Toronto's Waterfront

I recently found myself travelling to Etobicoke for work and later that day to neighbouring Mississauga. Last year, I had a client working out this way as well and while driving around, I discovered that there are some amazing waterfront parks!

In fact, there are no high rises along the waterfront in this part of Toronto and into Mississauga. Just some quiet, established neighbourhoods with lots of trees.

The first of these parks is the Marie Curtis Park . This is the last park along the Toronto waterfront before you head into Mississauga.

I grew up in Windsor, Ontario and the waterfront in Windsor is fantastic. It's pretty much one long park and I remember riding my bike along the trail during those muggy summer afternoons Windsor is famous for. When I moved to Toronto, I didn't feel that the waterfront here had the same feel. Sure we have the boardwalk in the Beaches and Ashbridge's Bay and Sunnyside Beach and the park at Humber Bay but my point is that to get to these parks, you have to cross some very busy streets. Not very friendly towards pedestrians and cyclists.

What I noticed about the waterfront in the far west end of Toronto and into Missiassauga is that the parks are just part of the neighbourhoods. Easy to access.

In fact, the Mississauga waterfront stretches for 15 miles starting from Marie Curtis Park and the Etobicoke Creek all the way to the Oakville Border - Joshua Creek.

So if you want to get away from the crowds, take a drive west and find some of the smaller waterfront parks in Mississauga and enjoy the beauty of Lake Ontario.

Renovations

A few posts ago, I talked about the spring market. Spring also means that people start thinking about renovation projects both big and small!

Unfortunately, you can never count on getting your money back - dollar for dollar.

Oddly enough, you get the best bang for your buck just by painting! It's estimated that you could get up to 200% back just by painting your home. And the absolute worst renovation is the addition of a pool!

If you want more information about renovations and what they return, visit the website for "Ontario Contractors"

This brings me to the RE/MAX National Home Show being held at the National Trade Centre starting on April 13 and ending April 22. This is a great place to learn about the latest in everything.

My partner and I have started the process of adding a second floor to our East York Bungalow so we are going to be there this year looking for new ideas on newer more efficient heating systems to the latest in flooring ideas.

Maybe I will see you there.........