The Lower Don: Toronto's Industrial River

Toronto's Lower Don River runs through what today is parkland, but it's changed a lot over the years and been the site of a variety of industries. Let's take a trip along the course of the river and explore some history!

VIA Rail's The Canadian at the railroad crossing:    • VIA Rail Train #2 - "The Canadian" - ...  

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00:00 Introduction
00:45 Toronto Police Dog Services
00:58 The Great Honey Kiln of 1800
01:45 The Middle Mill
02:42 Abandoned Rail Tracks
03:26 Metrolinx Bala Subdivision
04:06 North Toronto Sewage Treatment Plant
04:30 Sun Valley
04:51 Cottonwood Flats
05:22 Todmorden Mills
06:06 Half Mile Bridge
07:26 Don Valley Brickworks
08:04 Channelized river
09:20 Old Eastern Avenue Bridge
10:07 Keating Channel
10:50 Port Lands Flood Protection Project

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