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Toronto Water

NEWS 

Fixing local basement flooding problems

July 20, 2012June 7, 2014 Town Crier staff Basement Flooding, Flood Protection, Infrastructure, Sewer, Toronto Water

City looks to prevent repeat of massive 2005 deluge

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NEWS 

Where the city went wrong

June 19, 2012 Town Crier staff Basement Floods, Civil Lawsuit, Fiona Crean, Lou Di Gironimo, No Time To Waste, Ombudsman, Rob Ford, Sewage, Sewer, Shondra Nauth, Toronto Water

Ombudsman Fiona Crean lays out just how the Toronto Water failed Shondra Nauth

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NEWS 

Sewage dispute headed to court

June 19, 2012 Town Crier staff Basement Floods, Civil Lawsuit, Fiona Crean, Lou Di Gironimo, No Time To Waste, Ombudsman, Rob Ford, Sewage, Sewer, Shondra Nauth, Toronto Water

Shondra Nauth hopes 10-year fight against city ends with Toronto buying her soiled home

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NEWS 

Wetlands planned for Ashbridges Bay

June 6, 2012 Town Crier staff Ashbridges Bay, environment, Gary Wilkins, Islands, Lou Di Gironimo, Toronto And Region Conservation Authority, Toronto Water, wastewater

Marsh would help area deal with overflows

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NEWS 

It's almost over at long last

May 14, 2012 Town Crier staff construction, Henry Polvi, Toronto Water, watermain work

Avenue Road watermain construction project enters its final stages

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NEWS 

'Welcome to the islands' could become local saying

May 14, 2012 Town Crier staff environment, Gary Wilkins, Humber Islands, Humber River, Islands, Lou Di Gironimo, Sunnyside Beach, Toronto And Region Conservation Authority, Toronto Water

Environmental tests planned for new manmade islands

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NEWS 

A bird? A plane? What is it, anyway?

January 12, 2012 Town Crier staff John Parker, parks, Sandy Bruce Park, Toronto Water, water meter

Mystery surrounding pole in Sandy Bruce Park now all water under the bridge

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NEWS 

Environment Days help ensure you live green

September 15, 2011 Town Crier staff Community Environmen, Don Valley West, Jaye Robinson, Solid Waste Manageme, Toronto Environment, Toronto Water

On Saturday, Oct. 1, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at York Mills Collegiate School, located at 490 York Mills

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NEWS 

Sewer work extended through fall

August 22, 2011December 20, 2018 Town Crier staff Aecom Canada, construction, Coxwell sewer trunk, Mary Fragedakis, McNally Construction, Sewer Work, Taylor Creek Park, Toronto Water

Construction of Coxwell trunk project hits snag

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NEWS 

Blue Flag flies over Woodbine Beach

July 18, 2011 Town Crier staff Blue Flag Designatio, environment, Lake Ontario, Toronto Water, water safety, Woodbine Beach

Strict monitoring means swimmers needn’t fear pollution at popular site

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NEWS 

Swimmers blue over water quality

June 30, 2011 Town Crier staff E. Coli, environment, Humber River, Sunnyside Beach, Toronto Water, water quality

Sunnyside Beach fails to win top designation, but is still safe

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NEWS 

City pulls the plug on free downspout disconnection

March 7, 2011 Town Crier staff budget, Downspout Disconnect, Toronto Water

However, residents are still required to remove pipes from storm sewer connection

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NEWS 

Ex-salt depot blooms anew

April 1, 2010June 22, 2014 Christopher Reynolds architecture, Green, Toronto Water

April showers are set to bring more than flowers this spring in Davisville.

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NEWS 

Residents slam city over basement flooding

July 30, 2009 Town Crier staff flood, Toronto Water

Rain, rain, go away. This simple wish was slow in coming for Beach residents whose homes have been flooded. “It

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THAT WAS THEN. This is now.

Empringham Hotel 1903
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

From stately hotel to strip club—the Empringham story

November 19, 2020May 5, 2021 Eric McMillan

The Empringham, Danforth or Play Pen — they’re all the same hotel, standing at Danfoirth and Dawes from the late 1800s into the 1980s.

Queen and Waverley 1903
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

Can you believe this century home still stands at Queen and Waverley?

February 27, 2020March 4, 2020 Eric McMillan
Beltline bridge over Yonge Street ion 1915
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

When horses passed UNDER the Beltline bridge

December 1, 2019February 6, 2020 Eric McMillan
Yonge-Eglinton southeast
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

Now that the Yonge-Eglinton mess has been cleared up (almost)

October 24, 2019October 25, 2019 Eric McMillan
Mt. Pleasant loop being built
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

When building transit was simpler at Mt. Pleasant and Eglinton

May 9, 2019November 24, 2020 Eric McMillan
Hay wagons on Yonge Street
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

The days of hay wagons and streetcars on Yonge Street

February 1, 2019February 3, 2019 Eric McMillan
Avoca bridge being torn down
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

The viaduct that brought Moore Park into Toronto

December 1, 2018December 15, 2018 Streeter staff

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