Therme

• Opposition parties promise to cancel Ontario Place lease, even with high costs

  Despite the high cost of cancelling Therme's bid to build a spa at Ontario Place, the provincial Liberals, NDP and Greens all say that's what they'd do if elected.

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  Oct 7
  
• Ford government releases Ontario Place lease, including rent and parking details

  Infrastructure Ontario published the lease it signed with Therme on Thursday, with the government touting the benefits it claims the deal will bring for taxpayers.

  Canada

  Oct 3
  
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• Ford government uses new powers to sidestep Toronto’s say in Ontario Place plans

  The new order will effectively replace the local planning process and puts the province's plans for a spa, concert venue and science centre at the waterfront close to reality.

  Canada

  May 17
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• Ontario says it won’t fill lake at Ontario Place but new questions emerge

  A slide with a "waterpark attraction" on Ontario Place's west island 18 months before a spa by Therme was announced on the site were "illustrative only," the province says.

  Politics

  Mar 21
• ‘Negative sentiment’: Ford government set aside $2M for Ontario Place advertisements

  Government documents show the advertising campaign was set in motion 'in response to some early negative sentiment toward limited aspects of the plan.'

  Politics

  Dec 7, 2023
• Auditor general to probe Ford government’s Ontario Place redevelopment

  Critics of the plan have accused the government of shrouding the redevelopment in secrecy and welcomed the auditors probe believing it will bring transparency to the process.

  Canada

  Nov 3, 2023
• Advocates ask federal government to step in and assess Ontario Place plans

  Ontario Place for All, which has rallied and organized opposition to current plans to redevelop the area, has retained a lawyer to outline its case that Ottawa should step in.

  Politics

  Jun 13, 2023
• Ontario Place redevelopment plans shrouded in secrecy. Here’s what we know

  As calls grow for transparency over the redevelopment of Ontario Place, Global News can reveal new details about the science centre move and plans for a private spa.

  Politics

  Apr 25, 2023
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• Ford government commits to 95-year lease for private spa at Ontario Place

  Global News has learned the length of a long-term agreement between the Ontario government and the company behind a private spa and waterpark set to be built on Ontario Place.

  Politics

  Apr 24, 2023