Howdy! Just throwing a crazy idea out there but the roof of the gigantic Depot in Downsview West could be used for temporary cricket pitches! You could fit three up there and use artificial turf. And why not have one with some stands? Brampton’s ambitious 20,000 seat cricket stadium seems to be going nowhere so this would be a great interim measure.

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Another idea for promoting the Steam Plant revitalization. When I was in Sudbury in December I saw the now empty St. Joseph’s Hospital covered in a very colourful mural. It is talked about and photographed endlessly!

Maybe Farrow and Ball would want to use this as a marketing event! lol



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Just heard from the virtual open-house tonight that using the roof area of The Depot is under consideration and an engineering study is being done.
 
...preserving elder structures by turning them into acid trips? 🙀
 
turini2 said:
Is this the right spot for the Canada Lands Company "Downsview West" proposals?

Slides from Community engagement #2
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I don't think so.

Different proponent.

I don't see a pin on the map for this section of Downsview, we have one for the Canada Lands proposal on the north side of Sheppard, but this is the south/east.

@interchange42 or @Paclo can confirm if we have a thread for this site.
 
Northern Light said:
I don't think so.

Different proponent.

I don't see a pin on the map for this section of Downsview, we have one for the Canada Lands proposal on the north side of Sheppard, but this is the south/east.

@interchange42 or @Paclo can confirm if we have a thread for this site.
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Ah great. If not, I can create one - the CLC proposals are pretty substantial...
 
rdaner said:
So I take it that Bombardier has opened its new facility at Pearson. Anyone know when they hand over the Downsview building to Northcrest as the next phase of development can’t begin until that happens.
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I would assume it must be happening in the very near future, according to posts in other threads, if the last plane left there a week ago.
https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threads/aviation-in-ontario.37388/post-2068008
https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threads/post-your-pictures-of-toronto-here.16317/post-2061292
rdaner said:
... ambitious 20,000 seat cricket stadium seems to be going nowhere so this would be a great interim measure.
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Is that a real proposal with the money to actually build it, or a fantasy with no money and nothing but some renderings? (like countless other past proposals for sports or entertainment venues someone thinks will be great when someone else gives them the money for it -- esports/concert venue at Exhibition Place, 20,000-seat arena in Markham, Nascar speedway in Fort Erie, Titanic museum in Niagara Falls, etc.)

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Some interesting interim activation ideas planned for the runway district/Bay 12 - from the March, 2023 XOXO Downsview Committee meeting (https://44e0cc70-0fba-43fa-98a1-d99...d/4ea6e4_036f4d01879e44d6a24f8cb135a6f33e.pdf)
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The Runway, which Northcrest will gain full access to in 2024, is being conceived in two parts...
The northern section will be designated for concerts, large events, and major festivals...
... both Northcrest and CLC are working hard to decentralize arts activities downtown and bring many of these events to Downsview.
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I still can't find any sign of large events that will be there. Just the runway by itself would likely be more than big enough for any kind of parade, fair, street festival, outdoor concert event, Tempelhof-like Formula E race, etc., maybe two or three different ones at the same time.
 
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rdaner said:
Northcrest is calling for proposals to do something really big as far as art, event or festival on 600m runway. Anyone have Christo’s number?! Lol
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The budget is up to $100,000

I don't think I would describe that as big.

For reference, I looked up the cost of three of the better known Christo works from the last decade (Umbrellas, Gates, wrapped Arc de Triomphe)

The budgets ranged from 16M-26M USD.
 
Northern Light said:
The budget is up to $100,000

I don't think I would describe that as big.

For reference, I looked up the cost of three of the better known Christo works from the last decade (Umbrellas, Gates, wrapped Arc de Triomphe)

The budgets ranged from 16M-26M USD.
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Perhaps but I read the release as the size of the runway is the main driving factor with a crowd of 50,000 being envisioned so the budget is just for planning and other moneys will be found/generated.
 
rdaner said:
Perhaps but I read the release as the size of the runway is the main driving factor with a crowd of 50,000 being envisioned so the budget is just for planning and other moneys will be found/generated.
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That is not what it says.

It says:

Unless there are particular concerns with the budget, selected projects will receive their entire ask. For budgets that exceed $100,000,
supplementary external funding must be secured by the applicant.

So Northcrest will supply $100,000 max.
 
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