Media Advisory - Official Opening and Groundbreaking at Key Waterfront Site

TORONTO, Aug. 27, 2012 /CNW/ - In a dual celebration, Waterfront Toronto and Harbourfront Centre will break ground on a series of vibrant new public spaces on a former asphalt parking lot in Toronto's central waterfront. Designed by renowned landscape architects Michael Van Valkenburgh and Associates, these new public spaces were made possible by the construction of a new underground parking facility, which will also be officially opened as part of the celebration.

WHO:		Hon. Lisa Raitt, Minister of Labour, Government of Canada
		Hon. Michael Chan, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport, Province of Ontario Councillor Norm Kelly, Chair, Parks and Environment Committee, City of Toronto William J. S. Boyle, CEO, Harbourfront Centre
		John Campbell, President and CEO of Waterfront Toronto
WHAT:		Official Opening and Groundbreaking - York Quay Revitalization at Harbourfront Centre
WHEN:		Tuesday, August 28, 2012    9:30a.m. (rain or shine)
WHERE:		235 Queens Quay West, Harbourfront Centre The groundbreaking will be held at the south east end of the construction site on Lake Ontario (between Queens Quay Terminal and York Quay Centre)

SOURCE: Waterfront Toronto

Samantha Gileno, Manager, Project Communications, T: 416-214-1344 ext. 264 / C: 416-271-1316 [email protected]

Jon Campbell, Harbourfront Centre, T: 416-973-4655 [email protected]