Item - 2021.EP16.9

The Board of Governors of Exhibition Place:

1.  Received the report (February 4, 2021) from the Chief Executive Office, Exhibition Place for information.

Malcolm MacKay, Metrolinx, gave a presentation on Ontario Line – Exhibition Station Early Works.

Announced by the Province of Ontario in 2019, the proposed Ontario Line is one of four priority transit projects Metrolinx is leading for the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The line will be the largest single expansion in Toronto’s subway history, helping to ease congestion on existing transit lines throughout the city, and bring transit to underserviced neighbourhoods.

The Ontario Line will bring nearly 16 kilometres of much-needed subway service to Toronto to make it faster and easier for hundreds of thousands of people to get where they need to be each day.

The line will stretch across the city, from the Ontario Science Centre in the northeast to Exhibition Place in the southwest.

Current plans for the Ontario Line include 15 stations including 6 interchange stations, and over 40 new connections to GO train lines and existing subway, streetcar, and bus lines.

Staff from Metrolinx will be attending the Board meeting of February 19, 2021 to do a powerpoint presentation on the design and progress of the Ontario Line development to date for the benefit of the Board Members.