It’s been nearly two weeks since the runoff from the six-alarm industrial fire in Etobicoke, Ont. seeped into Mimico Creek – but the ministry says cleanup efforts may take until October.
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A new concrete staircase opened in Etobicoke's Tom Riley Park Friday, just days after the city tore down a set of wooden stairs built by a retired mechanic at a fraction of the cost staff had projected.
This is why a Toronto stream turned bright blue
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Toronto residents now have an answer as to why a stream mysteriously turned an alarmingly bright blue colour in April.
The stream in Tom Riley Park in Etobicoke caught the attention of Daniel Underdown who noticed the odd colour at the end of April. Underdown told blogTO the stream had turned a milky blue. It smelt strongly of detergent, Underdown says.
The stream in Tom Riley Park turned bright blue at the end of April.
A stream in a Toronto park has turned bright blue and nobody knows why
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Toronto residents were alarmed to see a stream turn a Smurf-like blue this week and no one seems to know why.
Daniel Underdown tells blogTO he took a photo of the stream in Tom Riley Park in Etobicoke on Sunday. The stream had turned a milky blue. It smelt strongly of detergent, Underdown says.
Underdown took several photos of the stream this week.
He called the City of Toronto s 311 line and says they got back to him suggesting it was just a natural foam. He asked if they tested the water, but so far hasn t heard back.