The redevelopment of the Ontario Place site on Toronto’s waterfront has been in the works for years
, with European company Therme Group set to build a spa and waterpark and Live Nation set to build an outdoor concert venue.
Chris Glover, the New Democrat who represents the riding in which Ontario Place is located, said both that facility and the science centre, which supports local jobs in its Thorncliffe Park community, deserve better than “pie-in-the-sky musings.” “Let’s call this what it really is: a distraction from the fact that Ford wants to subsidize the construction of a private Austrian spa with $650 million of public money and prioritize corporate interests over public spaces for everyone’s benefit.”
Several Toronto mayoral candidates have weighed in on the future of Ontario Place during the city’s ongoing by-election campaign, with Ana Bailao in favour of the proposal to move the Ontario Science Centre there, and Josh Matlow saying he would not sell the portion of city-owned land on the Ontario Place site needed for the spa.
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