Passersby at the west entrance of Ontario Place may be lulled into complacency by the orange snow fencing and city tree protection signage surrounding the trees that face Lakeshore Blvd. West. They are all a fake! First of all, these trees will come down when the spa is constructed – just look at the plans below. The grey hatched areas are explained in the legend as “excavated grounds” – so no trees will be saved there. The area of the plan with the red border is the location of the trees pictured above. Secondly, the City of Toronto couldn’t protect these trees if it wanted to because the province already said – last summer – that they would not abide by the City’s tree protection by-law. These signs were not issued by the City for Ontario Place. Ellis Don, the contractors, took them from another project and posted them to make it look as though the trees are being protected. Sneaky, eh? Nothing surprises us anymore when it comes to this project.
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As It Is | A precarious moment in the life of Ontario Place
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