Raymore Park — Attraction in Toronto

I don’t live nearby, so usually park at the arena and cross the bridge. Just past it on the left is a narrow path through the woods which will take you directly to the river. Eventually it will rejoin with the paved path. There are many Canada geese here! As you continue south you can heart the waterfall. I looked up the history: Raymore Park is situated on land owned by the Scarlett family until the mid-1850's. John Scarlett, a prominent buinessman in the area, operated a distillery and number of mills. In 1857, local businessman Rowland Burr announced a proposal to build a canal four metres deep and thirty-seven metres wide, with sixty-four double locks, to link Lake Ontario and Georgian Bay through Lake Simcoe. The canal route followed the Humber River Valley and actually cut through Raymore Park. Costs were estimated to exceed $35 million. It made some progress but never completed. There is an off leash park just south. Suitable for bikes and a flat walk. You can continue to the more beautiful section which includes James Garden and a wonderful path through...

Raymore Park is a nice open park. It connects to the trail/ park that runs behind Weston lions Arena and Park. What I like the best about it, is that the path runs along the Humber River. So you can walk, cycle, rollerblade (all activities I've seen people doing) along the path with the water flowing alongside. At the opening of the park (or at least what I called the opening of the park), there's a small parking lot that can hold maybe eight cars--if everyone parks well. There is a small playground adjacent to the parking lot with swings, and one or two benches. Further down there's an open field, and a dog park. There are also a few benches along the path. I have walked the path in its entirety, it's a really nice walk through the park. On a few of my walks, I have seen Canada geese, and once I saw a turtle crossing the pathway, which was pretty cool. Overall a great Park to access. I would give it a higher rating if there were more benches throughout the park and along the path, and some more shaded areas. But aside from that it is a...

70 years ago today (Oct 5, 1954), a storm formed east of the island of Grenada in the southern Caribbean. By the time the storm reached Ontario on Oct 15th, it had been downgraded to a Category 1 storm and was expected to dissipate. Instead it stalled over southern Ontario, dumping 246 billion liters of rain on the Don and Humber River watersheds (Toronto Star). You will find many articles on the widespread devastation but the damage to Raymore Drive, which was only a couple of km from my home, was particularly devastating. The Humber River rose 20’, almost 2 storeys, in an hour and 14 homes on Raymore disappeared. It led to the creation of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority and this beautiful park. There were 2 events at the park today-I suspect they were related to the beginnings of this storm. Another event on Sunday Oct 13th at 1pm will mark the 70th Anniversary with speakers and an Anishinabe water blessing (free but register with Eventbrite). Hope to...