Dominion Foundry Site

Nearby St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association,[11] supported by urgent community fundraising,[12] made a court application on January 21 seeking an order to stop demolition.

Corbett of the Ontario Divisional Court ordered a month-long halt to the demolition by the province of the historic Dominion Foundry buildings.

Citing "serious mistakes" were made by Ontario government officials, Judge Corbitt observed that it was only through the sustained opposition of daily protests that the historic buildings were not entirely destroyed.

[14] Foundry protesters believe Premier Ford's decision was not a mistake but a deliberate attempt to circumvent laws and public consultations with Toronto communities that would enrich a Conservative donor base at the expense of democratic institutions that hold such egregious power in check.

[18][19] This public consultation period prompted KPMB Architects and Urban Strategies to prepare concept plans [20][21] to show how the site could be decontaminated and developed while both keeping some of the heritage buildings and providing a comparable amount of affordable housing.