Saturday, May 11, 2019

The Dominion Public Building in Toronto was sold.


Laws that should have prevented the sale of Dominion Public Building.
1.)   Designation as a Classified Federal Heritage Building - 1983.
2.)  The Dominion Public Building is protected by Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act as part of the Union Station Heritage Conservation District - 2006.
3.)  One Front Street West is protected by Part 1V, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act - May 10, 2017. The Prison Chapel at 20 Strachan Avenue in Toronto was saved by the City of Toronto Mayor and Councillors, because of Part 1V, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act; and the chapel is part of the Liberty Village Park.

 Reasons why the Union Station Heritage Conservation District was created:
"Union Station occupies a central position in Toronto's urban landscape. Located between the Financial District, Entertainment District, the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood and post-industrial waterfront, the Union Station District is a significant cultural landscape..." "Several other grand projects were planned in conjunction with Union Station...these included the Royal York Hotel (1929) and the Dominion Public Building (1935), both associated with rail activities; one was the flagship hotel of the Canadian Pacific Railway's hospitality developers, and the other was a federal customs house and administration building." (From: Union Station District Plan, May 2006).


St. Helen's, Ontario Regional Headquarters, 440 King Street W. Kingston. (Photo from flickr.com).

St. Helen's and Stone Gables were Corrections Canada properties, according to Page 208 of the document "A Roadmap to Strengthening Public Safety" by Rob Sampson.


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