[GameOnBrad]

Park signs are now up

 

[mburrrrr]

IT’S OPEN!
Mother Nature at her best for delaying the park opening a for ribbon cutting today at 4:30pm. I’ll teach you…..
Good thing for winter otherwise this park may not have opened this year without a little push. Pickleball anyone? Anyone? Anyone?

 

[mburrrrr]

As noted above by @DSCToronto, I think this left (NE) corner area above was done last due to water/sprinkler and electrical connections. Maybe they missed the 3 trees. They sprayed on some grass and fenced it off similar to the two right areas. Maybe these 3 Meadow Mounds will be off limit to dogs in the future?

This is my last bump of this thread for park pictures. I found a new thread:

50 Queens Quay East (Park) | ?m | ?s | City of Toronto

It looks like they are separating the construction site from the new park. They still have a little bit of work to finish that park. I’m not sure what…. Artificial grass /fence for dogs? Soft cushion area for kids stuff? Hard surface with tables and chairs? Other?

urbantoronto.ca

Maybe they left the bobcat for snow removal if this site is not on the sidewalk snowplow list yet.
I wonder if they will postpone the official park opening today at 4:30?

New Park at 50 Queens Quay East

On November 10, 2025, the Park in Progress opens to the public. Features include a lawn, mounds, picnic grove with seating, pickleball courts, an off-leash area for dogs and entry plaza. A new 10,000 m2 park is coming to 50 Queens Quay E. near One Yonge Community Recreation Centre, as part of...

www.toronto.ca

 

[Towered]

F****** pickleball.

 

[Towered]

Such an original name for a park

 

[DSCToronto]

Such an original name for a park

I assume they will give the permanent version a 'proper name' probably connected to a donor or someone we want to suck up to. (Donald J Trump Park???)

 

[Amare]

Such an original name for a park

Agreed, I think "Temporary Park" would've been much more suitable and unique!

 

[PL1]

F****** pickleball.

You don't like dinking in the kitchen? (I've played one time. It was fine. I'm not much of a racquet ball player)

 

[mburrrrr]

They used capital letters. I’m surprise they didn’t include that on the park sign.
50 Queens Quay East Park In Progress
50 Queens Quay East Permanent Park

 

[GenerationLee]

Such an original name for a park

I'm eternally inspired.

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

F****** pickleball.

...I always think of it as a "sport" for Mar-a-Lago makeover types. >.<

 

[mburrrrr]

The bobcat is gone.

Pickleball has surpassed golf as the highest rate of injuries… for people over 55. This crowd looks well under 55 but….

Party! Party! Party!

Microphone and speaker. This is serious. No ribbon visible.

Injuries by Sport
Data from 2014-2023 for adults aged 55+ shows that the sports with the highest number of injuries overall are:

• Golf (22.8% of injuries)
• Pickleball (17.0% of injuries)
• Tennis (13.4% of injuries)
• Weight lifting (12.9% of injuries)

While sprains and strains are common in sports like golf and weightlifting, fractures are the predominant injury in sports like pickleball and tennis. Notably, the incidence rate of pickleball injuries has rapidly increased in recent years, surpassing golf in 2023. Reference

 

[Amare]

Well ladies and gentleman it's official, we apparently have a "state-of-the-art" park!

A new temporary state-of-the-art park just opened on Toronto’s waterfront

Toronto’s new park in progress features grass, meadows, pathways, seating, pickleball courts and an off-leash dog area.

www.toronto.com

If this is state of the art, that parkette on Queen and Augusta will certainly be the 8th wonder of the world.

 

[GameOnBrad]

Wandered through the park today...

 

[old boy]

Well ladies and gentleman it's official, we apparently have a "state-of-the-art" park!

A new temporary state-of-the-art park just opened on Toronto’s waterfront

Toronto’s new park in progress features grass, meadows, pathways, seating, pickleball courts and an off-leash dog area.

www.toronto.com

If this is state of the art, that parkette on Queen and Augusta will certainly be the 8th wonder of the world.

It is temporary, however...." state-the-art " jingoism is somewhat premature. In a next life it would be something to experience a fully integrated waterfront amid soaring condominiums.