Dominion Wheel & Foundries Limited

Dominion Wheel & Foundries Limited was a rail parts manufacturer based in Toronto.[1]

Southeast corner of the machine shop, Dominion Wheel & Foundries

The factory site was owned by Canadian Northern Railways and later by Canadian National Railways.[2]

The company's main plant on Eastern Avenue built from 1917 to 1929 in Toronto made wheel and other railcar parts.[3] In 2004, the site was added to the City of Toronto Heritage Property Inventory as having heritage significance.[4][5]

On October 22, 2020 the Government of Ontario issued a Minister's Zoning Order (MZO) for this property [6], which overrode the city's current planning process for this site. This MZO would permit an apartment building with a maximum height of 141 metres (40 stories) on this site.[7]

The province commenced demolition of these four heritage buildings on January 18, 2021, but paused on January 21 due to widespread community objections.[8] Nearby St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association [9], supported by urgent community fundraising [10], made a court application on January 21 seeking an order to stop demolition. A temporary halt was granted by the courts on January 29 [11] since this demolition was in contravention of the Ontario Heritage Act. A full court application is scheduled to be heard by Ontario Divisional Court on February 26, 2021.[12]

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[1] ttps://www.acotoronto.ca/show_building.php?BuildingID=3473

[2] ttps://www.blogto.com/city/2021/01/dominion-foundry-toronto-history/

[3] ttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/dominion-foundry-demolition-decision-1.5893981

[4] ttps://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/2004/agendas/committees/ts/ts040914/it017.pdf

[5] ttp://app.toronto.ca/HeritagePreservation/details.do?folderRsn=2436097&propertyRsn=230864

[6] ttps://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/200595

[7] ttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ministerial-zoning-orders-don-lands-toronto-1.5778887

[8] ttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/west-don-lands-demolition-dominion-wheel-foundries-company-1.5878146

[9] ttps://www.slna.ca/news/slna-wins-temporary-injunction

[10] ttps://www.respectlocalplanning.com

[11] ttps://www.canlii.org/en/on/onscdc/doc/2021/2021onsc762/2021onsc762.html

[12] ttps://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-163205.pdf