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hawc said:




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Great shots, a couple of comments.

1. They appear to have closed the north plug again. It seemed to be partly open last week.

2. Work on the westbound side of the Lake Shore Blvd bridge seems to be moving on but not fast. When is the bridge supposed to be fully open again?
 
A little pot of gold after a brief yet intense squall blew past this afternoon.
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^I recently found out that Studios of America is actually based in Toronto and the owner has deep ties with cultural institutions. Hmmmm. Just sayin’! Lol
 
globalexpress said:
A little pot of gold after a brief yet intense squall blew past this afternoon.
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It was definitely intense. My poor wife was biking home with a backpack full of colouring books for kids when it hit. We managed to save some of them with a space heater and hair dryer. At least where we are, the wind pretty much finished off whatever leaves were still on the trees.
 
rdaner said:
^I recently found out that Studios of America is actually based in Toronto and the owner has deep ties with cultural institutions. Hmmmm. Just sayin’! Lol
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and, one suspects, Mr Ford!

This in Wiki..

" In 2002, Ontario Power Generation announced that Studios of America and Comweb Group (headed by Paul Bronfman) would be leasing the property of the former generating station and had plans to construct a 28 thousand square metre multipurpose film production studio called Great Lakes Studios on the site. Most of the boilers and a large amount of other equipment were removed and sent to the scrapyard. This movie studio project was abandoned in 2006. Although the station did not become a movie studio, the R. L. Hearn interior and grounds were used in a number of movie productions over the years. As of 2010, Studios of America still has long-term lease obligations for the Hearn site (32.5 years, according to the City of Toronto's Waterfront Secretariat, or 20 years, according to Studios of America).[2] Subsequent reports indicated that the lease-holders are Paul Vaughan of Studios America and real estate developer Mario Cortellucci, with no reference to Comweb Group.[9]"

EDIT: As I suspected....

  • Companies owned by Mario Cortellucci or his family benefited from six MZOs for properties in Vaughan, Innisfil and Caledon. The fast-tracked projects include a warehouse and distribution centre and mixed-use (residential and commercial) developments. Members of the Cortellucci family donated more than $12,000 to Ford's PC leadership campaign, according to Elections Ontario records.
 
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Just up loaded a batch for this area with a fair number up on my site.

The new westbound Lake Shore Rd is basely built west of Booth and pave with a fair chunk to be built for the DVP area.

The west pier look ready for forming to support the new bridge over the Don and could be pour now. All the other piers are done. We could steel beams place for the new bridge either this month or December depending on the weather and schedule.

I could see where part of the plug was removed to allow the Don to flow into the new mouth of the Don with other shorting being removed as well stonework for the bank area.

Unless there is a ramp plan for this crossing, the accessibility community cannot use this intersection.
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DVP
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They're keeping the metal scarps in that black fenced in area in the top left. Could make for some nice condo balcony art 🎨
 
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