TORONTO – On Friday, Kinga Surma, Minister of Infrastructure, issued the following statement on the province’s progress to rebuild Ontario Place.
“Building on last year’s historic new deal with the City of Toronto, the province is taking the next steps in its plan to rebuild Ontario Place into a world-class, year-round destination with expanded parks and public spaces, increased waterfront access, a new public marina and family-friendly entertainment.
Concert goers and music enthusiasts will be pleased to learn that our government is working with Live Nation to create an updated, year-round concert venue at Ontario Place. Once complete, Live Nation’s brand-new amphitheatre will welcome more fans to an all-season venue by increasing its capacity to up to 20,000 people while also protecting the much-loved amphitheatre lawn.
Earlier this month, Infrastructure Ontario also released a Request for Qualifications to begin the procurement process to identify a team that will design, build, finance and maintain the new state-of-the-art home for the Ontario Science Centre. The new building will be located on the mainland of Ontario Place and will feature approximately 15 per cent more exhibit space than the current site. It will include fun and interactive spaces for families, students and visitors to enjoy the latest exhibits and science-based educational programming, while also expanding into a modernized Cinesphere and Pod complex.
To ensure the Ontario Place rebuild continues without delays, our government made an enhanced Minister’s Zoning Order (eMZO) to provide development permissions for new and existing land uses at Ontario Place. The eMZO is a land use planning tool that will allow the province to maintain site plan control for portions of the site and make much-needed improvements to the publicly accessible open space on the East Island as part of the rebuild of Ontario Place. The eMZO will also allow for expanded public spaces and parks on the West Island.
Ontario Place will consist of more than 50 acres or almost 40 football fields worth of free public parks, beaches and green spaces. With the new Ontario Science Centre and Therme Canada’s year-round destination for fun and wellness, as well as the updated, year-round Live Nation concert venue, Ontario Place will offer experiences everyone of all ages can enjoy.”
SOURCE Ministry of Infrastructure
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