Ookwemin Minising

Ookwemin Minising (Oh-kway-min Min-nih-sing), meaning 'place of black cherry trees', is a 39.6 hectares (98 acres) area in Toronto's Port Lands that has been converted to an island as part of Port Lands Flood Protection Project by Waterfront Toronto.

To prevent flooding from the Don River, a channel was created to extend the river south and then west into Toronto Harbour providing another outlet and a more natural mouth for the Don River. The new channel creates the island, which is also bounded by the Keating Channel and Toronto Harbour. Mixed-use residential development is planned for the Island.

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