Black Creek at Rockcliffe Special Policy Area Flood Remediation and Transporation Feasibility Study

[Northern Light]

Flooding mitigation work is being funded, the feds are chipping in 129.3M and the City 193.7M

Federal Government and City of Toronto partner to protect communities from worsening floods - Canada.ca

The Black and Lavender Creeks in the Rockcliffe-Smythe area of Toronto are being modified to reduce the risk of flooding due to the impacts climate change after a combined investment of more than $323 million from the federal government and the City of Toronto.

www.canada.ca

From the above:

 

[rdaner]

Thanks! I wonder if there is going to be a re-evaluation of the preferred option? Will there be a competition for some parts of the landscape design? Will new development patterns/trends affect this?

Aside from this exciting news I noticed on Google Maps that there are 4 golf courses in the area and wondered what the plans are for those if any.

 

[rdaner]

Took a little wonder in this area as I hadn’t been before. This section was just around Lavender Creek. Taken 31 August.

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Started at The Stockyards which borders Lavender Creek to the south and always seems to get busier every time that I am there.

Walking up Gunn's Road you pass a slaugherhouse and bbq place as well as some reminders that not everyone is on board.

This seems to be the entrance the creek but goes right over it to McCormack which runs along the north side.

What I thought would be a ‘Regents Canal’ in the rough is actually a very small channel with a trickle of water bordered by a hydro corridor. There is a bike path here that is going to be connected to Weston Road.

All along McCormack are warehouses that are finding life as event spaces, mosques and a little gem of a café!

The work on the creek is in conjunction with major development planned on the south side of McCormack.

 

[rdaner]

The buildings in the distance are on Jane Street.

The Junction Brewery is actually part of a complex of buildings that contain several independent breweries and gyms. Quite the emerging community hub!

Shacklands Brewery was the other surprise find and is a real gathering place where the locals love to talk about what is going on in the neighbourhood and especially the recent announcement.

There is a space in the sound barrier that leads to St. Clair and all of the newer residential development.

 

[pesto]

On the McCormack Street Zoning Notice pic, it says, "...construction of the new Weston/St Clair Smart GO station".

They dropped the Track, maybe they should finally just drop the Smart too.