Toronto Island airport expansion would bring huge jet blast walls to lake
Toronto’s waterfront could soon be facing major changes as plans to expand the island airport raise the prospect of more jets and large blast walls by the lake.Premier Doug Ford says the provincial government is prepared to take control of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport in order to extend its runway and allow jets to operate in ...
https://www.blogto.com/travel/2026/03/toronto-island-airport-expansion-jet-blast-walls/

Some shots of #TorontoIsland and views of the #Toronto #skyline, both from the island and the ferry.
#photography #Canada #Ontario #vacation

Gondola, tunnel or bridge? Toronto city council eyes improved island access
City councillors are being asked to create a task force to accelerate expanded access to Toronto Island, work that includes long-term and pricey options like a possible bridge, tunnel or gondola to the popular park.
#infrastructure #transportation #cityplanning #tourism #Toronto #TorontoIsland
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-island-park-access-1.7539233?cmp=rss

Toronto Island author publishes historical fiction about child with disability
'Let's Go, Darby!' is based on a true story about a boy in the 1800s who was disabled and made a harrowing journey to The Hospital for Sick Children, now known as SickKids, for a surgery. Linda Rosenbaum says her aim is to advocate for th...
#literature #history #disability #children #TorontoIsland #HospitalforSickChildren
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-island-author-child-disability-1.7510763?cmp=rss

Man dead after falling through thin ice near Toronto Island, warning issued
Toronto police said that around 9 a.m. on Friday, the man fell through the ice on Lake Ontario off the edge of Toronto Island into the waters beneath where he died.
#accident #death #warning #TorontoIsland #LakeOntario #Canada #TorontoPolice
https://globalnews.ca/news/10953064/toronto-man-ice-fall-death/

Man dead after falling through thin ice near Toronto Island, warning issued
Toronto police said that around 9 a.m. on Friday, the man fell through the ice on Lake Ontario off the edge of Toronto Island into the waters beneath where he died.
#accident #death #warning #TorontoIsland #LakeOntario #Canada #TorontoPolice
https://globalnews.ca/news/10953064/toronto-man-ice-fall-death/

Man dead after falling through thin ice near Toronto Island, warning issued
Toronto police said that around 9 a.m. on Friday, the man fell through the ice on Lake Ontario off the edge of Toronto Island into the waters beneath where he died.
#accident #death #warning #TorontoIsland #LakeOntario #Canada #TorontoPolice
https://globalnews.ca/news/10953064/toronto-man-ice-fall-death/

Hanlans Point was a popular summer destination - here is the entrance to the distinctive Grotto Restaurant 95 years ago today, from Toronto Island on July 24th, 1929. Follow the link to see another photo of the inside, and ceiling.
wholemap.com/July24
#OTD #Toronto #TorontoIsland #restaurant #TorontoPhoto #OnThisDay #BWPhotography #HistoricPhoto

Where is the butterfly #summer #canada #torontoisland