Biidaasige Park, Toronto’s largest park in a generation, is expanding further with an additional 10 acres of waterfront parkland on Ookwemin Minising opening to the public on July 25, 2026.

From Canoe Cove and the expanded Water’s Edge Promenade to new public art and gathering spaces, this is a major milestone in reconnecting the city to its waterfront.

Last summer, hundreds of visitors were welcomed to Toronto’s newest island, Ookwemin Minising (formerly known as Villiers Island), to celebrate the opening of the first phase of the island’s marquee attraction, Biidaasige Park.

Biidaasige Park, pronounced “bee-daw-si-geh,” which means “sunlight shining toward us” in Anishinaabemowin/Ojibwemowin, is located near Cherry Street on the island of Ookwemin Minising, meaning “place of the black cherry trees.” The park, along with the restored waterway, was designed by a team led by landscape architects Michael van Valkenburgh Associates (MVVA), who won a competition for the area’s masterplan in 2008.

The opening of Biidaasige Park is a landmark achievement in the $1.4-billion tri-government investment in flood protection and waterfront revitalization, including over $465 million by the Government of Canada, over $471 million by the Government of Ontario and more than $471 million by the City of Toronto.