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{{Short description|Urban beach in Toronto, Ontario, Canada}}
{{Infobox park
{{Infobox park
| name = Sugar Beach
| name = Sugar Beach
| photo = SugarBeach6.jpg
| photo = SugarBeach9.jpg
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| photo_caption = The beach in 2016
| type = [[Urban beach]] park
| type = [[Urban beach]] park
| location = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]]
| location = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| area = {{convert|2|acre}}
| area = {{convert|2|acre}}
| created = August 9, 2010
| created = August 9, 2010
| price = $14-Million
| operator = City of Toronto
| operator = City of Toronto
| visitation_num =
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| status =
| awards = ''[[Azure (design magazine)|Azure]]'' magazine's AZ People's Choice Award: Best Landscape Architecture (2012)<ref> {{cite web | url = http://www.bustler.net/index.php/article/winners_of_azure_magazines_2012_az_awards/ | title = Winners of AZURE Magazine’s 2012 AZ Awards | accessdate = 2012-07-23 | date = 15 June 2012}}</ref><br />National Urban Design Award, Civic Design Projects (2012)<ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.raic.org/raic/national-urban-design-awards-%E2%80%94-2012-recipient-1 | title = 2012 National Urban Design Awards | work=Awarded by Architecture Canada/Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, the Canadian Institute of Planners, and the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects | accessdate = 2012-07-23}}</ref><br />[[American Society of Landscape Architects]]' Honor Award (2012): General Design<ref name=asla2012awards />
| awards = ''[[Azure (design magazine)|Azure]]'' magazine's AZ People's Choice Award: Best Landscape Architecture (2012)<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bustler.net/index.php/article/winners_of_azure_magazines_2012_az_awards/ | title = Winners of AZURE Magazine's 2012 AZ Awards | access-date = 2012-07-23 | date = 15 June 2012}}</ref><br />National Urban Design Award, Civic Design Projects (2012)<ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.raic.org/raic/national-urban-design-awards-%E2%80%94-2012-recipient-1 | title = 2012 National Urban Design Awards | work=Awarded by Architecture Canada/Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, the Canadian Institute of Planners, and the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects | access-date = 2012-07-23}}</ref><br />[[American Society of Landscape Architects]]' Honor Award (2012): General Design<ref name=asla2012awards />
}}
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[[Image:SugarBeach splash pad jet arrangement P1050781.JPG|thumb|right|Sugar Beach aquatic play area [[splash pad]]]]
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'''Sugar Beach''' is an [[urban beach]] [[park]] in [[Toronto]], [[Canada]], that opened in 2010. It is located across from [[Redpath Sugar Refinery]] in Toronto's eastern [[East Bayfront]]. Like [[HTO Park]] to the west, the beach is not meant to allow wading or swimming in [[Lake Ontario]], but rather functions as a waterfront public space for relaxation, leisure, and social activities. It cost $14 million.<ref>http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/despite-what-ford-says-sugar-beach-is-a-sweet-deal/article19522846/</ref>


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[[Image:SugarBeach splash pad jet arrangement P1050781.JPG|thumb|Sugar Beach aquatic play area [[splash pad]]]]
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The park is designed by [[Claude Cormier|Claude Cormier + Associés Inc.]]<ref name=asla2012awards /> It features a sandy beach with ornamental lighting, umbrellas, Muskoka chairs, rocky amphitheatre and candy trim, and pedestrian areas paved with granite setts in three colours arranged in a stylized maple leaf motif.


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'''Sugar Beach''' is an [[urban beach]] [[park]] in [[Toronto, Ontario]], [[Canada]], that opened in 2010. It is located across from [[Redpath Sugar Refinery]] in Toronto's eastern [[East Bayfront]]. Like [[HTO Park]] to the west, the beach is not meant to allow wading or swimming in [[Lake Ontario]], but rather functions as a waterfront public space for relaxation, leisure, and social activities. It cost $14 million.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/despite-what-ford-says-sugar-beach-is-a-sweet-deal/article19522846/|title = Despite what Ford says, Sugar Beach is a sweet deal|newspaper = The Globe and Mail|date = 9 July 2014|last1 = Gee|first1 = Marcus}}</ref>
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Since 2011, the beach has been the setting for the [[Toronto Port Authority]]'s Sail-In Cinema event, with an inflatable movie screen mounted on a custom-built barge approximately 50 metres south of the beach.<ref name=McDiarmid>{{cite news|last=McDiarmid|first=Jessica|title=Sail-in movie theatre makes waves in Toronto|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/1243751--sail-in-movie-theatre-makes-waves-in-toronto|accessdate=19 August 2012|newspaper=[[Toronto Star]]|date=19 August 2012}}</ref>

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A [[Waterfront Toronto]] project, the park is designed by [[landscape architecture]] firm [[Claude Cormier|Claude Cormier + Associés Inc.]]<ref name=asla2012awards /> It features a sandy beach with ornamental lighting, umbrellas, Muskoka chairs, rocky amphitheatre and candy trim, and pedestrian areas paved with granite setts in three colours arranged in a stylized maple leaf motif.

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Since 2011, the beach has been the setting for the [[Toronto Port Authority]]'s Sail-In Cinema event, with an inflatable movie screen mounted on a custom-built barge approximately 50 metres south of the beach.<ref name=McDiarmid>{{cite news|last=McDiarmid|first=Jessica|title=Sail-in movie theatre makes waves in Toronto|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/1243751--sail-in-movie-theatre-makes-waves-in-toronto|access-date=19 August 2012|newspaper=[[Toronto Star]]|date=19 August 2012}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The park is triangular-shaped and built next to [[Redpath Sugar]]'s refinery at Lower [[Jarvis Street]] and [[Queens Quay (Toronto)|Queens Quay]]—the park's name references the nearby sugar refinery. It shares space with the new home of [[Corus Entertainment]] on [[Corus Quay]] (formerly Jarvis Street Slip). The building and beach are separated by a paved area with benches and trees in [[Silva Cells]] <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfA8VmyaEms |title=Silva Cell Installation - Sugar Beach/Jarvis Slip - Toronto |author=DeepRoot |date={{date|2010-11-16}} |work= |publisher=YouTube |quote= |accessdate=May 2015}}</ref> that provide over 30 cubic meters of uncompacted soil to each tree.<ref name=asla2012awards>{{cite web|title=Canada's Sugar Beach |url=http://www.asla.org/2012awards/036.html |work=2012 ASLA Professional Awards |publisher=American Society of Landscape Architects|quote=Designer: Claude Cormier + Associés Inc., Client: Waterfront Toronto|accessdate=22 May 2015}}</ref> Corus Quay has large retractable doors that allow the building to host concerts and events at Sugar Beach. Prior to construction, the entire site was a parking lot for the [[Jarvis Street Slip]] and located across from [[The Guvernment]] night club.<ref>
The park is triangular-shaped and built next to [[Redpath Sugar]]'s refinery at Lower [[Jarvis Street]] and [[Queens Quay (Toronto)|Queens Quay]]—the park's name references the nearby sugar refinery. It shares space with the new home of [[Corus Entertainment]] on [[Corus Quay]] (formerly Jarvis Street Slip). The building and beach are separated by a paved area with benches and trees in [[Silva Cells]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfA8VmyaEms |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/EfA8VmyaEms |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Silva Cell Installation - Sugar Beach/Jarvis Slip - Toronto |author=DeepRoot |date=16 November 2010 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=22 May 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> that provide over 30 cubic meters of uncompacted soil to each tree.<ref name=asla2012awards>{{cite web|title=Canada's Sugar Beach |url=http://www.asla.org/2012awards/036.html |work=2012 ASLA Professional Awards |publisher=American Society of Landscape Architects|quote=Designer: Claude Cormier + Associés Inc., Client: Waterfront Toronto|access-date=22 May 2015}}</ref> Corus Quay has large retractable doors that allow the building to host concerts and events at Sugar Beach. Prior to construction, the entire site was a parking lot for the [[Jarvis Street Slip]] and located across from [[The Guvernment]] night club.<ref>
{{cite news
{{cite news
| url=http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/news/local/article/90059--sugar-beach-opens
| url=http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/news/local/article/90059--sugar-beach-opens
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| publisher=[[CityTV]]
| publisher=[[CityTV]]
| date=2010-08-09
| date=2010-08-09
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}}</ref> The slip itself dates back to infilling around 1919 to 1920s.
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==See also==
==See also==
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A list of Toronto's other beaches and waterfront parks:
A list of Toronto's other beaches and waterfront parks:


* [[The Beaches]]
* [[The Beaches, Toronto|The Beaches]]
* [[Cherry Beach]]
* [[Cherry Beach]]
* [[Woodbine Beach]]
* [[HTO Park]]
* [[HTO Park]]
* [[Sunnyside, Toronto|Sunnyside]]
* [[Sunnyside, Toronto|Sunnyside]]
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{{Parks and squares in Toronto}}
{{Parks and squares in Toronto}}
{{2015 Pan American Games venues}}
{{2015 Pan American Games venues}}

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[[Category:Parks in Toronto]]
[[Category:Urban beaches]]
[[Category:2010 establishments in Ontario]]
[[Category:Beaches of Toronto]]
[[Category:Beaches of Toronto]]
[[Category:Outdoor structures in Canada]]
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[[Category:Parks in Toronto]]
[[Category:Redeveloped ports and waterfronts in Toronto]]
[[Category:Redeveloped ports and waterfronts in Toronto]]
[[Category:Urban beaches]]
[[Category:Waterfront Toronto]]

Revision as of 01:22, 13 November 2023

Sugar Beach
The beach in 2016
Map
TypeUrban beach park
LocationToronto, Ontario, Canada
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
CreatedAugust 9, 2010
Operated byCity of Toronto
AwardsAzure magazine's AZ People's Choice Award: Best Landscape Architecture (2012)[1]
National Urban Design Award, Civic Design Projects (2012)[2]
American Society of Landscape Architects' Honor Award (2012): General Design[3]
Sugar Beach aquatic play area splash pad

Sugar Beach is an urban beach park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that opened in 2010. It is located across from Redpath Sugar Refinery in Toronto's eastern East Bayfront. Like HTO Park to the west, the beach is not meant to allow wading or swimming in Lake Ontario, but rather functions as a waterfront public space for relaxation, leisure, and social activities. It cost $14 million.[4]

A Waterfront Toronto project, the park is designed by landscape architecture firm Claude Cormier + Associés Inc.[3] It features a sandy beach with ornamental lighting, umbrellas, Muskoka chairs, rocky amphitheatre and candy trim, and pedestrian areas paved with granite setts in three colours arranged in a stylized maple leaf motif.

Since 2011, the beach has been the setting for the Toronto Port Authority's Sail-In Cinema event, with an inflatable movie screen mounted on a custom-built barge approximately 50 metres south of the beach.[5]

History

The park is triangular-shaped and built next to Redpath Sugar's refinery at Lower Jarvis Street and Queens Quay—the park's name references the nearby sugar refinery. It shares space with the new home of Corus Entertainment on Corus Quay (formerly Jarvis Street Slip). The building and beach are separated by a paved area with benches and trees in Silva Cells[6] that provide over 30 cubic meters of uncompacted soil to each tree.[3] Corus Quay has large retractable doors that allow the building to host concerts and events at Sugar Beach. Prior to construction, the entire site was a parking lot for the Jarvis Street Slip and located across from The Guvernment night club.[7] The slip itself dates back to infilling around 1919 to 1920s.

See also

A list of Toronto's other beaches and waterfront parks:

References

  1. ^ "Winners of AZURE Magazine's 2012 AZ Awards". 15 June 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
  2. ^ "2012 National Urban Design Awards". Awarded by Architecture Canada/Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, the Canadian Institute of Planners, and the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
  3. ^ a b c "Canada's Sugar Beach". 2012 ASLA Professional Awards. American Society of Landscape Architects. Retrieved 22 May 2015. Designer: Claude Cormier + Associés Inc., Client: Waterfront Toronto
  4. ^ Gee, Marcus (9 July 2014). "Despite what Ford says, Sugar Beach is a sweet deal". The Globe and Mail.
  5. ^ McDiarmid, Jessica (19 August 2012). "Sail-in movie theatre makes waves in Toronto". Toronto Star. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  6. ^ DeepRoot (16 November 2010). "Silva Cell Installation - Sugar Beach/Jarvis Slip - Toronto". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Sugar Beach Opens". CityTV. 2010-08-09. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
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