rdaner
Senior Member
Is it time to start a thread on this topic? I’ve always been curious as to when the next major landfilling proposal will begin as it looks like it’s time has come with the Port Lands having been ‘divided up!’
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Lake Ontario Landfilling
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Towered
Superstar
Where would there be a necessity for more lake fill, and why?
Northern Light
Superstar
There will not be anymore major lakefill projects in the GTA. None.
There will be minor ones in spots - The Yonge St. Slip will be partially filled as part of the WWELRT project.
There may be the odd medium sized one in Etobicoke as part of filling in gaps in the waterfront trail, but this will be kept as small as practical.
Also plausible is minor fill for the purpose of recreating or enhancing some coastal wetlands.
But for industry or residential development at scale.........nothing doing.
lenaitch
Senior Member
But, but, where will they put all the spoil from the Hwy 401 tunnel?
Towered
Superstar
Turn Centennial Hill into a proper skiing mountain!
afransen
Senior Member
Isn't the Leslie St Spit/Tommy Thompson Park still being extended?
rdaner
Senior Member
^It is. I see this as a great way to use existing infrastructure while creating more waterfront districts. I know some think Dubai but my reference is more Copenhagen/Hamburg.
AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
Northern Light
Superstar
Uhh...............no. Let's go w/that.
LOL
So, first, yes material continues to be added but only for the purpose capping off cell 3. So no real further growth into the lake, more like enclosure of a coastal wetland/lagoon.
Second....no fill, the material being used is the material dredged from Keating and other inner harbour shipping routes.
So no bricks, concrete/re-bar or development excavation.
Northern Light
Superstar
No, it is not.
The capping of cell 3 is all that remains and it will not result in any new land formation beyond on the existing Spit perimeter.