WATERFRONToronto has approved a Master Plan in the process of planning Lake Ontario Park, a project that will dramatically change the Outer Harbour. The proposed park is ambitious and if built will be a stunning addition to the life and culture of our great city.
The vision proposed for Lake Ontario Park by Waterfront Toronto was to create one of the world’s great, large urban waterfront parks by creating a system of places that have unique functions and character. Waterfront Toronto has posted this description on its website:
“Located along the Outer Harbour and extending from Cherry Beach to Ashbridges Bay and providing connections to the Eastern Beaches and Tommy Thompson Park, Lake Ontario Park will encompass 37 kilometres of shoreline. …. The vision for the park is to collect all of these sites into one coherent ensemble and provide a wide variety of experiences, amenities and uses including an urban wilderness, water sports, recreation and culture. …. The park will be a landmark not only for a newly revitalized waterfront, but for Toronto as a whole. Stretching between the Eastern Gap to the R.C. Harris Filtration Plant, Lake Ontario Park will celebrate and serve Toronto's diverse population and will be a draw for residents and visitors alike.”
However, that vision may change now that Doug Ford advocates a stadium on the abandoned Hearn generating plant site. The Globe and Mail reported on April 16, 2011: “Doug Ford has a vision: a football stadium on the waterfront. He says the NFL stadium might be built on the site of the abandoned Hearn generating plant in the underdeveloped Portlands. The stadium would be the anchor for a massive redevelopment of the Portlands that would "turn this dump site into a wow factor.’’
Which leads me wonder what effect talk of high-end retailers, monorail, sports stadiums, amusement attractions, and high rise condominiums will have on Waterfront Toronto's Master Plan?
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