Green Space
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EXCLUSIVE: What is the source of Therme’s financing?
When Infrastructure Ontario executes public-private partnership arrangements, there are numerous permutations — design-build-finance-maintain, outright...
By John Lorinc -
LORINC: Ontario Place and a tale of two message tracks
After spending much of last Wednesday watching Therme Canada and its consultants perform in public, first during a four-hour session with a combined...
By John Lorinc -
Take me back to Happiness: an art show about Hanlan’s Point beach
What: Take me back to Happiness: paintings of Hanlan’s Point art show by Zach Rosen When: March 9-14 Opening Reception March 10 6-10PM Where...
By Shawn Micallef -
Visiting cottage country without a car
It was summer 2022, and I was eager to get away and mentally escape the pandemic. Some wilderness would be nice, forest bathing in cottage country...
By Matt Armstrong -
Cars as predators
I am currently on sabbatical leave in Mumbai, India. Last week, I went to an eye-opening lecture at IIT Bombay by Dr. Sunetro Ghosal, “Immoral...
By Tricia Wood -
Megalandscape: A counter-proposal for Ontario Place
The Ontario government’s proposal to cannibalize Ontario Place by building a monstrous, for-profit spa on public land will destroy a waterfront ecology...
By Catherine Howell, Ramsey Leung, and Joe Loreto -
Reimagining under the Gardiner
Toronto’s journey towards urban renewal could witness a new stage unfold with plans to transform overlooked areas beneath the Gardiner Expressway between...
By Nicole Capogna -
NEW ISSUE: Ontario Place
A decade of neglect has transformed Ontario Place into an accidental playground. As you will discover in our cover section, what was once intended as a...
By Dylan Reid -
PODCAST: Election Panel with Lorraine Lam and John Lorinc
As Toronto gets ready to vote, we are bringing you regular panel discussions with journalists and experts who will break down the candidates, platforms...
By Spacing Radio -
Shifting power in parks: Lessons from the 2022 Canadian City Parks Report
City parks are built on relationships. They are where we go to feel more connected to nature, to ourselves, and to others in our community. All of this...
By Jake Tobin Garrett -
Ontario Place re-development: Paving over paradise
Looking out to Lake Ontario in late March, when the ground is still thawing from winter, a daring aerialist deftly skims the water’s surface, its...
By Francesca Bouaoun -
Eight simple ways to cool a city
It continues to get hotter in Toronto, with summer temperatures in the high 30s becoming common. We must make immediate changes to our city if we want to...
By Todd Irvine