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User:Geo Swan/Lower Don River flood control

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Toronto, Ontario has a large parcel of brownfields that requires flood control of the Lower Don River before it can be redeveloped.[1][2] Shortly after the turn of the 20th century the Don River was canalized from the Bloor Street Aqueduct south to its mouth. A marsh, known as Ashbridge's Bay, was filled in, and used for industrial purposes.

The banks of the canalized portion of the river are concrete, providing no wildlife habitat.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "Revised Port Lands plan moves toward approval". Toronto Star. 2012-08-31. Retrieved 2018-07-30. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Kevin Plummer (2011-10-08). "Historicist: On the Waterfront". Torontoist. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-15. By 1922, the Ashbridges Bay area had been reclaimed and serviced with the construction of the Keating Channel, Ship Channel, and Turning Basin. By 1933, the area housed oil refineries, coal facilities, and factories, according to Toronto Harbour: The Passing Years (Toronto Harbour Commissioners, 1985).
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