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The Ontario Place redevelopment and Therme spa project are on hold. The Supreme Court of Canada just heard arguments on October 15 regarding a constitutional challenge over environmental and heritage protections. Now, everyone is waiting on the Court's final ruling to see if the project can legally move forward.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-place-legal-challenge-supreme-court-changes-9.7381587

Ontario Place parking garage could feature a digital billboard bigger than the Raptors' court

Infrastructure Ontario asked groups interested in a contract to build the so-called “Garage Mahal” at the Toronto waterfront site to consider including a “digital media wall” of screens of up to 700 square meters in size in the designs they propose for the $400-million parking facility.

A rendering of the parking garage at the future Ontario Place site below:



Source: https://www.timminstoday.com/local-news/ontario-place-parking-garage-could-feature-a-digital-billboard-bigger-than-the-raptors-court-12203467#:~:text=EDITOR'S%20NOTE:%20This%20article%20originally,have%20often%20teased%20upcoming%20releases.

Therme Canada unveiled a refreshed design for the development in July 2025. The revised concept aims to strengthen connections between people, place and well-being, while providing broader public access to the waterfront, integrating indigenous-led design principles and delivering immersive, family-oriented leisure experiences.

The design of Therme Canada Ontario Place is centred around four main components: a new entrance pavilion along Lake Shore and Boulevard West; new parkland and beach spaces; a new bridge to the West Island; and the main building.

Therme Canada Ontario Place will feature ten swimming pools, waterslides and a wave pool, 14 saunas, nine steam rooms, cold plunge pools, more than 20 water slides, as well as sports performance and recovery facilities.

Additionally, the new resort in Ontario will include botanical gardens with thousands of plant species and hundreds of palm trees to provide publicly accessible green spaces.

A public beach and pedestrian and cycling paths offering improved connectivity with Lake Ontario will also be developed. The new resort will provide fun and health-focused programmes and affordable wellness therapies.

Source: https://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/projects/therme-canada-ontario-place-toronto-canada/?cf-view&cf-closed

Ontario Place's final designs have been shared and it's like a whole new world

Source: https://www.narcity.com/toronto/ontario-place-final-designs

Source: https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/municipalities-transit-and-infrastructure/province-exempt-ontario-place-from-environmental-notifications-10640275

Source: https://x.com/joshuaostroff/status/1919429348190277676/photo/1

Source: https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threads/kotsys-toronto-photos.21511/page-22

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Continuing the controversy from the beginning of 2024: Closure of part of Ontario Place angers advocates opposed to massive spa redevelopment.

The closure of Ontario Place's West Island for a massive spa redevelopment has sparked anger among advocates opposing the project. The grassroots organization, "Ontario Place for All," criticizes the Doug Ford government for a lack of notice and a "careless disregard" for the waterfront property. While the province is determined to proceed with redevelopment plans, the opposition continues its legal fight, calling for the immediate reopening of West Island, emphasizing the need for environmental assessments and preservation of the cultural heritage site. Legislative actions exempting the project from assessments are viewed as undemocratic. The Infrastructure Minister's spokesperson cites safety reasons for the closures, but advocates remain committed to their fight against the redevelopment.

In a statement on Tuesday, Ontario Place for All, a grassroots organization, condemned what it called the sudden closure of West Island, saying the Doug Ford government is showing "careless disregard" for the waterfront property.

"We're very disappointed," Norm Di Pasquale, co-chair of Ontario Place for All, told CBC Toronto. "It's all completely unexpected with handwritten notice. It took us announcing it to the world, instead of the Ontario government, to announce that the West Island was actually closed. It's the usual lack of care that we are seeing from this government."

The provincial government, meanwhile, says it is proceeding with its plans to redevelop Ontario Place. As part of a "new deal" with the city, the city says it will accept the province's legislative authority to redevelop Ontario Place, while the province says it will obtain the land it needs for its plans, which include a large waterpark and spa that will be built by the Austria-based company Therme.

The deal also means the province will take over two highways, the Gardiner Expressway and the Don Valley Parkway.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-place-for-all-closure-west-island-ontario-place-1.7078776