Media Advisory - Waterfront Toronto Celebrates Official Opening of New
Improved Martin Goodman Trail at Ontario Place

TORONTO , Sept. 17 /CNW/ - Waterfront Toronto , together with its government partners and Ontario Place, will hold a celebration to officially open the newly revitalized Martin Goodman Trail at Ontario Place.

The new 1.3 kilometre, tree-lined trail section is a critical new link in the 56 kilometre Martin Goodman Trail which provides opportunities for alternative modes of travel across the waterfront.

Designed by leading landscape architects Janet Rosenberg and Associates, the newly created stretch of multi-use trail runs parallel to Lake Shore Boulevard through Ontario Place from Marilyn Bell Park to Coronation Park at Strachan Avenue.

    
    WHO:      Hon. James Flaherty, Federal Finance Minister
              Hon. George Smitherman, Deputy Premier and Ontario Minister of
              Energy and Infrastructure
              His Worship David Miller, Mayor of Toronto
              Linda Franklin, Chair of Strategic Planning Committee, Ontario
              Place
              Mark Wilson, Chair, Waterfront Toronto

    WHAT:     Martin Goodman Trail at Ontario Place official opening
              celebration

    WHEN:     Saturday, September 19th at 12:30 pm

    WHERE:    Martin Goodman Trail at Ontario Place 909 Lake Shore Boulevard
              West, Molson Amphitheatre parking lot
    

For further information: Sheri DeCarlo, Waterfront Toronto Manager, Project Communications, [phone] x279 or [phone]