Waterfront
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Landfill on the Toronto Islands
I took this photo of Gibraltar Point Beach on a long walk around Toronto Islands during the city’s most recent cold snap. Because parts of the...
By Daniel Rotsztain -
IN THIS ISSUE: The future shoreline of Toronto
EDITOR’S NOTE: Even before the 10th anniversary hit newsstands, one of the illustrations inside the issue had gone viral. Mathew Borrett’s...
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LORINC: City has upper hand with Island airport
In his first substantive move as council’s pilot-in-chief, deputy mayor Norm Kelly last week engineered a two-month deferral of the island airport jets...
By John Lorinc -
LORINC: Gardiner’s future a gift to Ford election bid
I’d like to pose an impolite question to the talented officials at Waterfront Toronto (WT) and their dedicated colleagues in the City’s waterfront...
By John Lorinc -
Toronto Flood 2013: The revenge of Garrison Creek
It’s no coincidence that places like Christie Pits, Trinity Bellwoods Park, and the train bridge underpass at King and Atlantic streets were all affected...
By Todd Harrison -
LORINC: When a decision is not a decision — the undead Scarborough subway
In the midst of the Toronto Spring in early 2012, TTC chair Karen Stintz posed a question to me that has stuck in my mind ever since: “How do we know...
By John Lorinc -
LORINC: Waterfront Toronto parachutes into the Island airport jets debate
Later this morning, Waterfront Toronto (WT) will release an economic impact study, the latest in a series of analyses [PDF] that seek to show how the...
By John Lorinc -
Making the case for Ontario Place: Part 3
The final video in our three-part series showcasing new visions for Ontario Place was created by students Christian Rutherford and Paul Willem van der...
By Dale Duncan -
Making the case for Ontario Place: Part 2
The second video in our three-part series outlining new visions for Ontario Place was created by Marisa Maggs of the John H. Daniels Faculty of...
By Dale Duncan -
Making the case for Ontario Place: Part 1
There’s been much discussion and debate lately of MGM Resorts International’s recently released proposal for Exhibition Place and Ontario...
By Dale Duncan -
LORINC: MGM’s Casino Ex-travaganza: have we seen this show before?
When MGM Resorts International unveiled its flashy proto-proposal for the CNE yesterday, the company’s officials were eager to talk about the 10,000 new...
By John Lorinc -
EVENT: Rethinking Ontario Place
In December of last year, a group of 40 architects, designers, planners, and other creative types got together to imagine the future of Ontario Place. The...
By Dale Duncan