Today, Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie (Scarborough-Rouge Park) was joined by Councillor Ausma Malik (Spadina-Fort York), Julie Dabrusin, Member of Parliament for Toronto-Danforth and Waterfront Toronto Chair Stephen Diamond, to officially open the new Love Park (96 Queens Quay W.) along Toronto’s waterfront.
Many Torontonians helped them spread the love for this endearing new community space by enjoying live music, fun family activities and two official wedding ceremonies.
The new two-acre (8,100-square-metre) park creates an urban oasis and responds to the need of the growing population in the downtown core for flexible public space for residents, office workers and the thousands of tourists who visit the city’s central waterfront each year.
Features within the park include:
An international design competition for Love Park led to it being designed by CCxA (Sugar Beach, HTO Park, Berczy Park) in collaboration with gh3*. The Government of Canada funded the project in part through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario).
Love Park is one of many City of Toronto waterfront projects being realized by multi-year investments in parks and community centres. These investments contribute to the overall legacy of waterfront development, while affirming the City’s commitment to ensuring liveable, sustainable and connected communities along Toronto’s central waterfront.
More Love Park information is available on the City’s website.
Information on having a wedding at a City park is available on the City’s website.
Quotes:
“Love Park embodies the City’s ongoing efforts and leadership to embrace innovative and exciting community spaces through collaboration with the Government of Canada and multiple waterfront partners. Our combined dedication has helped create North America’s largest urban redevelopment program and one of the most extensive waterfront revitalization efforts in the world.”
– Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie (Scarborough-Rouge Park), Chair of the Infrastructure and Environment Committee
“The waterfront park that you have built will be a great place for residents, families and visitors to enjoy for years. Congratulations to the City of Toronto on the opening of your new, highly anticipated Love Park in the downtown core. The Government of Canada is thrilled to support projects that build communities and give people a place to come together and enjoy the outdoors.”
– The Honourable Filomena Tassi, Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario)
“Outdoor spaces and public parks, like Love Park, are key in developing healthy urban communities. The Government of Canada’s funding for projects like these provide important foundations that support active and vibrant futures for our residents.”
– Julie Dabrusin, Member of Parliament for Toronto-Danforth
“Love Park is a bold and creative new public space that has been enthusiastically shaped and welcomed by neighbours. I’m excited for Love Park to become a favourite for the local community, a joy for visitors, and a wonderful part of a growing, green and beautiful waterfront.”
– Councillor Ausma Malik (Spadina-Fort York)
“Love Park joins a growing collection of iconic parks Waterfront Toronto has delivered on the waterfront, creating a needed amenity for neighbourhood residents, office workers and visitors. Designed to respond to the community’s desire for flexible public spaces that provide sanctuary from the bustle of downtown, this new park provides an inviting green space for people to connect with nature and the waterfront.”
– Stephen Diamond, Chair, Waterfront Toronto Board of Directors
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