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The Toronto museum, an idea that has been bantied about for years, seems to have found a home:<\/p>\n

Toronto’s future museum celebrating the city’s history and the stories of its multicultural communities has found an iconic site on the central waterfront, the Star<\/em> has learned.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rita Davies, city hall’s arts visionary, has set in motion a plan to build the museum on a 3.6 acre parcel of land at the foot of Bathurst St. adjacent to the giant Canada Malting Company silos.<\/p>\n

“It’s a wonderful place that resonates with Toronto history and links it to the waterfront,” says Davies, director of culture for the city. “The people I’ve consulted are excited about it.”<\/p>\n

One big plus about this site: It is already owned by the City of Toronto, which could save millions of dollars buying land.<\/p>\n

Toronto city council will now be asked to designate the site for the museum and the launch board will put out a request for proposal from potential private development partners to help cover a cost of $150 million to $200 million.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read the full article<\/a> in today’s Star.<\/p>\n

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