Toronto Lower Don Lands Redevelopment | ?m | ?s | Waterfront Toronto

[DSCToronto]

Does anyone have a useful contact in the press dept at Waterfront Toronto? I'd love to get a high res version of that photo for my kid's school. They've been taking trips to Bidaasige, and this would be a great tool to situation the park and the river in the overall waterfront area.

I would email info@. WT are normally very helpful.

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

We seem to be at least ahead of getting rid of/relocating our tank parks from signature locations.

 

[hawc]

 

[tripwire]

On Saturday (Jan 31), from much further away - at least, I think that's the same boat!

 

[radioheadmike]

Are there future plans for winter attractions?

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

...sometimes I think that big industry on the ports becomes it's own tourist attraction. Something I suspect some officials are a bit too squeamish to admit publicly.

 

[ash_iwn95]

Are there future plans for winter attractions?

I think we're a few years away on this with the land remediation on ookwemin minising still underway. You also have to consider how hard it is to get here by transit or the traffic congestion that would arise from tourist attractions on an island with essentially two main roads and not a lot of parking. The futue is bright though!

 

[hawc]

I think we're a few years away on this with the land remediation on Ookwemin Minising still underway.

Still can't believe this is the name. It's such a ridiculous name for the park. No one knows how to say it. Should have been called Snowy Owl Park. Or Lower Don Park.

 

[DSCToronto]

Still can't believe this is the name. It's such a ridiculous name for the park. No one knows how to say it. Should have been called Snowy Owl Park. Or Lower Don Park.

Would it have been my choice? No. Can I live with it and learn to pronounce it? Yes. Time to move on.

 

[daptive]

Still can't believe this is the name. It's such a ridiculous name for the park. No one knows how to say it. Should have been called Snowy Owl Park. Or Lower Don Park.

No need to exaggerate and say no one knows how to say it. You don’t know how to say it, and here’s a video that can teach you how to pronounce it and what it means!

 

[kev1n1m]

Still can't believe this is the name. It's such a ridiculous name for the park. No one knows how to say it. Should have been called Snowy Owl Park. Or Lower Don Park.

hell hath no fury like a white man slightly inconvenienced

 

[Undead]

Culture wars so stupid (on both sides).

 

[PL1]

Still can't believe this is the name. It's such a ridiculous name for the park. No one knows how to say it. Should have been called Snowy Owl Park. Or Lower Don Park.

"Toronto Ontario", two three-syllable first Nations words recited together. It's fine because we're used to it. Give it a couple of years and Ookwesin Minising won't be challenging

 

[hawc]

"Toronto Ontario", two three-syllable first Nations words recited together. It's fine because we're used to it. Give it a couple of years and Ookwesin Minising won't be challenging

I'll see you back here in 2028.

 

[Northern Light]

"Toronto Ontario", two three-syllable first Nations words recited together. It's fine because we're used to it. Give it a couple of years and Ookwesin Minising won't be challenging

To be fair, those names like Mississauga were anglicized to make them easier to pronounce (more intuitive) to typical English speakers.

Misi-zaagiing (or Misswezahging), is where we get the latter from.

Toronto is Tkarón:to)

Ontario is: kanadario

****

That put out there........the wisdom of the names chosen, and way they are spelled, while fair to critique, is a done thing, not worth dwelling on.