Parks

waterfront

Design Quarterly

Vancouver reveals West End waterfront designs

The City of Vancouver has revealed three preliminary design approaches for the future of the West End waterfront.
Minoru Richmond

Construction Business

Richmond Minoru Park Renewal project underway

The Richmond Minoru Park is undergoing extensive revitalization of its lakes district. Work on the Minoru lakes will be done in two phases.
Saskatchewan parks to remain dry this summer

Canadian Property Management

Saskatchewan parks to remain dry this summer

Saskatchewan's legislative assembly has adjourned until October before making a decision about changing the rules around alcohol consumption in parks and other outdoor public places.
Six global parks up for Urban Open Space award

REMI Network

Six global parks up for Urban Open Space award

Six parks across the world are finalists in a global competition that recognizes the successes of large- and small-scale public spaces.
energy reporting

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Design team selected for T.O. waterfront park

Aitken Place Park, a new 3,000-square-metre park planned for the Toronto waterfront, will be designed by landscape architecture firms Thomas Balsey Associates and Scott Torrance Landscape Architect Inc. The companies, based out of New York and Toronto respectively, were selected to collaborate on the project by Waterfront Toronto.

REMI Network

Niagara Parks Commission partners with CWF

The Niagara Parks Commission (NPC) and the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) have teamed up to collaborate on conservation, public outreach activities and educational programs. Through
Toronto park

Canadian Property Management

Privately owned public spaces in Toronto

As density increases in cities and land for new parks becomes scarce, areas including Toronto are now looking to privately owned public spaces.
Metrogate Park in Toronto

Building Strategies & Sustainability

The benefits of urban parks

The economic and environmental benefits of urban parks are many. But as demand for land rises, cities must be creative when building new spaces.