Media Advisory - Waterfront Toronto to Officially Break Ground on Queens Quay

TORONTO, Nov. 14, 2012 /CNW/ - Waterfront Toronto, its government partners and stakeholders, will officially break ground on Queens Quay Boulevard on Friday, November 16.  One of Waterfront Toronto's biggest projects to date, construction along Queens Quay is transforming 1.7 kilometres of Toronto's main waterfront street into a world-class boulevard.

When complete in early 2015, the new Queens Quay will be a must-see Toronto destination featuring a wide granite mosaic promenade, off-street Martin Goodman Trail, improved streetcar corridor and traffic lanes.  New granite sidewalks and landscaping improvements in front of storefronts will stimulate ground floor retail activity and urban vitality.

WHO:	Hon. Lisa Raitt, Minister of Labour, Government of Canada
	Dipika Damerla, MPP Mississauga East-Cooksville, Government of Ontario
	Karen Stintz, Toronto City Councillor, Ward 16 (Eglinton-Lawrence) and TTC Chair
	David Whitaker, President and CEO of Tourism Toronto
	Kevin Currie, Chairman, Waterfront Business Improvement Area
	Mark Wilson, Chair, Waterfront Toronto
WHAT:	Official Groundbreaking - Queens Quay Revitalization
WHEN:	Friday, November 16, 2012    Noon
WHERE:	Simcoe WaveDeck
PARKING:	Some limited media parking will be available within the construction fencing on the south side of Queens Quay one block west of Lower Simcoe Street. To access the media parking area, travel west on Queens Quay past Lower Simcoe Street and turn left (south) on Robertson Crescent. Waterfront Toronto staff will be available to direct parking.

SOURCE: Waterfront Toronto

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