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Ontario Place needs to be opened up to the city as a park
Alex Bozikovic
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At least 99 patients in Ontario placed in LTC homes without consent, provincial Auditor-General says
Nick Stavropoulos, Ontario's acting auditor general, releases his 2023 annual report at Queens's Park in Toronto on Wednesday, December 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Ontario Science Centre move lacks proper cost comparison, consultations, provincial Auditor-General says
Construction equipment is seen at Ontario Place in Toronto, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Ontario passes motion to bypass committee hearings on new Ontario Place legislation
<div>Doug Ford's Progressive Conservative government has passed a motion to bypass debate and public hearings to ram through a bill to redevelop Ontario Place.&nbsp;Ford stands at the podium as he makes an announcement at Ontario Place, Friday July 30, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young</div>
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Moving Ontario Science Centre to Ontario Place would save $257-million, report says
The Ontario Science Centre, located in the Don Mills Rd. and Eglinton Ave. East area, is photographed on April 18, 2023. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail) The provincial government announced plans to move the centre to Toronto’s waterfront near Ontario Place.
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Province’s Infrastructure Minister defends plan to expedite Ontario Place redevelopment
The Ontario Science Centre, located in the Don Mills Rd. and Eglinton Ave. East area, is photographed on April 18, 2023. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail) The provincial government announced plans to move the centre to Toronto’s waterfront near Ontario Place.
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Ontario agrees to take over upkeep of Toronto’s Gardiner and DVP highways
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow return from a news conference in Toronto on Monday Nov. 27, 2023.
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Group seeks injunction to halt Ontario Place redevelopment plans
A construction crew works at Ontario Place, in Toronto, on Friday, November 3, 2023. Ontario's auditor general is moving ahead with a value-for-money audit of Provincial government's Ontario Place redevelopment. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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For Doug Ford, an audit of Ontario Place could be trouble
Alex Bozikovic
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Plan to redevelop Ontario Place with spa, science centre to be reviewed by Auditor-General
Construction equipment is seen in front of the cinesphere at Ontario Place in Toronto, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Ontario asks court to deny Ottawa use of environmental law to make decisions on Highway 413, Ontario Place
Doug Downey, Attorney General of Ontario holds a press conference at Queens Park in Toronto Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
opinion
It’s time for politicians and planners to say no to the Ontario Place redevelopment plans
Alex Bozikovic
film
TIFF pauses relationship with Ontario Place redeveloper Therme Group
People use a walking path near Ontario Place's Cinesphere, in Toronto, on Thursday, September 29, 2022. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
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The critics are wrong about Ontario Place
Marcus Gee
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Developer changes design for proposed Ontario Place spa in response to criticism
The European company planning a spa and waterpark at Ontario Place says it has completed a redesign to create more public space and give the building a smaller footprint in response to feedback. An artist's rendering of the proposed redesign of Ontario Place is seen in an undated handout. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Therme, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Ontario Place is a battle for the public good. Its architects are on the wrong side
Alex Bozikovic
opinion
The architects defending the Ontario Place makeover deserve a hearing
Marcus Gee
opinion
As the architects behind Therme’s Ontario Place project, we feel the park’s revitalization is key to Toronto’s future
Donald Schmitt and Gary McCluskie
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Expropriation an option for land needed for Ontario Place redevelopment, report says
A cyclist turns around a closed pathway at Ontario Place in Toronto on Monday May 29, 2023.&nbsp;The province will expropriate land owned by the City of Toronto at Ontario Place if a deal is not reached, a new report says. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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Ford says he seeks ‘common ground’ with Chow on housing, repeats pledge to redevelop Ontario Place
Toronto, Ontario - October 15, 2014 -- MAYORAL DEBATE -- Mayoral candidates Doug Ford (L) and Olivia Chow shake hands following a debate at the Newstalk 1010 Radio Mayoral Debate in Toronto, Wednesday October 15, 2014 (Mark Blinch for the Globe and Mail)