The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Ancient wetlands and a futuristic island come to Toronto’s Don River https://thenarwhal.ca/toronto-villiers-don-river/ Mon, 27 Jun 2022 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=54735 Currently under construction, Villiers Island is meant to ease flooding, reverse ecological damage caused by industrialization and house Toronto’s first ‘climate positive’ community H.G. Watson In-Depth Great Lakes Ontario solutions Toronto Toronto’s Climate Right Now urban development Photo: Christopher Katsarov Luna / The Local Villiers Island is seen with the Toronto skyline in the background. Signal failure: why Ontario’s plans to electrify GO Transit’s train lines are running late https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-go-transit-electrification/ Fri, 13 May 2022 10:52:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=50585 Cleaner, cheaper electric trains were supposed to show up every 15 minutes by 2024. Thanks to political jostling, it now looks like the earliest Ontario’s GO Transit will disconnect from diesel is 2032 H.G. Watson In-Depth climate adaptation Ontario Ontario election 2022 transit Photo: Metrolinx A GO train on tracks at sunset