Un aquarium géant à Toronto
By Alana Power, National Post
Toronto city councillors vote next week on a plan to build a 14,000-square-metre aquarium at the base of the CN Tower.
“Canada has never really had a big aquarium; why wouldn’t it be at the biggest city, at the biggest tourist attraction,” said Gordon McIvor, vice-president of Canada Lands Company, a federal agency that owns the five-acre plot of land the CN Tower sits on.
Canada Lands sought private proposals for three undeveloped acres at the site; it chose Ripley Entertainment to build a three-storey aquarium that is to feature a variety of aquatic species, from jellyfish to sharks.
If the plans are approved, the aquarium should open in three years. The project includes the 14,000-square-metre aquarium as well as an adjoining 4,353 square metre retail development on the west side of CN Tower.
“It’s not an unanticipated use for the area,” said the local city councillor, Adam Vaughan. “It really gives tourists in the area...