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  Harbourfront - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Harbourfront is a waterfront tourist, residential and cultural real estate development on the northern shore of Lake Ontario within the downtown west side of the city of Toronto, Canada.
Harbourfront is the site of the Toronto Islands ferry terminal which provides transportation services to the Islands, and the location of Harbourfront Centre, one of the city's many cultural venues.
However, the limited parking in the area and the fact that the neighbourhood is separated from the rest of downtown Toronto by the elevated Gardiner Expressway resulted in insufficient clientele.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harbourfront   (347 words)

  
 Harbourfront Centre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Harbourfront Centre is a key cultural facility on Toronto, Ontario's waterfront.
Established as a crown corporation in 1972 by the federal government to create a waterfront park, it became a non-profit organization in 1991.
The government decided it would create both Harbourfront Centre and the Province would build near by Ontario Place as ways to improve the lakefront in increase tourism to the city.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harbourfront_Centre   (242 words)

  
 City of Toronto, City Council Legislative Documents
Harbourfront Centre offices are currently located at 410 Queens Quay West, in a building slated for demolition.
Harbourfront Centre is seeking approval of the location and sizes of the signs, so that prospective corporate sponsors know what level of exposure they will get in return for the naming rights to the building.
Harbourfront Centre is a significant cultural and entertainment facility in Toronto which residents and visitors often cannot find.
www.city.toronto.on.ca /legdocs/1999/agendas/committees/to/to990715/it024.htm   (1497 words)

  
 The Urbanwire
Now a modern and stylish place to shop, eat and relax at, HarbourFront Centre caters not just to the needs of cruise passengers and visitors to Sentosa and within the region, but also to the office tenants and residents nearby.
Phase one of HarbourFront Centre’s redevelopment has been completed with the opening of its retail mall, which features a wide range of popular establishments such as Food Junction, Starbucks, Cold Storage, The Body Shop, etc. The 2nd phase, which is expected to complete by mid 2004 will see the centre sporting a new façade.
HarbourFront Centre is only a prelude to the future HarbourFront mall, a mega retail and lifestyle hub touted to be the single largest retail mall in Singapore at 1 million square feet.
www.theurbanwire.com /apr03/harbourfront.html   (417 words)

  
 [mplpost] harbourfront centre / some details   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Harbourfront Centre Concert Stage is one of the city's premier venues for live music throughout the summer.
July 20 at 9:30 pm Harbourfront Centre features Yerba Buena, the band that the New York Times says, "triply superimpose[s] American funk on Afro-Cuban music on Nigerian Afrobeat and lets [the] different kinds of Yoruban-derived music seep into one another." Closing the weekend is Afrofandango at 2 pm on Sunday, July 21.
July 20 at 9:30 pm Harbourfront Centre features Yerba Buena, the band that the New York Times says, "triply superimpose[s] American funk on Afro-Cuban music on Nigerian Afrobeat and lets [the] different kinds of Yoruban-derived music seep into one another." Closing the weekend is Afrofandango at 2 pm on Sunday, July 21.
www.coolname.com /pipermail/maplepost-mirror/2002-May/008892.html   (1618 words)

  
 Groupe CNW   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Harbourfront Centre and The Danish Architecture Centre have engaged Toronto's Bruce Mau Design to curate a major exhibition for The Power Plant that reflects on the half century of Danish Modernism which has guided design and architecture.
Harbourfront Centre is proud of this first-ever partnership with the Royal Conservatory of Music in the presentation of music programming.
Awe-inspiring to the team of Harbourfront Centre artistic programmers is the innovative way in which Danes engage and involve children from a very young age in all types of cultural activities.
www.newswire.ca /fr/releases/archive/April2004/28/c5910.html   (979 words)

  
 Blogger: Email Post to a Friend   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Established to stimulate cross-disciplinary creativity, Fresh Ground is a highlight in Harbourfront Centre’s celebration of its 30th anniversary of showcasing contemporary culture.
“Harbourfront Centre strives to be a catalyst in the creation of new artistic work across Canada by fostering collaborations between different art forms, disciplines and generations.
To qualify for one of the five commissions, each with a maximum award of $20,000, applicants must be professional artists, a Canadian or landed immigrant and must fulfill the criteria of creating a new, collaborative work which incorporates more than one discipline or field.
www.blogger.com /email-post.g?blogID=6307558&postID=109830473547047909   (378 words)

  
 Digifest2004: on the move
STEVE MANN TO DELIVER KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT Toronto, Ontario: The Design Exchange (DX), in partnership with Harbourfront Centre and the Ontario Science Centre, is pleased to announce digifest 2004: on the move, Canada's largest digital culture festival.
Harbourfront Centre, on Toronto's waterfront, is acclaimed worldwide for being at the forefront of contemporary arts and culture.
The Ontario Science Centre delights, informs and challenges visitors through engaging and thought-provoking experiences in science and technology.
wearcam.org /digifest/press.htm   (614 words)

  
 Harbourfront Centre | Museum/Attraction Review | Toronto | Frommers.com
Today, Harbourfront is one of the most popular destinations for locals and visitors alike: a great place to spend a day strolling, picnicking, gallery-hopping, biking, shopping, and sailing.
Harbourfront has several venues devoted to the arts.
Harbourfront is at its best in the summer, but it is a great destination for the whole family year-round.
www.frommers.com /destinations/toronto/A21080.html   (518 words)

  
 Eye - Midsummer Party Guide Listings - 07.26.01
Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. Competitors vie for the title of Calypso Monarch using music, social commentary and storytelling.
Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. Demonstrations and activities help kids understand what life was like at Fort York 200 years ago.
Nautical Centre, Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. The Tundra Survey import slow-building soundscapes from Chicago, and free-improv musician Mike Gennaro collaborates with minimal techno artist Jacob Fairley, as "DJ The Band." 9pm.
www.eye.net /eye/issue/issue_07.26.01/plus/mspg.html   (2125 words)

  
 Wholenote Members' Profile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Harbourfront Centre is Canada’s foremost centre for contemporary culture.
Now presenting over 4,000 events each year, the Centre’s professional staff works with more than 450 community groups and organizations in the development of programming.
A leader in music presentation, Harbourfront Centre has created several programs to introduce audiences to the world of music.
www.thewholenote.com /profiles_02/harbourfront.html   (186 words)

  
 CIBC - Harbourfront Centre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
To reflect this partnership, the Harbourfront Centre Concert Stage has been renamed the CIBC Stage.
William J.S. Boyle, Chief Executive Officer, Harbourfront Centre, says, “We are delighted to have partnered with CIBC and to officially launch the recently renamed CIBC Stage.
Harbourfront has an outstanding lineup of upcoming events and activities.
www.cibc.com /ca/inside-cibc/cibc-your-community/sponsorship/harbourfront-centre.html   (213 words)

  
 Toronto Blue Jays : ballpark :
Rogers Centre is located in the heart of the entertainment district of downtown Toronto.
At the corner of Front and John Streets, west of the CN Tower, Rogers Centre is just a short walk from Union Station (subway and train station).
Rogers Centre is a most accessible facility for guests with disabilities in Canada.
toronto.bluejays.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/tor/ballpark/directions.jsp   (455 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 22, 2004 STEVE MANN TO DELIVER KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT DIGIFEST 2004: ON THE MOVE Toronto, Ontario: The Design Exchange (DX), in partnership with Harbourfront Centre and the Ontario Science Centre, is pleased to announce digifest 2004: on the move, Canada's largest digital culture festival.
About Harbourfront Centre Harbourfront Centre, on Toronto's waterfront, is acclaimed worldwide for being at the forefront of contemporary arts and culture.
About the Ontario Science Centre The Ontario Science Centre delights, informs and challenges visitors through engaging and thought-provoking experiences in science and technology.
wearcam.org /digifest/press.txt   (629 words)

  
 Performing Arts & Entertainment in Canada: Today's Japan - various art forms, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, Ontario ...
It is 50 years this month since the end of the Second World War and in the ensuing five decades, Japan has risen from the devastation wreaked by two atomic bombs to become a successful economic power, while remaining a mystery to most of us.
Harbourfront Centre in Toronto is presenting a major Japanese cultural exposition which promises to show Canadians a provocative new picture of Japan.
Since important curators are coming from Japan to assist with this exposition, Boyle says that, "The plan is to make sure they see as much of Canadian culture as possible while they are here." A force of volunteer translators is helping out with the language barrier and thus the inter-cultural exchange will inform both sides.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1319/is_n4_v29/ai_17788832   (686 words)

  
 Yachting - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Docking at Harbourfront Centre is truly a unique experience.
Boaters can enjoy quick access to downtown Toronto and its many attractions while having Harbourfront Centre as their home.
Harbourfront Centre operates three distinctive mainland berthing facilities within Toronto's Inner Harbour, each with its unique attributes, serving everything from dinghies to superyachts.
www.croportal.com /yachting/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3   (129 words)

  
 Project 21   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Ken Greenberg has been assisting Harbourfront Centre, the major cultural destination on the Toronto waterfront, in creating a strategic plan for the renewal of its 10 acre site, reclaiming lands currently used for surface parking lots, improving circulation, and adding to the range of indoor and outdoor venues and public areas at the water's edge.
Created in the 1970's this strategic portion of the Toronto Waterfront is in now rapidly becoming the centre of a new waterfront neighbourhood, closely linked to Downtown.
The renewed vision for Harbourfront builds on its unique contribution as the city's 'Culture Port' by reclaiming underutilized spaces and strengthening access to and along the water's edge.
greenbergconsultants.com /Projects/Project_21/project_21.html   (140 words)

  
 TakingITGlobal - Organizations - Harbourfront Centre
Harbourfront Centre has become a true centre for cultural exchange.
Harbourfront Centre, on Toronto's waterfront, is an innovative non-profit cultural organization which creates, for a diverse public, events and activities of excellence that enliven, educate and entertain.
Working in partnership with various communities, Harbourfront Centre nurtures and supports educational and recreational activity as well as contemporary artistic creation through showcasing Canadian and international talent.
www.takingitglobal.org /opps/orgdir.html?vieworg=822   (201 words)

  
 Harbourfront & Toronto Islands, Toronto, Canada
Harbourfront and Queen's Quay is a federal government attempt to restore the harbour district of Toronto.
On Centre Island, where the ferries make their most frequent trips, there is an amusement park and petting farm for children.
Centre Island, Ward´s Island and Hanlan´s Point are Toronto´s main offshore islands in Lake Ontario.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/North_America/Canada/Province_of_Ontario/Toronto-903418/Things_To_Do-Toronto-Harbourfront_Toronto_Islands-BR-1.html   (1526 words)

  
 Travel Channel :: Toronto   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The original Harbourfront opened in 1974, rejuvenating more than a mile of city waterfront that had deteriorated badly.
Today Harbourfront Centre, a streamlined version of the original concept, draws more than 3 million visitors to the 10-acre site each year.
Among the seasonal events in Harbourfront Centre are the Ice Canoe Race in late January, Winterfest in February, a jazz festival in June, Canada Day celebrations and the Parade of Lights in July, the Authors' Festival and Harvest Festival in October, and the Swedish Christmas Fair in November.
travel.discovery.com /destinations/fodors/toronto/sightsacts_31042_1.html   (477 words)

  
 CanadaTourism.com - News and Events
Harbourfront Centre enlivens the spirit with Guinness Island Soul - a music festival with artists who spice their Caribbean and Latin musical roots with R&B, funk, jazz and world music.
On all Harbourfront Centre Summer Festivals weekends, visitors can enjoy shopping at the International Marketplace and at the new Home Zone in addition to the Bounty Contemporaty Canadian Craft Shop.
Harbourfront Centre Summer Festivals take place at Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay West, Toronto.
www.canadatourism.com /ctx/app/en/ca/pressItem.do?articleId=47180&language=english   (528 words)

  
 Harbourfront Community Association   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
WELCOME - Harbourfront Community Association - Toronto - Ontario - Canada
Harbourfront Community Association is a public forum for people who live and work along Toronto's lakeshore, from Toronto Island to the Gardiner, and Ontario Place to Cherry Beach and the Portlands.
HCA's mandate is to ensure the area and its amenities are managed well, so residents, businesses and visitors from all over Toronto and around the world can benefit fully from Toronto's harbourfront playground.
www.toharbourfront.ca   (171 words)

  
 SkyscraperCity Forums - Harbourfront Development   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Besides the resident population in the area, Mapletree is eyeing tourists visiting Sentosa or disembarking at the Singapore Cruise Centre to generate business for its new mall, hotel and the revamped St James Power Station.
HarbourFront Mall will be linked to Sentosa by a light rail system, the Sentosa Express, currently being built.
The cruise centre handles nearly 5 million cruise and ferry passengers a year on average, while the cable cars drew over a million visitors last year.
www.skyscrapercity.com /showthread.php?t=108149   (2114 words)

  
 The Place of My Dreams
In the early decades of this century, there were houses at Hanlan's Point and Centre Island in addition to those at Ward's Island and, later, Algonquin Island.
By the turn of the century, Hanlan's Point had grown to be a "summer suburb of the city" and this it remained for more than 50 years.
Similarly, Centre Island was once home to many people and to businesses of every description: a pharmacy, a "Parisien" laundry, a movie theatre and a barber shop, among others.
www.torontoisland.org /Default.aspx?tabid=120   (1934 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
York University’s Faculty of Fine Arts and Harbourfront Centre are embarking on an exciting new partnership in arts and educational programming with Cultural Exchanges, an innovative series of weekend workshops taking place at Harbourfront in July.
Similarly, York’s Faculty of Fine Arts is recognized nationally as a champion of cultural inclusivity, integrating the study of the artistic traditions of many different global cultures into its academic programs.
Program details can be found at www.harbourfront.on.ca/culturalexchanges or by calling Harbourfront Centre’s box office at 416-973-4000.
www.yorku.ca /mediar/archive/Release.asp?Release=373   (572 words)

  
 International Readings at Harbourfront   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Join fellow book lovers at Harbourfront Centre to see, hear and meet some of the world’s best writers.
Be sure to subscribe to our email newsletter, Readings@Harbourfront Centre, to receive monthly information on our upcoming events.
These events have been financially assisted by the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund of the Government of Ontario through the Ministry of Culture, administered by the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund Corporation.
www.readings.org   (295 words)

  
 Harbourfront   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
William J.S. Boyle is the General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of Harbourfront Centre, one of Canada's largest centers of contemporary culture, and is responsible for all aspects of the organization's operations.
He is responsible for directing the more than 4,000 cultural, recreational, and educational events which take place each year in the theatres, galleries, outdoor stages across the 10 acre Harbourfront Centre site.
He was the overall Director of Today's Japan 1995 - the largest exposition of the contemporary arts of Japan ever held in North America and was responsible for overseeing the Cultural Component of Canada's Year of Asia Pacific taking place throughout the country during 1997.
www.bbpdc.org /Master_Planning_Team/Harbourfront/body_harbourfront.html   (255 words)

  
 Splash at Harbourfront
Open annually 7 days a week in the summer months from approximately June to September, this lakefront retreat offers a full service bar, and a casual menu featuring specialty items that include; wood burning oven pizzas and gourmet wraps.
This scenic lakeside patio sits adjacent to the Harbourfront Centre band shell, a complimentary outdoor venue with seating for 2000 people that showcases a variety of weekly live performances ranging from acoustic to dance, theatre and much more.
Suitable for families, friends, couples, out-of-town visitors and cultural enthusiasts, Harbourfront Centre has a full schedule of events and activities suitable for everyone from all ages and backgrounds.
www.libertygroup.com /splash/splash.html   (144 words)

  
 Harbourfront Centre
Harbourfront Centre is a year-round facility, featuring concerts, dance performances, readings, films and kids' shows every weekend and many week nights throughout the year.
The centre puts a large emphasis on culturally diverse acts, and the corporate community's involvement enables an incredible draw of international talent.Harbourfront Centre has 12 major venues for music, dance and cultural events, in and around two major multi-use buildings.
The York Quay Centre houses an art gallery, installations, the Lakeside Terrace, a patio and an information booth.
www.toronto.com /shops_services/listing/000-100-094   (151 words)

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