Article in L'Express interviewing the Centre francophone about the new development:
https://l-express.ca/une-tour-de-49-etages-a-cote-de-la-maison-du-centre-francophone-pres-du-lac/.
Apparently 20 Lower Spadina belongs to the City.
Good stuff! Thanks for the update @Marcanadian.
Perhaps a Rec Room could take the place of the off-track betting location next door. Then your entertainment bases would covered in the whole lot: Live music, cinema, games.
Streetcars clogged Queen St during the winter storm a few days ago.
I was rolling at 2km/hour.
The new streetcars are one of the biggest robberies in Ontario history.
Just had to vent that.
The article also mentions that there will be lower than market rate rental prices for other francophone organizations. Perhaps it's the "Maison de la francophonie".
From http://easttorontocommunity.blogspot.ca :
" The City has reviewed the draft by-law and is satisfied with it. (...) As for the demolition, they cannot obtain a demolition permit until such time as they have Site Plan Approval and a building permit for a new building. The only exception would...