Massive green space proposed at Ontario Place
A huge new public green space approximately the size of 14 football fields is coming to Toronto’s waterfront. In a release on Tuesday, the province announced that it is going ahead with the planning...
View ArticleWhat’s going on with the Union Station revitalization?
The revitalization of Union Station began nine years ago, and it still isn’t finished. Originally, it was supposed to be finished in 2015, but that date keeps getting pushed back, and the price tag...
View ArticleCity says Union Station revitalization has come a long way
A revitalization project that began at Union Station in 2011 will be completed by Sept. 2020, five years behind the original end date and tens of millions of dollars over budget. According to the city,...
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City Hall Announces Lawrence Heights Revamp
Toronto is set to launch another massive revitalization effort. Mayor David Miller announced Thursday plans to revamp one of the city’s most troubled areas, <a...
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Fords want control of Port Lands redevelopment
A battle between the province, federal government and the city may be brewing over the future of the massive, waterfront revitalization project underway in the Port Lands. Mayor Rob Ford and his...
View ArticleEaton Centre’s new $48M food court: fast food goes upscale
Open Gallery5 items Just over a year ago, if you stepped off the Eaton Centre’s north-end escalator into the basement, you’d see a bagel shop, a hair salon, a Hello Kitty explosion of a...
View ArticleMost of Ontario Place to close this summer for redevelopment
Most of Ontario Place, including the water park, concessions and Cinesphere, will be closed this summer as the site undergoes redevelopment, the province says. Ontario Tourism Minister Michael Chan...
View ArticleCommuters who use Union Station urged to set aside extra time
Commuters who pass through Union Station are being warned to set aside some extra time due to construction at the transit hub. The westernmost doors of the Front Street moat — the area that joins the...
View ArticleOntario Place revitalization given the green-light
The province gave the green light to a plan to revitalize the defunct Ontario Place at Toronto’s waterfront for year-round use, Wednesday. “We are going to move ahead,” Michael Chan, the minister of...
View ArticleNew phase of Regent Park revitalization project focused on the youth
TORONTO, Ont. – Toronto Community Housing has launched the third phase of the Regent Park revitalization project, which will focus on the downtown community’s youth. The project includes new...
View Article$640M Union Station overhaul has ‘come a long way’: Ford
Work has now begun on a new concourse for Union Station — part of a five-year, $640-million overhaul which started in June 2010. Members of all three levels of government, including Toronto Mayor Rob...
View ArticleRevamped Ontario Place to include urban park, waterfront trail
The province wants to create more green space at Ontario Place as part of its plan to remake the waterfront landmark. Michael Chan, minister of tourism, culture and sport, said the province wants to...
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Province unveils portion of Ontario Place makeover plan
TORONTO – The province outlined part of its plan for the future of Ontario Place, in particular the site along Toronto’s waterfront Wednesday. Michael Chan, Ontario’s Ontario Minister of Tourism,...
View ArticleResidents near Alexandra Park hope revitalization makes neighbourhood safer
Following the death of a man in the Bathurst and Dundas area, CityNews reporter Natalie Duddridge speaks with community residents about their hope for a safer neighbourhood with revitalization plans...
View ArticleGrange Park reopens after $12.5M revitalization
More than 600 people were on hand to cut a giant ribbon and open the brand new Grange Park on Saturday afternoon. The $12.5-million revitalization of the park — right behind the Art Gallery of Ontario...
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