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title: INFRASTRUCTURE
date: 2023-09-12T15:59:59Z
modified: 2023-11-28T11:41:27Z
permalink: "https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/toronto/infrastructure/"
type: city
status: publish
excerpt: "A new Waterfront Public Art Trail is being planned in Toronto’s transformed Port Lands, thanks to a $25 million donation from the Pierre Lassonde Family Foundation. "
wpid: 167377
region:
  - Toronto
country:
  - Canada
city-region:
  - North America
topic:
  - Infrastructure
featured_image: "https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/5.jpg"
timestamp: 2023-11-28T11:41:27Z
tags:
  - Toronto
  - Canada
  - North America
  - Infrastructure
---

![](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/WARSAW-12-1.jpg)

- A new Waterfront Public Art Trail is being planned in Toronto’s transformed Port Lands, thanks to a $25 million donation from the Pierre Lassonde Family Foundation. The Lassonde Art Trail will be a free, open-air route operated and curated by a new foundation. The gift will also finance the acquisition of two permanent pieces anchoring the trail. A rotating cycle of contemporary installations from local, national and international artists will also be featured.

- The City is supporting the construction of the [Blackhurst Cultural Centre](https://blackhurstcc.org/), a new space for Black artistic and cultural production in Toronto. A non-profit cultural hub, bookstore and destination, Blackhurst will provide opportunities to experience the rich culture and history of Canadians of African and Caribbean ancestry. Blackhurst will be a purpose-built space constructed on City-owned land that has been leased to the Blackhurst Cultural Centre on a long-term basis.

- A new [Spirit Garden](https://www.councilfire.ca/spirit-garden.html) is under construction outside Toronto City Hall to honour Indian Residential School Survivors. The project is being led by Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre, and will feature a learning, sharing and healing space, with a two-metre tall turtle sculpture by Anishinaabe artist Solomon King at its centre. The sculpture will include the names of the 17 residential schools that once operated in Ontario.

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