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LORINC: Therme’s likely carbon nightmare at Ontario Place
The Austrian spa company has run into opposition from U.K. environmentalists over a facility in suburban Manchester
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Walk Toronto marks 10 years with a walk-and-talk on Oct. 1
On Sunday, explore walking issues and a decade of pedestrian advocacy with others passionate about making Toronto a better city for walking
By Dylan Reid -
The below-grade scandal of the Ontario Place redevelopment
Hundreds of millions will be spent replacing pipes and sewers to bring Therme's fantasy spa to life — when will Queen's Park provide a truthful accounting of how much?
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“Homes for the People”: The Toronto Housing Company
The current housing crunch is far from the first that Toronto has experienced. This story, originally published on Torontoist on September 11, 2013, looks...
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OP-ED: Auditor general must investigate what’s going on at Ontario Place and the Ontario Science Centre
Ian Darragh argues that the City of Toronto cannot approve the current proposal for Ontario Place
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This train is your charger: Lessons from Madrid about transit as public space
Hundreds of stations, a dozen lines, excellent wayfinding, even mini-libraries — Madrid is similar in size to Toronto, but Tricia Wood finds it's far ahead when it comes to rapid transit.
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BOOK REVIEW — Portraits of Queen West: Spadina to Bathurst, by Kevin Steele
Ian Darragh gives a sneak peek at a photographic portrait of one of Toronto's iconic and ever-changing streets
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Q&A with Steven Evans on photographing Ontario Place
Local photographer's collection of Ontario Place images challenges us to embrace, instead of destroy, its sense of place
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The Ultimate Guide to the Best Songs About Toronto
Senior Editor Todd Harrison’s list of 50 songs that evoke our city — plus five Toronto Troubadours who helped put us on the musical map.
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LORINC: The Tories’ use-it-or-lose housing ruse
Province may force shovels in the ground in the Greenbelt but they should be forcing high-rise developers to stop sitting on land, too
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What’s really happening at Ontario Place? (Part 2)
Ian Darragh digs into the big projects being proposed for Ontario Place, including moving the Ontario Science Centre and the Live Nation lease.
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What’s really happening at Ontario Place? (Part 1)
Ian Darragh reports from a panel discussion about Ontario Place and talks to some of the many people who are visiting the site now, contradicting the provincial government's claim that it is a "deserted wasteland."
By Ian Darragh
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered