Toronto Star article: What's growing out of the Legislature?
by Catherine Nasmith

“This is your house, this is my house, our house is a special place and must be protected.”
A citizen member of the Ontario Capital Precinct Working Group (OCPWG) penned the above phrase. OCPWG is a citizens’ alliance, formed following the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) decision permitting condominium towers at 21 Avenue Rd. that will have a huge negative impact on the silhouette of the Ontario Legislature. The alliance aims to raise awareness of the need for a plan for Ontario’s Capital Precinct, a plan that will ensure the dignity of our most important civic place: University Avenue, Queen’s Park and associated areas. Read the full article in a new window.

The Ontario Capital Precinct Working Group (OCPWG)
was formed in early 2011 in response to an Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) decision concerning a development at 21 Avenue Road.  Denied intervention by the Premier of Ontario and the Minister of Culture & Tourism, efforts at the OMB to reduce the impact of the development by the Legislative Assembly of Ontario (through the offices of the Speaker and the Clerk), the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario and several residents' groups, were seriously undermined and resulted in failure.

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