Ford government draws public criticism for destruction of Ontario Place tree grove Read More

Opinion: The Ontario Place spa is a costly extravagance we’ll be subsidizing forever Read More

Group fighting Ontario Place spa plan scores legal victory over Doug Ford Read More

CITYNEWS: GROUP CLAIMS ONTARIO PLACE REDEVELOPMENT WILL USE MILLIONS OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS FOR NEW SPA Read More

Art Newspaper, New York: Redevelopment of Modernist complex on Toronto waterfront alarms residents and preservationists Read More

CBC: Ontario Place group seeks court injunction to pause redevelopment Read More

Auditor general probing Ford government’s Ontario Place redevelopment: CBC Read More

CityNews: Ford government plans on removing Ontario Place trees this fall Read More

Toronto Star: New spa design doesn’t change the fact that Ontario Place is the wrong spot to build it Read More

Editorial: The Case for Ontario Place Click here

CP24: Toronto residents raise concerns about private spa at Ontario Place during community consultations: report Read More

Global News: Science Centre’s core attractions face cuts at new Ontario Place location Read More

Global News: Advocates ask federal government to step in and assess Ontario Place plans Read More

CityNews: Advocates invite province to consider alternate plan for Ontario Place Read More

‘Ontario Place is turning into any place’: Advocates outline alternative vision to stop development of spa on historic waterfront site Read More

The Trillium: Parking garage added to Ontario Place redevelopment at request of bidders Read More

NextMag: Occupy Ontario Place Read More

Toronto Society of Architects issues statement on Ontario Place Read More

BlogTO: Toronto Just Lost Access to Ontario Place Trail as Construction Looms and People are Livid! Read More

Citynews: Community gathers for Ontario Place celebration and demonstration Read More

Globe and Mail: Ontario Place talks include former nightclub operator with Rob Ford ties Read More

Global: Ontario Place redevelopment plans shrouded in secrecy. Here’s what we know Read More

Global: Ford government commits to 95-year lease for private spa at Ontario Place Read More

Toronto Star Editorial Board: Ontario Place should be an urban oasis Read More

Toronto Star: Resistance to Ford’s Ontario Place-Science Centre plan gains ground Read More

Toronto Star: Doug Ford’s Ontario Place scheme stinks, but it’s not the only time he’s sold the city short Read More

Toronto Star: Voters can make Doug Ford pay for a tricked-out spa at Ontario Place Read More

CBC: Toronto mayoral hopefuls make duelling pitches for the future of Ontario Place Read More

Globe and Mail: Toronto planners issue critical report on Ontario Place spa proposal Read More

Globe and Mail: Will Toronto’s next mayor defend Ontario Place? Read More

LORINC: Ontario Place and a tale of two message tracks Read More

TVO: Before ruining Ontario Place, we should look to Montreal Click here

CITYNEWS: Ontario Place Marina boaters told to vacate ahead of planned renovations   Click here

CBC: Boaters forced from Ontario Place Marina as construction begins on controversial spa project Read More

QP Briefing: Ontario Place redevelopment not a good deal for Ontarians, critics say: Read more

Ontario Place for All on Spacing Radio Listen

Advocates, local MPPs renew concerns about the privatization of Ontario Place   Read More

“A Secret Doug Ford Deal”: More Red Flags Raised Around Ontario Place Development Read More

Open letter asks TIFF to reconsider partnering with group looking to privatize Ontario Place Read More

ONTARIO PLACE OPEN LETTER FROM FRIENDS OF THE GOLDEN HORSESHOE: Say No to the current proposal to redevelop Ontario Place Read Here

‘Worst building in Toronto’: Ontario Place development proposal described as ‘mind boggling’, but designers promise sustainability Read here

LORINC: Can the Ontario Science Centre save Ontario Place? Read here

GLOBE AND MAIL: The proposed waterpark at Ontario Place will be Toronto’s worst building Read More

Toronto Star This Matters Podcast Ontario Place: Yours to discover spa treatments? Listen

What Doug Ford is keeping secret about the Ontario Place plan – Toronto Star Read More

CBC: Ontario Place plans are being reviewed by the city. But some urge Toronto to look at other options Read More

“Ontario Place redevelopment plan features underground parking for more than 2,000 vehicles, felling of around 850 trees”, Ben Musset, 8 Dec 2022, Toronto Star: Read More

“Rexdale deserves a spa: An invitation to Therme”, Chloe Brown, 7 Dec 2022, Spacing Magazine: Read More

“New Ontario Place interior concepts developed for DesignTO exhibit”, 7 Dec 2022, CityNews Report: Read More

LORINC: 10 questions about the Ontario Place redevelopment Read More

“10 questions about the Ontario Place redevelopment”, John Lorinc, 6 Dec 2022, Spacing Magazine: Read More

“Keep Ontario Place as a public space”, Star Editorial Board, 2 Dec 2022, Toronto Star: Read More

“Ontario Place is still a great urban park. Once Doug Ford gives it away, it’ll be gone for good”, Edward Keenan, 30 Nov 2022, Toronto Star: Read More

Ontario Place is a park.  Keep it that way.

What we lose when we lose Ontario Place.

Clear-cutting Michael Hough’s landscaping at Ontario Place

Ontario Place redevelopment faces new hurdles after private partner exits

Ontario Place needs fresh ideas. But the latest plans carry a whiff of desperation

Proposed Ontario Place spa better suited on CNE grounds

Quebec interests at the heart of the debate on the future of Ontario’s Place (article in French)

Renderings released for Ontario Place Revitalization Project.

Ford’s proposed redevelopment plan for Ontario Place won’t fail — because it’s not going to happen.

Doug Ford can add wrecking Ontario Place to his list of accomplishments.

A public process could have led to something spectacular — instead, Doug Ford’s new Ontario Place just offers more of the same.

Ford has few opportunities left to give the public a say over Ontario Place redevelopment

Ontario Place should be turned into a park, while still maintaining its architectural legacy.

Future Ontario Place to feature water and adventure parks, revamped concert venue. 

These are the province’s plans for the Ontario Place redevelopment

New and Revamped Attractions Announced for Ontario Place. 

No casinos or condos: Ontario Place redevelopment plans announced by Ford government

Future of Ontario Place has been revealed. Here’s what to expect. 

Ontario Place to be redeveloped as year-round theme park; Cinesphere, pods to be preserved

Redevelopment of Toronto’s Ontario Place set to include 3 new attractions.

Ontario Place transforming into ‘year-round’ attraction, Budweiser Stage to get makeover. 

The Ontario government has announced details of its plan to revitalize Ontario Place into a world-class destination.

Ontario Place is going private – and that’s a problem

Doug Ford wants you to think Ontario Place isn’t worth saving. He needs to take a walk.

Ontario Place is no place for secret deals on development.

The architect who designed Ontario Place would be ‘horrified’ by current proposals, daughter says.

This daring Toronto group swims in Lake Ontario all winter long. 

That time when Ontario Place was the most fun amusement park in Toronto. 

A new group has joined the coalition fighting to protect Ontario Place. The World Monuments Fund, Architectural Conservancy Ontario and Daniels Faculty at the University of Toronto have come together to form The Future of Ontario Place Project. The project is working to build the public’s understanding of the...

‘World class’ plans for Ontario Place’s future come at a critical time for our parks.

Three leading contenders to redevelop Ontario Place, sources say.

Ontario Place: Yours to Recover

Ontario Place for All releases framework for keeping iconic park public

New map shows what might be demolished if Ontario Line subway is built above ground. 

What’s next for Ontario Place?

Ontario Line: Many Questions, Few Answers 

Doug Ford’s Ontario Line headed down the wrong track

Ontario Place plans need a ‘rethink’. 

Expo 67′ legacy is safe. What about Ontario Place? Those two sites face two very different futures. Part of the Expo site, now called Espace 67, recently received a full rebuild and remains public. But Ontario Place recently made the World Monuments Fund’s list of the 25 most endangered...

Ontario Place needs to be preserved, says architectural conservancy organization. 

Ontario Place is one of the world’s most at-risk structures.

Ontario Place among list of 25 at-risk monuments in the world. 

La Place de l’Ontario sur la liste de 25 sites à protéger du Words Monuments Fund. 

Ontario Place added to international list of ‘at-risk cultural heritage sites’. 

Citing daunting threats, World Monuments Fund lists 25 endangered sites. 

Ontario Place is one of the 25 world’s most endangered places. 

Ontario Place, Bears Ears and Notre-Dame Named to 2020 World Monuments Watch. 

Ontario Place revival could include bids for urban spa, convention centre amid concerns over ‘backroom’ deals. 

Province willing to drop subway upload if council endorses Ontario Line. The province will drop its planned subway takeover if Mayor John Tory pushes city council to support the contentious $11-billion Ontario Line.

City and provincial officials are negotiating a deal on the future of Toronto transit that would include the Ontario government abandoning its push to take ownership of the existing TTC subway.

Trillium Park & William G. Davis Trail won the Award of Excellence for Small Open Spaces at the Toronto Urban Design Awards last night! 

A clandestine swim was co-Organized by Park People, Swim Drink Fish Canada and the grassroots community organization Ontario Place for All. The event was clandestine because swimming is prohibited here.

Ontario Place for All and Swim Drink Fish are calling for a new beach at Ontario Place. 

What are Canada’s downtowns missing? A beach! In Toronto, Ontario Place, with its consistently good water quality could fill that need. 

Ontario Place for All and Swim Drink Fish are inviting you to imagine the future of Toronto’s waterfront: what if we could swim at Ontario Place?  

Ontario Place planners could learn something from the Children’s Village of the 1970’s and 80’s. 

On Monday, July 8, John Alschuler was on Metro Morning with Matt Galloway to advocate for Ontario Place. 

Last Monday, John Alschuler, was in Toronto to advocate for Ontario Place to be saved as a public park. 

On Canada Day, Elder Duke Redbird gave a talk at Ontario Place’s Trillium Park about the “Seven Grandfather Teachings” and the 1805 treaty that led to the Toronto Purchase: “250 830 acres of land for the sum of 10 shillings,” as the Mississaugas of the New Credit note on...

Mural-covered houseboat to share Indigenous history of the Toronto waterfront will soon be docked in the Ontario Place marina for the summer as an Indigenous interpretive learning centre.

Lisa MacLeod was moved from Children and Social Services to Tourism, Culture and Sport. 

“Is Ontario Place “for the people”? Or only for the investors? 

“As the fourth-largest city in North America, it stills surprises me that Toronto has waterfront resources that are horribly under-utilized, such as Ontario Place.” says David Leblanc

Premier Doug Ford wants to see Ontario Place redeveloped. A preservation battle over the vital piece of Canada’s postwar architectural history is looming.

The Province asks federal money for the Ontario Line but the Government of Canada it needs more answers.

Ontario Place could become private property. 

The province is set to announce Today that a gambling facility is “off the table” as it releases its official request for ideas for redevelopment of the former waterfront amusement park, sources say.

Casino not among options Ford government wants for Ontario Place!

A proposal to move the Science Centre to Ontario Place. 

Tourism Toronto is issuing a “Tourism Test” for Ontario Place. The test aims to ensure that the tourism opportunity is a central consideration as development options for Ontario Place are evaluated. 

Toronto city council votes to list Ontario Place on heritage property register. 

Mayor Tory asks for role in Ontario Place revamp. 

The future of Ontario Place is on the agenda at this week’s city council meeting. Councillors will vote on a recommendation to reach out to the Ontario government and request that the province and city “jointly plan” the future of Ontario Place. 

Ontario Place: Building On Our Legacy: is there a better alternative to tearing down Toronto’s iconic landmark? 

The iconic and historic Cinesphere is the world’s first permanent IMAX movie theatre, located on the grounds of Ontario Place.