The mayor of an Ontario city home to one of Canada’s most notorious prisons says converting it one day into housing could eat at its economy.
The mayor of an Ontario city home to one of Canada ’s most notorious prisons says converting it one day into
“This particular property has huge benefits for tourism and film, and we want to make sure that isn’t impacted,” he said. “It needs to be turned over from Corrections to Canada Lands, and then we can start to really push the opportunities to create a long-term lease with the city,” he said.
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