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New park opens on the Etobicoke Creek trail

Nine hectares of restored floodplain, and a bridge two cities argued over.

Monitor Staff August 23, 2026 2:40 am 1 min read
The new crossing over Etobicoke Creek, which took Mississauga and Toronto eleven years to agree on.
The new crossing over Etobicoke Creek, which took Mississauga and Toronto eleven years to agree on. — Monitor illustration

The park completes the trail link between Burnhamthorpe and the lake, and the bridge — split down the municipal boundary — took longer to negotiate than to build.

The floodplain restoration is doing its job early: the July storm pooled where the engineers drew it, and nowhere else.

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