[Paclo]

The National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’i of Canada have submitted Official Plan and Major Zoning By-Law Amendment applications for the subject lands at 7015, 7200 and 7290 Leslie Street, Thornhill, Markham. This application will facilitate the development of a new Bahá’í National Centre and Canadian National Temple. The concept plan included a daycare, lodging, and worship building.

Concept from Markham's Circulated Planning Applications:

Some information regarding the city's concerns can be found starting on pg.43 of the General Committee Meeting Agenda of September 2022.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

That looks like HP's Bahai temple in Santiago!

AoD

 

[junctionist]

A very exciting development. The Bahai faith's leaders have high standards for architecture and landscaping.

 

[interchange42]

Hey there, we have a front page story up with renderings! (More images in the new Database file linked at the top of the page too.) It is Hariri Pontarini, and as all Bahá'í temples must have 9 doors and be circular, it's reminiscent of Santiago!

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[Paclo]

Additional renderings:

And a higher-res version of the site plan initially posted:

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

So I guess it's designed to handle our disingenuous winters...

 

[interchange42]

Huh, it took BlogTO 4 hours to craft this cut-and-paste job, although they credit someone other than us as being the author. Seriously, nice plagiarism BlahgTO.

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[neuhaus]

Huh, it took BlogTO 4 hours to craft this cut-and-paste job, although they credit someone other than us as being the author. Seriously, nice plagiarism BlahgTO.

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BlogTO is not known for their journalism or writing, and they are definitely not a very credible or accurate source for news. It is simply a blog or tabloid for mildly entertaining events and happenings around the city. The comments section, more like pointless banter by ignorant readers, are more entertaining (and often more infuriating and sad) than the articles themselves. BlogTO is like the blog equivalent to the Toronto Sun.

 

[interchange42]

We have a second story up on the National Centre and Temple, now that we've gone over the planning documents. Lots more renderings, plans, and details at the link!

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[Alexut]

Offtopic, but it's interesting how many different religious places there are within a 2km radius of Steeles and Bayview

There's a synagogue right by a mosque, buddhist, hindu, taoist, and zoroastrian temples, the baha'i centre, tyndale university, brebeuf college, and the bayview glen church. There's even some kind of a cult at the north west corner of the intersection.

This has got to be some kind of a record

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Offtopic, but it's interesting how many different religious places there are within a 2km radius of Steeles and Bayview

There's a synagogue right by a mosque, buddhist, hindu, taoist, and zoroastrian temples, the baha'i centre, tyndale university, brebeuf college, and the bayview glen church. There's even some kind of a cult at the north west corner of the intersection.

This has got to be some kind of a record

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I think that's a Hindu organization, not a "cult".

AoD

 

[Alexut]

I think that's a Hindu organization, not a "cult".

AoD

You're probably looking at the Pushtimargiya Vaishnav Samaj that's almost 2km NW from there, I'm talking about this place:

 

[chrisw]

There's a public meeting at 7pm on May 28th.

Development Services Public Meeting - 7015, 7200 and 7290 Leslie Street

www.markham.ca

Here's some biased material.