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Originally Posted by TownGuy
What's the story behind this very natural looking canal?
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Those creeks are a dime a dozen in Toronto and the rest of the GTA, many lined by rocks like that. I grew up by one called Duncan Creek in North York before moving to Brampton. From there I was a five minute drive to the Etobicoke Creek in Brampton and then in Mississauga a two minute drive to the Credit River. In Burlington I was a 90 second walk to Shoreacres Creek. And in Oakville I'm a two minute walk to Munn's Creek and a five minute walk to Sixteen Mile Creek. I don't know how that compares to other cities but Toronto has lots of tree cover and lots of creeks/rivers, as is quite evident when you take the GO train anywhere.
I did not know Taylor Creek existed there in East York. Actually my first time in that neighbourhood so I went for a walk. I think the foliage this time of the year is making it look more interesting than it actually is. Regardless, any stream I see, as an angler, I automatically have to look down and see if there are fish. There will always at least be minnows, so they'll always be interesting to me but nothing special.
Some city guys will be more familiar with this more than me, but there are many streams that run under Downtown Toronto's streets and development that empty through pipes into the lake.
Three of the waterways I mentioned above I didn't even know the name of until looking it up now despite living beside them as they are basically just streams. Now rivers... that you can actually launch a boat in or wade for trout/salmon/bass/carp/suckers/pike, those tickle my fancy.
Of all cities and towns I've ever been, I'd guess Oakville probably has the most creek and maintained trail combos in terms of sheer number and/or length in kms per capita or square kms within city limits.
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And the ferns have all grown considerably from planting so hopefully next year the root work is already done and they really take off. 
Daily record broken.
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