RENZETTI: What we lose when we lose Ontario Place

On a gusty warm Sunday in September, I enjoyed a bit of paradise at the edge of Toronto. I know: Toronto and paradise, not exactly... Read More

LORINC: Clear-cutting Michael Hough’s landscaping at Ontario Place

Toronto, arguably, is in the midst of what the city may look back on as a golden age of landscape architecture and design. In the past... Read More

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... Read More

LORINC: The slow boats to Centre Island

After the dock collision on the weekend that injured more than a dozen people and has reduced ferry service to the Toronto Islands for... Read More

Protecting Ontario Place’s pebble beaches

Downtown Toronto’s only beaches adjoin Ontario Place, where we swim year-round, even in winter. The most magical of these is... Read More

LORINC: The future of Ontario Place must become an election issue

The only thing worse than the design proposed for Ontario Place’s indoor spa mega-project is the fact that a firm with such a... Read More

Reconnecting with the Waterfront: Bentway Design Competition Winners

Two major intersections on Lake Shore Boulevard under the Gardiner Expressway will be looking quite different very soon, as the... Read More

Ontario Place is a special place for wildlife

A flash of flame-orange darts over the lakeshore path, disappearing into a cluster of spruce trees. Before I’m able to scan the... Read More

LORINC: The cautionary tale of Rail Deck Park

If Toronto’s Rail Deck Park plan ended up dying in a dense thicket of legalistic land-use planning arguments, it would be fair... Read More

LORINC: The Power of Poop

A month from now, the City, Toronto Western Hospital, and an Enwave spin-off called Noventa Energy will unveil one of those... Read More