“They finally had a funeral for the Don River yesterday,” the Toronto Telegram reported the following day. “Judging from the smell of the ‘deceased,’ it was long overdue. ...

Erased by generations of industrial development, the mouth of the Don River is gradually re-emerging in Toronto's Port Lands through a colossal infrastructure project unlike anything ever seen ...

On a stormy July day, the Don River flooded its banks. As nearly 100 millimetres of rain hit Toronto, the river surged from a trickle to a torrent. Currents spread across the Don Valley Parkway ...

It seems as though the tides have turned for this Toronto landmark. In an environmental demonstration organized by the group Pollution Probe back in 1969, dozens gathered in black attire to mourn ...

Toronto’s Don River: from trash to natural treasure In a four-part series, the Toronto Star takes a look at the rivers of the GTA, their history and future. Aug. 5, 2013.

A new naturalized river mouth is being constructed for Toronto's Don River, a vast infrastructure project physically reshaping the city's natural geography. Part of the broader Port Lands Flood ...

Much has been said about how polluted the Don River is or has been. When Simcoe got to Toronto, the river itself was pristine and emptied into marshes (called then Ashbridges Bay) that were linked to ...

Toronto Fire Chief Jim Jessop provides an update on the encampment fires that left one person dead in the Don River Valley.

Toronto Private donations for Don River Valley Park could be 'blueprint' for future parks, mayor says. Philanthropist Andy Chisholm is investing in a public park for the first time, ...

Toronto artists John Loerchener and Laura Mendes have painted markers along a Don Valley trail showing where the river originally flowed before industrialization.

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