Posted: Mar 09, 2021 12:41 PM ET | Last Updated: March 9
A rendering of the proposed vision for Parliament Slip animation, looking southeast from Queens Quay. (Rendering provided courtesy of West 8 + DTAH)
Waterfront Toronto announced new plans on Monday to turn the eastern harbourfront into a world-class tourist destination.
Their project called Parliament Slip includes kayak launches, swimming pools and a floating restaurant. Toronto was born on the waterfront, but industry forced it to turn its back from the lake, said the head of Waterfront Toronto George Zegarac, With [Monday s] announcement, we are fulfilling our promise to reorient the city back to the water.
Plans released for new floating restaurant along Toronto s waterfront
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Today in news that proves Toronto doesn t need Google to improve its eastern waterfront, a government task force has revealed plans transform Parliament Slip into a world-class destination for swimming, kayaking, boating, entertainment and dining never seen in Canada before.
Waterfront Toronto, a revitalization agency run by the City of Toronto, the Province of Ontario and Canada s federal government, dropped the news of its latest major initiative on Monday morning.
It ll take some time to complete, but if all goes as planned, the Parliament Slip project would give Toronto a new waterfront amphitheatre, several lakeside swimming pools, floating docks with concessions and a floating restaurant, among other public amenities.
TORONTO A public swimming pool, a floating restaurant and an amphitheatre could be coming to a derelict part of the city’s waterfront. Waterfront Toronto has released its vision for an ambitious overall of a slip located at the foot of Parliament Street in the city’s East Bayfront neighbourhood. The plan would see the area surrounding the slip transformed into what Waterfront Toronto says would be a “world class, public destination for swimming, kayaking, boating, entertainment, and dining.” The planning process is still underway but Waterfront Toronto’s vision for the area includes a “water amphitheatre, a floating restaurant, a canoe/kayak launch, a water transportation hub and a floating dock with concessions.
Published Monday, March 8, 2021 9:06AM EST Last Updated Monday, March 8, 2021 5:58PM EST A public swimming pool, a floating restaurant and an amphitheatre could be coming to a derelict part of the city’s waterfront. Waterfront Toronto has released its vision for an ambitious overhaul of a slip located at the foot of Parliament Street in the city’s East Bayfront neighbourhood. The plan would see the area surrounding the slip transformed into what Waterfront Toronto says would be a “world class, public destination for swimming, kayaking, boating, entertainment, and dining.” The planning process is still underway but Waterfront Toronto’s vision for the area includes a “water amphitheatre, a floating restaurant, a canoe/kayak launch, a water transportation hub and a floating dock with concessions.