the email please post the images.
Camouflage Park is still a ways to go, but its good to see some of these other projects getting off the ground.
Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006
From: Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation
Subject: Waterfront Update - November 2006
Port Lands Sport Fields Update
In September, TWRC held an open house and public meeting to provide information and receive input on plans for new sports fields in the Port Lands which will be located on a nine-acre site on the south side of Unwin Avenue just west of Regatta Road. Since then, TWRC has issued a tender for site preparation work which is scheduled to start at the end of November. In addition to meeting an important recreational need, the sport fields project also has strong environmental benefits.
Doubling the Number of Trees
The clean-up of the site and construction of the sport fields require the removal of the existing trees. About 800 new native trees, double what is currently there, will be planted as part of the project. And, the new trees will be longer-living and more diverse. The existing stands of mature trees at Cherry Beach are not impacted by the sports field project.
Clean-up of Contaminated Land
Like much of the Port Lands, this site is contaminated from previous industrial use. Lead levels here exceed Ministry of Environment standards for park and recreational uses. The sports field project will bring the site up to acceptable standards through a clean-up strategy that has been discussed with public health and environment officials. The widely accepted process for managing lead is to add a cap of clean soil. This cap of clean soil will kill the roots of the existing trees on the site which are being replaced at a rate of 2 to 1.
Storm-water Management
A ditch currently provides drainage on the site. A culvert will be installed to protect site users from contact with existing contamination in the ditch and to allow surface drainage from Unwin Avenue underneath the sports fields. An effective storm-water management system will also be installed as part of the project and runoff will be monitored on a continual basis.
Site preparation work will run from November to March 2007. The new landscaping and tree planting will start by April and be complete in May 2007.
Leslie Street Greening Phase I Complete
Phase I of the Leslie Street Greening Project is now complete. Leslie Street is one of the major gateway’s to the Port Lands and the future Lake Ontario Park. Phase I of the project includes landscaping and Martin Goodman Trail improvements on the eastside of the street between Lake Shore and Commissioners Street and on the west side south of Commissioners.
TWRC has started work on the design of Phase II which includes the eastside south of Commissioners Street. TWRC continues to meet with community stakeholders to obtain input on the design
Camouflage Park is still a ways to go, but its good to see some of these other projects getting off the ground.
Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006
From: Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation
Subject: Waterfront Update - November 2006
Port Lands Sport Fields Update
In September, TWRC held an open house and public meeting to provide information and receive input on plans for new sports fields in the Port Lands which will be located on a nine-acre site on the south side of Unwin Avenue just west of Regatta Road. Since then, TWRC has issued a tender for site preparation work which is scheduled to start at the end of November. In addition to meeting an important recreational need, the sport fields project also has strong environmental benefits.
Doubling the Number of Trees
The clean-up of the site and construction of the sport fields require the removal of the existing trees. About 800 new native trees, double what is currently there, will be planted as part of the project. And, the new trees will be longer-living and more diverse. The existing stands of mature trees at Cherry Beach are not impacted by the sports field project.
Clean-up of Contaminated Land
Like much of the Port Lands, this site is contaminated from previous industrial use. Lead levels here exceed Ministry of Environment standards for park and recreational uses. The sports field project will bring the site up to acceptable standards through a clean-up strategy that has been discussed with public health and environment officials. The widely accepted process for managing lead is to add a cap of clean soil. This cap of clean soil will kill the roots of the existing trees on the site which are being replaced at a rate of 2 to 1.
Storm-water Management
A ditch currently provides drainage on the site. A culvert will be installed to protect site users from contact with existing contamination in the ditch and to allow surface drainage from Unwin Avenue underneath the sports fields. An effective storm-water management system will also be installed as part of the project and runoff will be monitored on a continual basis.
Site preparation work will run from November to March 2007. The new landscaping and tree planting will start by April and be complete in May 2007.
Leslie Street Greening Phase I Complete
Phase I of the Leslie Street Greening Project is now complete. Leslie Street is one of the major gateway’s to the Port Lands and the future Lake Ontario Park. Phase I of the project includes landscaping and Martin Goodman Trail improvements on the eastside of the street between Lake Shore and Commissioners Street and on the west side south of Commissioners.
TWRC has started work on the design of Phase II which includes the eastside south of Commissioners Street. TWRC continues to meet with community stakeholders to obtain input on the design
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bizorky
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I guess its good that they want to plant trees as the ones around Cherry Beach are about to be completely eliminated.
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Archivistower
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I guess its good that they want to plant trees as the ones around Cherry Beach are about to be completely eliminated.
The existing stands of mature trees at Cherry Beach are not impacted by the sports field project.
Hmmm?
The existing stands of mature trees at Cherry Beach are not impacted by the sports field project.
Hmmm?
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mark simpson
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go or bad the portlands will be vastly different in a few short years