- Redevelopment of Toronto Power and Ontario Power Company Generating Stations provides unique opportunity to preserve these two special sites and grow tourism in the heart of Ontario’s premier destination
- Adaptive reuse process will ensure these spectacular buildings are preserved to create new iconic guest experiences for the global destination of Niagara Falls
- Five proponents to be invited to participate in the next phase: The Request for Proposals stage
Niagara Falls, ON – Niagara Parks has concluded the second phase of a three-stage Call for Proposals process for the adaptive re-use of both the Toronto Power and Ontario Power Generating Stations. Five proponents will be invited to participate in the final phase, the Request for Proposals stage. Proponents will have between November 1, 2022, and April 28, 2023, to create their respective proposals. This period will be followed by evaluation, with the intent of identifying the successful proponent(s) in the summer of 2023.
As part of its Strategic Plan and following the successful adaptive reuse of its newest landmark attraction, the Niagara Parks Power Station, Niagara Parks is seeking private investment to re-imagine these important sites. The call for development proposals offers the opportunity to preserve these important buildings and to create new tourism experiences for Niagara, Ontario and Canada.
Both sites hold extraordinary potential for redevelopment considering their established presence in the core tourism landscape of Niagara Parks and Niagara Falls, striking architectural features and unparalleled locations on the brink of the upper Niagara River and within the lower Niagara Gorge, all in the heart of Queen Victoria Park. The decommissioned power stations were transferred to the Niagara Parks Commission in 2007.
For more information about the Toronto Power Generating Station and Ontario Power Company Generating Station, please see backgrounder attached and visit niagaraparks.com/powerstationsredevelopment.
Digital assets including high-resolution photos and video can be found here.
Quotes
Quote from Neil Lumsden, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport
“The redevelopment of these two power generating sites is an opportunity to build on the success of the Niagara Parks Power Station and create another made-in-Ontario tourism experience in the Niagara region,” said Neil Lumsden, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport. “These redevelopment projects create local jobs, support Ontario’s economy and give people more reasons to visit and explore one of Canada’s premier tourism destinations.”
Quote from April Jeffs, Chair, Niagara Parks Commission
“Ensuring the long-term preservation of these remarkable architectural and historical sites is an essential part of supporting our mandate as the cultural stewards of the Niagara River corridor,” said April Jeffs, Chair, Niagara Parks Commission. “These beautiful buildings have been admired for many years and this redevelopment process will give them new life as sustainable experiences that can be enjoyed by the public for generations to come.”
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