List of parks in Toronto explained

The following is a list of the parks in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The appearance of Toronto's ravines was altered by floods caused by Hurricane Hazel in October 1954 and many of Toronto's parks were established in the resulting floodplain.[1]

Municipal parks

The following parks are maintained by Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division:

0–9

Note that these parks will later be given official names as these are tentative names.

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I–K

L

M

N–O

P–R

S

T–V

W–Z

Provincial parks

There are three provincially owned parks in the City of Toronto.

Parks that are owned by the Government of Ontario include:

Federal parks

There are three federally owned parks in the City of Toronto, including one national park managed by Parks Canada, a federal agency of the Government of Canada.

Parks owned by the federal government include:

Toronto and Region Conservation Authority

The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) (an agency of the provincial government) is one of 36 conservation authorities in Ontario, Canada with a jurisdiction covering 3467sqkm over nine different watersheds. The TRCA operates many conservation areas in the Toronto region, including three primarily within the City of Toronto limits:

TRCA briefly managed part of Rouge Park before it was transferred to Parks Canada.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chronology of Storm Events . Toronto and Region Conservation . March 27, 2010.
  2. Web site: University of Toronto: Campus Grounds . University of Toronto . https://web.archive.org/web/20130310214221/http://www.fs.utoronto.ca/grounds.htm . 2013-03-10.
  3. Web site: Parks, Forestry and Recreation : Phil Givens Park . 2017-10-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171007115800/https://www1.toronto.ca/parks/prd/facilities/complex/448/index.htm . 2017-10-07 . dead .
  4. News: Leslieville parkette renamed after woman killed by stray bullet . . 2024-06-01 .
  5. Web site: Toronto park renamed for Elijah Marsh, 3-year-old who died in the cold in 2015. Global News.
  6. Web site: Naming of New Parkette - N/E corner of Yonge Street and Lawrence Avenue East "The George Milbrandt Parkette" . . August 23, 1999 . October 10, 2020 . October 15, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201015051342/https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/1999/agendas/committees/edp/edp990913/it017.htm . live .
  7. Web site: Then and Now: The Site of the TTC's Former Otter Loop | UrbanToronto. urbantoronto.ca.
  8. Web site: Toronto's first accessible baseball diamond to be named Roy Halladay Field. MLB.com.
  9. Web site: Dupont Parkette renamed in Sgt. Ryan Russell's honour - CityNews. https://archive.today/20120723110411/http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/news/local/article/142941--dupont-parkette-to-be-renamed-in-honour-of-sgt-ryan-russell. dead. July 23, 2012. July 23, 2012. Archive.today. May 27, 2018.
  10. Web site: The Skydome in Trinity Bellwoods Park has finally been recognized.
  11. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/07/22/three_westlake_brothers_who_died_in_second_world_war_to_be_honoured.html Jasper Park renamed to Westlake Memorial Park

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