Opinion Martin Regg Cohn: Doug Ford’s vision for Ontario Place puts people last. Here’s what could actually work
If you don’t look carefully, you end up with another random blot on the waterfront landscape.
I still went with my kids until the bitter end, dragging them to all the rides and slides without lineups. In truth, we had the place almost to ourselves because there were so few paying customers. Another idea that’s treading water, propped up by Premier Doug Ford’s PC government, is a fancy spa that drips exclusivity. Incongruously, this high-priced spa perched on public lands would be anchored by hundreds of underground parking spots, built at public expense for a pampered clientele.
If a casino is a bad bet, and a spa is a poor fit, what is to be done? There are recurring calls to do as little as possible ― transform the place into a park and call it a day. How can Saunders have nothing interesting to say about Ontario Place after taking in $700 a day to advise the province on its future? Amid the caution, inaction and lack of imagination, oneFormer deputy mayor Ana Bailão is proposing a proven concept: Relocate the storied Ontario Science Centre to the tired Ontario Place.
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