TORONTO – Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Catherine McKenna recently visited Canada’s Sugar Beach, a park that was once a parking lot in a former industrial area, one of Waterfront Toronto’s many revitalization projects.
McKenna also toured the Waterfront Innovation Centre, a project currently underway, which will support the creation of a commercial district in East Bayfront. Central to the project is the waterfront-wide ultra-high-speed broadband fibre-optic network that is delivering one of Toronto’s fastest and most economical high-speed Internet service, indicates a release.
The minister also checked on progress of the Port Lands Flood Protection Project which, once complete, will offer flood protection to Toronto’s southeastern downtown area as well as become home to new parks, bridges, roads and the new residential community of Villiers Island, adds the release.
Toronto’s waterfront revitalization is the largest urban redevelopment project currently underway in North America and includes federal, provincial and municipal investments for city-building infrastructure and urban development.
The visit follows a Waterfront Toronto Board of Directors meeting, the first meeting for newly appointed federal members Leslie Woo, Drew Fagan and Rahul Bhardwaj. They were appointed in the fall following a selection process to find experienced, engaged and enthusiastic members of the public to serve on the board, indicates a release.
“Waterfront Toronto’s work to build a vibrant waterfront for everyone is creating jobs and economic opportunity, providing new access to green spaces and the water, and is building a more inclusive community,” said McKenna in a statement. “We are fortunate to have talented new federal board appointees that will play a critical role in delivering on this nation-building infrastructure project.”
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