The project, located on the shores of Lake Ontario, aims to be zero-carbon and includes buildings by Alison Brooks Architects (1) and David Adjaye (2), an urban farm (5) atop a mass timber ...

Toronto’s cooling process begins about 3.5 miles south of the city and 280 feet underwater, in the depths of Lake Ontario where the water remains cool year-round.

Mr. Ford responded to Toronto’s criticism by pushing through provincial legislation removing the city’s authority over the spa project and expropriating some land owned by Toronto for the garage.

Even swimming in Lake Ontario isn’t advisable after storms, which transfer bacteria like E. coli into the shore waters. Last year, for instance, a storm put 1.3 billion litres of sewage into the ...