Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) has proposed to undertake remedial erosion control works along Wilket Creek within Windfields Park to provide long-term protection to private and public property from the hazards of erosion.
Project Location
The project area is located within Windfields Park below Tudor Gate, near the intersection of York Mills Road and Bayview Avenue.
Learn More About the Project
Project Background
This site was identified as a priority site to TRCA in 2021. This reach of Wilket Creek experienced significant erosion of the existing revetment during periods of high flow. The existing protective material was displaced, the stream bank was undercut, and material on the stream bank eroded away.
Scope of Work
The proposed scope of work for this project includes completing erosion control works along the banks of Wilket Creek below Tudor Gate to ensure long-term stability and provide protection to infrastructure, private and public property.
Throughout 2024, TRCA intends to:
- Obtain final detailed designs for the erosion control works
- Obtain all necessary permits, approvals, and agreements
- Begin construction in Fall 2024, pending the completion of permits, approvals, agreements, and detailed designs
- Restore site with native vegetation plantings and trail repairs as required
Construction Information
Construction will begin in October 2024 and will be completed in November 2024. TRCA will update this webpage as construction milestones are completed. Click the link below to view the Notice of Construction that can be found at all site access points:
Tudor Gate – Notice of Construction Sign – Landscape
This notice includes detour routes. But the detour route can also be found here below:
Public Notices
Following completion of planning activities, TRCA will install construction signage to notify trail uses of the trail closures and detour routes. Please see a copy of the Notice of Construction signage showing detour routes below. Originally, TRCA and City of Toronto staff planned to re-open the trail after work hours, but upon further discussion it was determined that due to the short length of the project and for the health and safety of the public, it would be best to provide detours around the construction area instead.
Progress Updates
2025
April 22, 2025
- Though construction is complete, there will be minor trail repairs taking place in the Spring of 2025, when weather permits
- Please be aware of signage and construction equipment when using the trails during this time
2024
October 25, 2024
- Native trees and shrubs have been planted as part of the site restoration phase of the project
- The staging area has been terraseeded
- R&M Construction has demobilized from site
- The trails are now fully open!
October 22, 2024
- Native trees and shrubs have been planted as part of the site restoration phase of the project
- R&M Construction is demobilizing from site
- Next steps include terraseeding any damaged lawn areas
October 18, 2024
- Construction is now complete. Both creek banks have completed vegetated revetments and embedded wood structures installed. The R&M is now moving on to the site restoration phase of the project
October 11, 2024
- Most of the western stream bank is complete, two weirs are complete, and the two embedded wood structures are complete.
October 9, 2024
- Site setup complete and work has begun on the in-stream work. So far about 20% of the vegetated revetments are complete as well as one embedded wood structure.
October 1, 2024
- Site setup has started: site access, staging and stockpiling areas, tree clearing
- Final detailed designs, permits and approvals obtained
- Construction firm retained to implement designs – R&M Construction
- Construction set to begin in October 2024
2023
- Development of detailed designs
2022
- TRCA retained Palmer Environmental Consulting Group to develop detailed designs for the long-term maintenance solution for this reach of Wilket Creek
Contact Us
For more information regarding this project, please contact:
Alex Grout, Project Manager
Erosion Risk Management
Restoration & Infrastructure Division
alex.grout@trca.ca
(437) 235-6120