Waterfront
RENZETTI: What we lose when we lose Ontario Place
By Elizabeth Renzetti
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
By John Lorinc
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
By Francesca Bouaoun
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
By John Lorinc
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
By Steve Mann
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
By John Lorinc
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
By Allison Zhao
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
By Francesca Bouaoun
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
By John Lorinc
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
By John Lorinc
A month from now, the City, Toronto Western Hospital, and an Enwave spin-off called Noventa Energy will unveil one of those... Read More