Harbourfront Centre, Toronto

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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. Funding comes from corporate sponsors, government grants, individual donors and entrepreneurial activites.

Harbourfront Centre is patrolled by its own in-house security team which works closely with police to ensure the property is properly maintained.

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.

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).

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

See also

• Toronto waterfront

External links

• [The Harbourfront Centre]

Toronto landmarks

Art Gallery of Ontario | Canadian Broadcasting Centre | Casa Loma | CHUM-City Building | CN Tower | Dundas Square | Exhibition Place | Fort York | Harbourfront Centre | Hockey Hall of Fame | Kensington Market | Nathan Phillips Square | Old City Hall | Ontario Place | Ontario Science Centre | Osgoode Hall | PATH Underground | Queen's Park | R.C. Harris Filtration Plant | Royal Ontario Museum | St. James' Cathedral | St. Lawrence Hall | St. Lawrence Market | St. Michael's Cathedral | Todmorden Mills | Toronto City Hall | Toronto Islands | Toronto Pearson International Airport | Toronto Zoo | Union Station | WindShare Wind Turbine Sports: Air Canada Centre | Maple Leaf Gardens | Ricoh Coliseum | Rogers Centre | Varsity Arena | National Soccer Stadium at Exhibition Place Performing arts: Bathurst Street Theatre | Canon Theatre | Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres | Four Seasons Centre | Hummingbird Centre | Massey Hall | Princess of Wales Theatre | Royal Alexandra Theatre | Roy Thomson Hall

 

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