[DSCToronto]

Councillor Malik's office has told one of my neighbours - FROM Toronto Hydro

"Our construction work for the Copeland Station is still ongoing but is currently expected to finish by Spring 2024. We are also in the process of coordinating some final access/safety details with the City. Once these are done, there will be a few final weather-dependent landscaping tasks.

As with all things weather and construction-related, it’s challenging to give a precise date but we are hopeful that the parkette can be opened public use by early Summer."

This is 'early summer' - still not open!

 

[nightstreak]

This never opened parkette looks finished but very rough, as if it's been abandoned for a decade. Oh wait, it was. The fences were pushed to the side so I went up. Sorry no pictures, but that's probably for the best. Ugh.

 

[DSCToronto]

Update from Councillor Mallik's Office, June 2025


“The parkette on the roof of the Copeland Transformer Station hasn’t been opened to the public yet.

Our Facilities Team is still working on the site and with City Staff to resolve an assortment of outstanding issues, primarily related to physical safety and security around an actively in-use Station with high voltage equipment and heavy-duty vehicle access. Arson and trespassing incidents around the station and parkette have raised particular concerns.

These issues have required us to take another look at preventative measures to have in place before the parkette can be safely opened. This includes safety and access related signage; pedestrian risk mitigations for unassumed road with semi-trailer truck access, security camera coverage and alarms for monitoring, etc.

We are hopeful that this work will be completed over the coming months with the parkette ready to open by the Fall of 2025.”