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Ookwemin Minising Island Project

Sector: Commercial • Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Source: The Turtle Island News

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The Ookwemin Minising Island project is a new development in Toronto that incorporates Indigenous knowledge and worldviews in its design. The project is led by Waterfront Toronto and involves Indigenous design advisory and landscape architecture by Trophic Design. The island's name means 'place of the black cherry trees' in Anishinaabemowin and was chosen through a process led by the City of Toron

Status
Prospective
Sector
Commercial, Residential
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
The Turtle Island News

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The project “Ookwemin Minising Island Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Commercial sector, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Taiyo aggregates data on it from The Turtle Island News.

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2026-07-22

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The Ookwemin Minising Island project is a new development in Toronto that incorporates Indigenous knowledge and worldviews in its design. The project is led by Waterfront Toronto and involves Indigenous design advisory and landscape architecture by Trophic Design. The island's name means 'place of the black cherry trees' in Anishinaabemowin and was chosen through a process led by the City of Toronto's Indigenous Affairs office.

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Canada

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Ontario

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Toronto

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Commercial, Residential

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2026-05-23

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