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The Ontario Divisional Court has ordered an interim halt to the demolition of the Dominion Foundry.
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Posted: Jan 29, 2021 6:37 PM ET | Last Updated: January 29
The four buildings that make up the Dominion Wheel and Foundries Company site were added to Toronto s heritage registry in 2004. (Mehrdad Nazarahari/CBC)
An Ontario judge has temporarily stopped the province from demolishing a group of heritage buildings at the Dominion Foundry Complex in Toronto s West Donlands pending a decision at the end of February.
In a statement Friday evening, the group Friends of the Foundry says it is very relieved by the decision of Justice David Corbett to protect the buildings from further damage until next month s hearing. Word of the decision comes after crews began tearing down buildings on the provincially owned site on Jan. 18.
The provincial government has put a pause on the demolition of heritage buildings on the West Don Lands downtown until Wednesday in response to backlash from the city and area residents.
Province promises to delay destruction of Dominion Foundry buildings in Toronto
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After four days of protests from community groups trying to protect four historic buildings in Toronto from being razed, the Province has announced a temporary halt to demolition on the Foundry Site.
Destruction has slowly been ongoing at 153 and 185 Eastern Ave. since Monday. So far, one part of a building s wall has been destroyed.
Corktown residents, city councillors, and the group Friends of the Foundry have been on site daily, holding demonstrations against the Provincial government s decision to raze the site without community consultation.
The province has paused the demolition of Toronto’s foundry buildings in the West Don Lands a day after activists filed a court injunction to save the historic site. The office for the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing said it was doing so “as a good faith measure” after receiving the injunction, which was not […]