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.
The European company planning a spa and waterpark at Ontario Place says it has completed a redesign to create more public space and give the building a smaller footprint in response to feedback. An artist's rendering of the proposed redesign of Ontario Place is seen in an undated handout., Global News has learned, as the Ford government faces intense backlash over its decision to host a mega spa on crown lands.
The Ford government’s decision to allow a private, for-profit spa to be built at Ontario Place ignited controversy after Global News revealed that the Austrian company had been granted a 95-year lease to operate their facility on the land.In exchange, Therme said it’s investing nearly half a billion dollars into Ontario Place — $350 million for the 65,000-square-foot private-access spa and $100 million for the public-access portions.
The business case to move the science centre south from its current Eglinton Avenue and Don Mills Road site, for example, has never been published and attempts by Global News to access the information using freedom of information laws have been stonewalled.
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