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The Harbourfront Centre is a key cultural facility on Toronto, Ontario's waterfront, situated at 235 Queen's Quay West. Established as a crown corporation in 1972 by the federal government to create a waterfront park, it became a non-profit organization in 1991. Most of the funding comes from government grants. Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength Image:Toronto, Ontario Location. ... The Toronto waterfront is the lakeshore of Lake Ontario in the Municipality of Toronto, Canada. ... Queens Quay (Toronto) - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... In Commonwealth countries a Crown corporation is a state-controlled company or enterprise (a public corporation). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Tuesday. ... Canada is a constitutional monarchy and a Commonwealth Realm (see Monarchy in Canada) with a federal system of parliamentary government, and strong democratic traditions. ... A nonprofit organization (sometimes abbreviated to not-for-profit, non-profit or NPO) is an organization whose primary objective is to support some issue or matter of private interest or public concern for non-commercial purposes. ... 1991 (MCMXCI in Roman) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


History

The federal government faced mounting criticism from the City of Toronto due to the amount of money being spent for Montreal on both Expo 67 and the 1976 Olympic Games. Hence, it decided that it would build Harbourfront Centre and the province would build nearby Ontario Place in order to revitalize Toronto's industrial harbour and increase tourism to the city. City motto: Concordia Salus (Latin: Well-being through harmony) Province Quebec Mayor Gérald Tremblay MPs Vivian Barbot, Bernard Bigras, Denis Coderre, Irwin Cotler, Stéphane Dion, Gilles Duceppe, Marlene Jennings, Francine Lalonde, Jean Lapierre, Paul Martin, Réal Ménard, Serge Ménard, Maria Mourani, Massimo Pacetti, Bernard Patry... The 1967 International and Universal Exposition, or simply Expo 67 was a Worlds Fair held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1967 to coincide with the Canadian Centennial that year. ... (Redirected from 1976 Olympic Games) There were two Olympic Games in the year 1976: 1976 Summer Olympics 1976 Winter Olympics This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Province of Ontario is governed by a unicameral legislature, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, which operates in the Westminster system of government. ... On water pod at Ontario Place Ontario Place is a Government of Ontario-owned entertainment attraction, located approximately 4 km west of downtown Toronto on the shore of Lake Ontario, just south of Exhibition Place. ... Tourist redirects here; for the album by Athlete, see Tourist (album) Tourism is the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ...


The federal government committed to buying 40 hectares of land.


In 1982, Queen's Quay Terminal was remodelled by Zeidler Partnership Architects (the same firm that designed the Toronto Eaton Centre). The project transformed the industrial space into a mixed-use building that included shops, restaurants, offices, and exclusive residential condos (it once was the home for Premier Mike Harris). 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Queens Quay Terminal was a cold storage facility built in 1926 by Moores & Dunford (NYC) and converted to a condo/mall complex in 1983. ... Interior of the Toronto Eaton Centre, looking north. ... Michael Deane Harris (born January 23, 1945, in Toronto, Ontario) was the twenty-second Premier of Ontario from June 26, 1995 to April 15, 2002. ...


Community facilities and children's events

Hosted year round:

  • HarbourKids Camps
  • Harbourfront Reading Series — popular annual event since 1974
  • The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery
  • The Natrel Rink — outdoor skating rink
  • Docks and Nautical Centre
  • Toronto Music Garden — designed by Yo Yo Ma and Julie Moir Messervy
  • York Quay Centre Visual Arts — exhibition space
  • Canada Quay at Harbourfront Centre — visual arts centre
  • The Craft Studio — studio for artists creating ceramic, glass, metal and textiles
  • Bounty Contemporary Canadian Craft Shop
  • Artists' Gardens

External links

  • The Harbourfront Centre
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Performing arts: Bathurst Street Theatre | Canon Theatre | Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres | Four Seasons Centre | Harbourfront Centre | Hummingbird Centre | Massey Hall | Princess of Wales Theatre | Royal Alexandra Theatre | Roy Thomson Hall Bathurst Street Theatre, 736 Bathurst Street, Toronto. ... The Canon Theatre is one of Torontos live entertainment venues. ... The entrance to the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres Interior of Winter Garden Theatre The Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres are a pair of stacked theatres in Toronto, Canada. ... The Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts is the future home for both the Canadian Opera Company and the National Ballet of Canada. ... The Hummingbird Centre The Hummingbird Centre is a major performing arts venue in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Inside Massey Hall in 1945. ... The Princess of Wales Theatre is a 2000-seat theatre located at 300 King Street West in the heart of Torontos Entertainment District. ... The Royal Alexandra theatre The Royal Alexandra Theatre is a theatre in Toronto, Ontario Canada. ... Roy Thomson Hall Roy Thomson Hall is a concert hall in Toronto, Canada. ...



 

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