Downsview Park

Downsview Park
Illustration of Toronto's Downsview Park future redevelopment plan
Map showing the location of Downsview Park
Map showing the location of Downsview Park
Location of Downsview Park in Toronto
Location70 Canuck Avenue
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates43°44′37″N 79°28′48″W / 43.7437°N 79.4800°W / 43.7437; -79.4800
Area2.4 km2 (0.93 sq mi)
Established1998 (1998)
Governing bodyCanada Lands Company
Websitewww.downsviewpark.ca

Downsview Park (French: Parc Downsview) is a large urban park located in the Downsview neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The park's name is officially bilingual due to it being federally owned and managed, and was first home to de Havilland Canada, an aircraft manufacturer, and later was a Canadian Forces base. The park still contains Downsview Airport. In 1999, the Government of Canada declared it as "Canada's first urban national park".[1] However, unlike the Rouge National Urban Park in eastern Toronto, Downsview Park is managed by the federal Crown corporation Canada Lands Company rather than Parks Canada.

  1. ^ Mendelson, Rachel (23 April 2014). "Feds say no to giving Downsview Park to Toronto". Toronto Star. Retrieved 9 September 2014.