HTO: Toronto's Water from Lake Iroquois to Taddle Creek and Beyond

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Drained by a half-dozen major watersheds, cut by a network of deep ravines and fronting on a Great Lake, Toronto is dominated by water. Like most cities, though, Toronto has mismanaged its water, from the decades-long transformation of the citys creeks into sewersheds to the alteration of Torontos waterfront. Recently, the trend of fettering Torontos water and putting it underground has been countered by persistent citizen-led efforts to recall and restore the citys surface water. In HTO: Toronto's Water from Lake Iroquois to Lost Rivers to Low-flow Toilets, 30 contributors examine the ever-changing interplay between nature and culture, and call into question the citys past, present and future engagement with water.

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Wayne Reeves is a project officer with the City of Toronto's Parks, Forestry & Recreation Division. Christina Palassio is the co-editor, with Alana Wilcox and Jonny Dovercourt, of the anthologies The State of the Arts: Living with Culture in Toronto and GreenTOpia: Towards a Sustainable Toronto.