Ontario Place construction will be paused until court hearing: group [Video]

A group fighting the redevelopment of Ontario Place says that the province has agreed to pause some work at the site pending a court hearing scheduled for next week.

Ontario Place Protectors has launched a court challenge of the Rebuilding Ontario Place Act, which gives the government special powers to expedite the redevelopment of the site, including an exemption from the Environmental Assessment Act.

The matter is due to come before the Superior Court of Ontario for a one-day hearing on July 19.

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In a news release earlier this week, Ontario Place Protectors said that the government has agreed to not not cause “any permanent destruction of any trees, shrubs or buildings at Ontario Place” ahead of that hearing, effectively pausing working at the site until at least 6 p.m. on July 19.

“I think it was a big step forward that we were able to work with the Ontario government and get …