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Novo Amor & Lowswimmer - Ontario (official audio)
Lifted from 'Heiress', out now via AllPoints
Buy: https://backl.ink/heiress
Lyrics
Hold all in your holdall,
bring your foal.
Cold shawl, near swallow
skin and soul.
All preying on your old scrawl
of your front crawl, on your bone.
Oh, painted on your own wall
in an oval, ring your goal.
All your love overgrown,
all your body undersold,
all above, all your waiting coming home.
Hollow all your arrows,
all aglow.
Follow, you’re Apollo,
us below,
all praying in your
shallows, I’ll hallow,
overflow,
oh, scaling all your shadows
to your marrow,
to atone.
Follow Lowswimmer
http://lowswimmer.com
https://www.instagram.com/lowswimmer_
https://twitter.com/lowswimmer_
Follow Novo Amor
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https://www.novoamor.co....
published: 10 Nov 2017
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Toronto woman charged with 3 murders in 3 days across Ontario: “By definition she's a serial killer”
The Niagara Regional Police Service announced the arrest of Sabrina Kauldhar, a 30-year-old Toronto woman, who has been charged with murder after two men and a woman were found dead over three days in different cities.
Police homicide investigators have linked the death of 77-year-old Mario Bilich in Hamilton on Oct. 4, 2024, to the murder of 47-year-old Lance Cunningham who was found dead on Oct. 2 in John Allen Park in Niagara Falls, determining the suspect matched the description in both cases.
On Oct. 1, 2024, police responded to a call for service in Toronto's Keele Street and Dundas Street West area. It was reported that a woman in her 60s was located deceased inside a residence with visible trauma to her body.
“I think by definition she is a serial killer — two or more offences,...
published: 04 Oct 2024
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Police call Toronto woman "a serial killer," charge her with 3 Ontario murders in 3 days
An Ontario police chief says the Toronto woman arrested by his force and accused of three murders in three days can be considered “a serial killer” after seemingly unrelated deaths were reported in Toronto, Niagara Falls and Hamilton.
On Friday, three Ontario police forces announced they had charged a 30-year-old Toronto woman with murder after two men and a woman were found dead over three days in different cities.
Police officers in the three southern Ontario cities had all been investigating homicides over the past three days, leading them to conclude the same Toronto woman may be behind the three killings.
“I think by definition she is a serial killer — two or more offences,” Niagara Regional Police Chief Bill Fordy told reporters on Friday.
Catherine McDonald has more.
For more i...
published: 05 Oct 2024
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Novo Amor & Ed Tullett - Ontario (Lyrics)
published: 08 Oct 2021
-
Mysteries of Ontario
In this 2-hour compilation, we revisit four mini-documentaries on tales of the unexplained from the province of Ontario, which were previously published on this channel.
0:00:00 – Introduction
0:0:28 – Old Yellow Top: The Sasquatch of Cobalt, Ontario
0:19:48 – The Mug-Wump of Lake Temiskaming
0:49:28 – Ghost Stories from Niagara-on-the-Lake
1:20:08 – Nautical Mysteries of Canada’s Great Lakes
Thanks for watching! If you enjoyed this video and would like to help support this channel, please check out my online shop, where you can find signed copies of my books and Sasquatch t-shirts:
https://MysteriesOfCanada.com/Bookshop/
published: 15 Sep 2024
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Ontario child dies from rabies after contact with bat
A Brantford, Ont., child has died from rabies after contact with a bat in the first domestically acquired case of human rabies in Ontario since 1967. Health officials believe the child was exposed to the disease in the Temiskaming region, north of Sudbury.
#news #canada #onatrio
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published: 04 Oct 2024
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The 10 Best Places To Live In Ontario (Canada) - Job, Retire, Edu & Family
Ontario is located in east-central Canada, and is the most populous of all the provinces, with around 12 million people calling this area their home.
It is also the 2nd largest province in Canada.
Today, there are over 100 languages spoken in homes throughout the province, though 70% of the population speak English.
Ontario offers quality, government-funded education to its residents from Kindergarten until the end of their secondary school career.
Though Ontario has high taxes and living costs, their high salaries ensure that residents enjoy one of the highest quality of life rankings in the world.
Besides being Canada’s main economic hub, Ontario is also known for its natural diversity, including vast forests, beautiful provincial parks, four of the five Great Lakes and the world-fam...
published: 08 Mar 2020
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What we know about the lease for Ontario Place private spa
The Ontario government have released the conditions it agreed to with Therme when leasing Ontario Place land to the private spa.
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published: 03 Oct 2024
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Ontario promises 1,600 dedicated parking spots for Therme spa at Ontario Place: lease
The Ontario government has released the terms of its 95-year lease with European company Therme for the spa and waterpark it plans to build at Ontario Place, and it shows the province has promised 1,600 parking spaces for the private facility on Toronto’s waterfront.
The spa and waterpark have been the subject of vocal criticism, particularly for the fact that the province is on the hook for building the parking area, and opponents have long called on the government to release the details of the lease.
An auditor general report last year suggested Ontario’s obligations to provide parking for Therme factored in to its decision to relocate the Ontario Science Center from east Toronto to the redeveloped Ontario Place attraction.
The report said a government proposal on relocating the scien...
published: 04 Oct 2024
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Ontario - Holubička
published: 22 Sep 2019
3:13
Novo Amor & Lowswimmer - Ontario (official audio)
Lifted from 'Heiress', out now via AllPoints
Buy: https://backl.ink/heiress
Lyrics
Hold all in your holdall,
bring your foal.
Cold shawl, near swallow
ski...
Lifted from 'Heiress', out now via AllPoints
Buy: https://backl.ink/heiress
Lyrics
Hold all in your holdall,
bring your foal.
Cold shawl, near swallow
skin and soul.
All preying on your old scrawl
of your front crawl, on your bone.
Oh, painted on your own wall
in an oval, ring your goal.
All your love overgrown,
all your body undersold,
all above, all your waiting coming home.
Hollow all your arrows,
all aglow.
Follow, you’re Apollo,
us below,
all praying in your
shallows, I’ll hallow,
overflow,
oh, scaling all your shadows
to your marrow,
to atone.
Follow Lowswimmer
http://lowswimmer.com
https://www.instagram.com/lowswimmer_
https://twitter.com/lowswimmer_
Follow Novo Amor
https://novoamor.ffm.to/followonspotify
https://novoamor.ffm.to/followonapple
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https://wn.com/Novo_Amor_Lowswimmer_Ontario_(Official_Audio)
Lifted from 'Heiress', out now via AllPoints
Buy: https://backl.ink/heiress
Lyrics
Hold all in your holdall,
bring your foal.
Cold shawl, near swallow
skin and soul.
All preying on your old scrawl
of your front crawl, on your bone.
Oh, painted on your own wall
in an oval, ring your goal.
All your love overgrown,
all your body undersold,
all above, all your waiting coming home.
Hollow all your arrows,
all aglow.
Follow, you’re Apollo,
us below,
all praying in your
shallows, I’ll hallow,
overflow,
oh, scaling all your shadows
to your marrow,
to atone.
Follow Lowswimmer
http://lowswimmer.com
https://www.instagram.com/lowswimmer_
https://twitter.com/lowswimmer_
Follow Novo Amor
https://novoamor.ffm.to/followonspotify
https://novoamor.ffm.to/followonapple
https://www.novoamor.co.uk
https://www.facebook.com/iamnovoamor
https://soundcloud.com/iamnovoamor
https://twitter.com/iamnovoamor
https://www.instagram.com/novoamor
- published: 10 Nov 2017
- views: 4372211
17:42
Toronto woman charged with 3 murders in 3 days across Ontario: “By definition she's a serial killer”
The Niagara Regional Police Service announced the arrest of Sabrina Kauldhar, a 30-year-old Toronto woman, who has been charged with murder after two men and a ...
The Niagara Regional Police Service announced the arrest of Sabrina Kauldhar, a 30-year-old Toronto woman, who has been charged with murder after two men and a woman were found dead over three days in different cities.
Police homicide investigators have linked the death of 77-year-old Mario Bilich in Hamilton on Oct. 4, 2024, to the murder of 47-year-old Lance Cunningham who was found dead on Oct. 2 in John Allen Park in Niagara Falls, determining the suspect matched the description in both cases.
On Oct. 1, 2024, police responded to a call for service in Toronto's Keele Street and Dundas Street West area. It was reported that a woman in her 60s was located deceased inside a residence with visible trauma to her body.
“I think by definition she is a serial killer — two or more offences,” Niagara Regional Police Chief Bill Fordy told reporters on Friday.
Investigators with Toronto police said the detectives’ working understanding was that the Toronto victim was known to the woman, while the two other deaths were believed to be “randomly targeted.”
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The Niagara Regional Police Service announced the arrest of Sabrina Kauldhar, a 30-year-old Toronto woman, who has been charged with murder after two men and a woman were found dead over three days in different cities.
Police homicide investigators have linked the death of 77-year-old Mario Bilich in Hamilton on Oct. 4, 2024, to the murder of 47-year-old Lance Cunningham who was found dead on Oct. 2 in John Allen Park in Niagara Falls, determining the suspect matched the description in both cases.
On Oct. 1, 2024, police responded to a call for service in Toronto's Keele Street and Dundas Street West area. It was reported that a woman in her 60s was located deceased inside a residence with visible trauma to her body.
“I think by definition she is a serial killer — two or more offences,” Niagara Regional Police Chief Bill Fordy told reporters on Friday.
Investigators with Toronto police said the detectives’ working understanding was that the Toronto victim was known to the woman, while the two other deaths were believed to be “randomly targeted.”
For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10795045/ontario-woman-charged-murder-spate/?utm_source=site_banner
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- published: 04 Oct 2024
- views: 11851
3:32
Police call Toronto woman "a serial killer," charge her with 3 Ontario murders in 3 days
An Ontario police chief says the Toronto woman arrested by his force and accused of three murders in three days can be considered “a serial killer” after seemin...
An Ontario police chief says the Toronto woman arrested by his force and accused of three murders in three days can be considered “a serial killer” after seemingly unrelated deaths were reported in Toronto, Niagara Falls and Hamilton.
On Friday, three Ontario police forces announced they had charged a 30-year-old Toronto woman with murder after two men and a woman were found dead over three days in different cities.
Police officers in the three southern Ontario cities had all been investigating homicides over the past three days, leading them to conclude the same Toronto woman may be behind the three killings.
“I think by definition she is a serial killer — two or more offences,” Niagara Regional Police Chief Bill Fordy told reporters on Friday.
Catherine McDonald has more.
For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/tag/crime-beat/
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https://wn.com/Police_Call_Toronto_Woman_A_Serial_Killer,_Charge_Her_With_3_Ontario_Murders_In_3_Days
An Ontario police chief says the Toronto woman arrested by his force and accused of three murders in three days can be considered “a serial killer” after seemingly unrelated deaths were reported in Toronto, Niagara Falls and Hamilton.
On Friday, three Ontario police forces announced they had charged a 30-year-old Toronto woman with murder after two men and a woman were found dead over three days in different cities.
Police officers in the three southern Ontario cities had all been investigating homicides over the past three days, leading them to conclude the same Toronto woman may be behind the three killings.
“I think by definition she is a serial killer — two or more offences,” Niagara Regional Police Chief Bill Fordy told reporters on Friday.
Catherine McDonald has more.
For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/tag/crime-beat/
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- published: 05 Oct 2024
- views: 4840
1:55:26
Mysteries of Ontario
In this 2-hour compilation, we revisit four mini-documentaries on tales of the unexplained from the province of Ontario, which were previously published on this...
In this 2-hour compilation, we revisit four mini-documentaries on tales of the unexplained from the province of Ontario, which were previously published on this channel.
0:00:00 – Introduction
0:0:28 – Old Yellow Top: The Sasquatch of Cobalt, Ontario
0:19:48 – The Mug-Wump of Lake Temiskaming
0:49:28 – Ghost Stories from Niagara-on-the-Lake
1:20:08 – Nautical Mysteries of Canada’s Great Lakes
Thanks for watching! If you enjoyed this video and would like to help support this channel, please check out my online shop, where you can find signed copies of my books and Sasquatch t-shirts:
https://MysteriesOfCanada.com/Bookshop/
https://wn.com/Mysteries_Of_Ontario
In this 2-hour compilation, we revisit four mini-documentaries on tales of the unexplained from the province of Ontario, which were previously published on this channel.
0:00:00 – Introduction
0:0:28 – Old Yellow Top: The Sasquatch of Cobalt, Ontario
0:19:48 – The Mug-Wump of Lake Temiskaming
0:49:28 – Ghost Stories from Niagara-on-the-Lake
1:20:08 – Nautical Mysteries of Canada’s Great Lakes
Thanks for watching! If you enjoyed this video and would like to help support this channel, please check out my online shop, where you can find signed copies of my books and Sasquatch t-shirts:
https://MysteriesOfCanada.com/Bookshop/
- published: 15 Sep 2024
- views: 249111
2:26
Ontario child dies from rabies after contact with bat
A Brantford, Ont., child has died from rabies after contact with a bat in the first domestically acquired case of human rabies in Ontario since 1967. Health off...
A Brantford, Ont., child has died from rabies after contact with a bat in the first domestically acquired case of human rabies in Ontario since 1967. Health officials believe the child was exposed to the disease in the Temiskaming region, north of Sudbury.
#news #canada #onatrio
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https://wn.com/Ontario_Child_Dies_From_Rabies_After_Contact_With_Bat
A Brantford, Ont., child has died from rabies after contact with a bat in the first domestically acquired case of human rabies in Ontario since 1967. Health officials believe the child was exposed to the disease in the Temiskaming region, north of Sudbury.
#news #canada #onatrio
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- published: 04 Oct 2024
- views: 4307
8:18
The 10 Best Places To Live In Ontario (Canada) - Job, Retire, Edu & Family
Ontario is located in east-central Canada, and is the most populous of all the provinces, with around 12 million people calling this area their home.
It is als...
Ontario is located in east-central Canada, and is the most populous of all the provinces, with around 12 million people calling this area their home.
It is also the 2nd largest province in Canada.
Today, there are over 100 languages spoken in homes throughout the province, though 70% of the population speak English.
Ontario offers quality, government-funded education to its residents from Kindergarten until the end of their secondary school career.
Though Ontario has high taxes and living costs, their high salaries ensure that residents enjoy one of the highest quality of life rankings in the world.
Besides being Canada’s main economic hub, Ontario is also known for its natural diversity, including vast forests, beautiful provincial parks, four of the five Great Lakes and the world-famous Niagara Falls.
Complementing this natural diversity is a cultural diversity that is the product of high levels of immigration combined with a society that embraces multiculturalism and tolerance.
Ontario’s cities attract artists, entertainers, and intellectuals from around the world.
Picking the right place to live could be a bit tricky. From a flourishing economy to great outdoor opportunities, Ontario has so much to offer.
Here is a look at the 10 best places to live in Ontario:
10. Toronto. (best for tech jobs, entertainment, education, retiree)
9. Oakville. (safe, best for family)
8. Hamilton. (best for family, education)
7. Peterborough. (entertainment, outdoor activities)
6. Niagara on the Lake. (best small town)
5. Collingwood. (best for outdoor activities)
4. Elliot Lake. (best for retiree)
3. Windsor. (low cost of living, safe environment, near the USA)
2. Burlington. (safe, amenities)
1. Ottawa. (best for tech jobs, education)
We focus on statistics like real estate prices, average monthly income, and crime rate, and more.
Thanks for watching this video. I hope it's useful for you.
(This article is an opinion based on facts and is meant as infotainment)
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https://wn.com/The_10_Best_Places_To_Live_In_Ontario_(Canada)_Job,_Retire,_Edu_Family
Ontario is located in east-central Canada, and is the most populous of all the provinces, with around 12 million people calling this area their home.
It is also the 2nd largest province in Canada.
Today, there are over 100 languages spoken in homes throughout the province, though 70% of the population speak English.
Ontario offers quality, government-funded education to its residents from Kindergarten until the end of their secondary school career.
Though Ontario has high taxes and living costs, their high salaries ensure that residents enjoy one of the highest quality of life rankings in the world.
Besides being Canada’s main economic hub, Ontario is also known for its natural diversity, including vast forests, beautiful provincial parks, four of the five Great Lakes and the world-famous Niagara Falls.
Complementing this natural diversity is a cultural diversity that is the product of high levels of immigration combined with a society that embraces multiculturalism and tolerance.
Ontario’s cities attract artists, entertainers, and intellectuals from around the world.
Picking the right place to live could be a bit tricky. From a flourishing economy to great outdoor opportunities, Ontario has so much to offer.
Here is a look at the 10 best places to live in Ontario:
10. Toronto. (best for tech jobs, entertainment, education, retiree)
9. Oakville. (safe, best for family)
8. Hamilton. (best for family, education)
7. Peterborough. (entertainment, outdoor activities)
6. Niagara on the Lake. (best small town)
5. Collingwood. (best for outdoor activities)
4. Elliot Lake. (best for retiree)
3. Windsor. (low cost of living, safe environment, near the USA)
2. Burlington. (safe, amenities)
1. Ottawa. (best for tech jobs, education)
We focus on statistics like real estate prices, average monthly income, and crime rate, and more.
Thanks for watching this video. I hope it's useful for you.
(This article is an opinion based on facts and is meant as infotainment)
►Business email:
[email protected]
- published: 08 Mar 2020
- views: 985093
2:56
What we know about the lease for Ontario Place private spa
The Ontario government have released the conditions it agreed to with Therme when leasing Ontario Place land to the private spa.
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The Ontario government have released the conditions it agreed to with Therme when leasing Ontario Place land to the private spa.
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The Ontario government have released the conditions it agreed to with Therme when leasing Ontario Place land to the private spa.
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- published: 03 Oct 2024
- views: 4377
1:34
Ontario promises 1,600 dedicated parking spots for Therme spa at Ontario Place: lease
The Ontario government has released the terms of its 95-year lease with European company Therme for the spa and waterpark it plans to build at Ontario Place, an...
The Ontario government has released the terms of its 95-year lease with European company Therme for the spa and waterpark it plans to build at Ontario Place, and it shows the province has promised 1,600 parking spaces for the private facility on Toronto’s waterfront.
The spa and waterpark have been the subject of vocal criticism, particularly for the fact that the province is on the hook for building the parking area, and opponents have long called on the government to release the details of the lease.
An auditor general report last year suggested Ontario’s obligations to provide parking for Therme factored in to its decision to relocate the Ontario Science Center from east Toronto to the redeveloped Ontario Place attraction.
The report said a government proposal on relocating the science center suggested parking could be integrated with the building at Ontario Place “in order to dispel public/stakeholder concerns relating to cost and impact on the environment.”
The lease shows Ontario has promised 1,600 dedicated parking spaces for Therme, and the government says it is proposing a total of 2,500 parking spaces for Ontario Place. Some of Therme’s parking spaces are set to be shared with Live Nation during concerts.
It also shows that if the government doesn’t meet its parking obligations, it will have to pay Therme $5 per parking space per day once the facility is open.
However, Infrastructure Ontario president and CEO Michael Lindsay noted in a media briefing about the lease that it stipulates the spots can be up to 650 meters away from the facility, so there are other surface lots in the area that could be used temporarily.
“The parking is required, not only for Live Nation and Therme, but also the people who are going to come to the Ontario Science Center and the people who are going to use the enhanced public park space down at Ontario Place,” Lindsay said.
“So the government of Ontario has always been thinking about how, with six million annual visitors likely to come year over year to Ontario Place, what parking will be required.”
Premier Doug Ford has agreed in a deal with the City of Toronto to consider moving the parking to nearby Exhibition Place, rather than in a garage under the new Ontario Science Centre.
No final decisions have yet been made on the parking location, Lindsay said.
Ontario is not paying for any of Therme’s capital costs, he said, nor giving it any subsidies.
Still, as part of the Ontario Place redevelopment, which will include a concert venue, the science center, parkland, trails and a deep-water swimming pier, the government has so far spent “hundreds of millions” on site servicing, Lindsay said.
That includes cutting down trees, which Lindsay said has started now that it is October because birds and bats are no longer in their nesting season.
“All trees are replaced at a two-to-one ratio, and mature trees are going to be replaced at a six-to-one ratio,” Lindsay said. “The net effect of all this is 1,300 additional trees.”
After answering the question about tree removals, the moderator of the technical briefing cut in to say officials would be taking no more questions on trees.
Ontario NDP leader Marit Stiles suggests there is more to the tree situation than what is being made public.
“I think that the government, whatever they don’t answer, you better believe there’s a reason, because they know how deeply unpopular it is to remove those trees from that site,” she said.
Therme is spending about $200 million to create 16 acres of new, public parkland space, the government said. The facility itself is expected to cost $500 million to build.
As part of the briefing, officials touted the benefits of Therme’s project, including $294 million toward Ontario’s GDP, 2,000 jobs during the construction phase and $84 million in revenue to the province from Therme for rent and maintenance payments from 2034 to 2044.
Ontario has the right to terminate the lease early — with five years’ notice — after the Therme facility has been in operation for 10 years.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 3, 2024.
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The Ontario government has released the terms of its 95-year lease with European company Therme for the spa and waterpark it plans to build at Ontario Place, and it shows the province has promised 1,600 parking spaces for the private facility on Toronto’s waterfront.
The spa and waterpark have been the subject of vocal criticism, particularly for the fact that the province is on the hook for building the parking area, and opponents have long called on the government to release the details of the lease.
An auditor general report last year suggested Ontario’s obligations to provide parking for Therme factored in to its decision to relocate the Ontario Science Center from east Toronto to the redeveloped Ontario Place attraction.
The report said a government proposal on relocating the science center suggested parking could be integrated with the building at Ontario Place “in order to dispel public/stakeholder concerns relating to cost and impact on the environment.”
The lease shows Ontario has promised 1,600 dedicated parking spaces for Therme, and the government says it is proposing a total of 2,500 parking spaces for Ontario Place. Some of Therme’s parking spaces are set to be shared with Live Nation during concerts.
It also shows that if the government doesn’t meet its parking obligations, it will have to pay Therme $5 per parking space per day once the facility is open.
However, Infrastructure Ontario president and CEO Michael Lindsay noted in a media briefing about the lease that it stipulates the spots can be up to 650 meters away from the facility, so there are other surface lots in the area that could be used temporarily.
“The parking is required, not only for Live Nation and Therme, but also the people who are going to come to the Ontario Science Center and the people who are going to use the enhanced public park space down at Ontario Place,” Lindsay said.
“So the government of Ontario has always been thinking about how, with six million annual visitors likely to come year over year to Ontario Place, what parking will be required.”
Premier Doug Ford has agreed in a deal with the City of Toronto to consider moving the parking to nearby Exhibition Place, rather than in a garage under the new Ontario Science Centre.
No final decisions have yet been made on the parking location, Lindsay said.
Ontario is not paying for any of Therme’s capital costs, he said, nor giving it any subsidies.
Still, as part of the Ontario Place redevelopment, which will include a concert venue, the science center, parkland, trails and a deep-water swimming pier, the government has so far spent “hundreds of millions” on site servicing, Lindsay said.
That includes cutting down trees, which Lindsay said has started now that it is October because birds and bats are no longer in their nesting season.
“All trees are replaced at a two-to-one ratio, and mature trees are going to be replaced at a six-to-one ratio,” Lindsay said. “The net effect of all this is 1,300 additional trees.”
After answering the question about tree removals, the moderator of the technical briefing cut in to say officials would be taking no more questions on trees.
Ontario NDP leader Marit Stiles suggests there is more to the tree situation than what is being made public.
“I think that the government, whatever they don’t answer, you better believe there’s a reason, because they know how deeply unpopular it is to remove those trees from that site,” she said.
Therme is spending about $200 million to create 16 acres of new, public parkland space, the government said. The facility itself is expected to cost $500 million to build.
As part of the briefing, officials touted the benefits of Therme’s project, including $294 million toward Ontario’s GDP, 2,000 jobs during the construction phase and $84 million in revenue to the province from Therme for rent and maintenance payments from 2034 to 2044.
Ontario has the right to terminate the lease early — with five years’ notice — after the Therme facility has been in operation for 10 years.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 3, 2024.
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