Opposition parties call for Ford government to release details of its plans to relocate the Science Centre to the Toronto waterfront
The Ontario government is facing calls to release the “business case” that justifies its plan to move the Ontario Science Centre to the Toronto waterfront as part of the Ontario Place redevelopment, as the total cost of the proposed revitalization plan remains unknown.
“With this government’s very dubious track record when it comes to land deals, I think it’s on the minister to show her work,” Ms. Stiles told the Ontario legislature. “When will you show Ontario the evidence that this scheme is actually in the public interest?” Laura Berkenblit, a spokeswoman for the Ontario Science Centre, declined an interview request on Thursday with chief executive officer Paul Kortenaar.-owned land and 10 acres of water at Ontario Place for the proposed redevelopment project. But councillors on the city’s general government committee deferred a decision Thursday to declare the property surplus.
A city report says the provincial government is hoping to obtain the city property by the end of the year. Even if not approved by council, the report notes the province could move forward with expropriation to acquire the property and this could alter the particulars of the planned land exchange. “I will give the leader the opposition a victory: We’ll change the name of the subway stop,” he said to cheers from the government benches.
Jason Ash, a local community advocate, said residents in the area were shocked at the government’s announcement, particularly Mr. Ford’s inference that the old science centre would be demolished for housing. He said many community members use the space for much-needed programming in the area.
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