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Toronto

Megalandscape: A counter-proposal for Ontario Place

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The Ontario government’s proposal to cannibalize Ontario Place by building a monstrous, for-profit spa on public land will destroy a... Read More

Vancouver

S101 Series: Introduction and Call

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If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a thousand times: cities are complex. But that doesn’t mean they need to be complicated... Read More

Toronto

EXCERPT: Displacement City: Fighting for Health and Homes in a Pandemic

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The following is the afterword by Spacing‘s Shawn Micallef in the new book Displacement City: Fighting for Health and Homes in a... Read More

Toronto

LORINC: Can the Ontario Science Centre save Ontario Place?

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Here’s a strange little detail about the 20-car pile-up that is the Ontario Place redevelopment scheme: Shortly before... Read More

Toronto

NEW ISSUE: Ontario Place

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A decade of neglect has transformed Ontario Place into an accidental playground. As you will discover in our cover section, what was... Read More

Toronto

LORINC: 10 questions about the Ontario Place redevelopment

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At some point this week, City officials will upload the Ford government’s zoning bylaw amendment application for the Ontario... Read More

Toronto

Midtown Toronto’s much-loved, largest green space re-opens – after $35 million and more than four years of construction

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David A. Balfour Park, midtown Toronto’s largest public green space, has finally re-opened after being closed for infrastructure... Read More

Toronto

PODCAST: Election Panel with Shawn Micallef and Kunal Chaudhary

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As Toronto gets ready to vote, we’ll be bringing you regular panel discussions with journalists and experts who will break down the... Read More

Toronto

Shifting power in parks: Lessons from the 2022 Canadian City Parks Report

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City parks are built on relationships. They are where we go to feel more connected to nature, to ourselves, and to others in our... Read More

Toronto

Ontario Place re-development: Paving over paradise

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Looking out to Lake Ontario in late March, when the ground is still thawing from winter, a daring aerialist deftly skims the water’s... Read More