Plan to redevelop Ontario Place with spa, science centre to be reviewed by Auditor-General

Auditor-General’s office confirms value-for-money audits of both the redevelopment of Ontario Place, including plans for a $350-million mega spa, as well as the relocation of the Ontario Science Centre

Ontario’s Auditor-General is launching a probe into the provincial government’s redevelopment of Ontario Place on Toronto’s waterfront, where plans to allow an Austrian company to build a large spa and waterpark have prompted opposition from local activists and criticism from city officials.

The government has also repeatedly cited a “business case” for moving the science centre from its site now in Toronto’s North York to Ontario Place, where it would be housed in a new but smaller building, but the province never provided that business case to the public. “People know this is a bad deal for Ontario, and I’m confident the Auditor-General’s report will confirm that.”

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