A SNEAK PEEK AT WHAT’S COMING
ST. ELIZABETH VILLAGE RE-IMAGINED Ontario’s first resort lifestyle community is coming to The Village at St. Elizabeth Mills. The transformation of the 114-acre site into a themed lifestyle complex with a town square, restaurants and shops has been in the planning stages over the past two years. The entertainment design company behind destinations around the […]
WHY RESTAURANT VETERANS ARE DITCHING TORONTO FOR HAMILTON
Michael Cipollo declared once and for all that he was done with Toronto – its $25-a-day parking, brutal traffic, high prices, miserable people and the money-rules corporate restaurant scene. Although he spent 15 years as executive chef of the Bier Markt (growing it from one location to eight), he didn’t hesitate to sell his house, […]
Retirementland – How one Canadian theme-park company is redesigning retirement living
Toronto-based Forrec has designed attractions for Legoland, Dollywood, Canada‘s Wonderland and more. Now it aims to remake retirement communities Article by Sissi Wang Paulette Johnson is turning 70 this year. She lives by herself in a modest garden home in a retirement community in Hamilton, Ont., where she organizes dance sessions and karaoke blowouts, and […]
Bringing the Theme Park Feelgood Factor to Retirement Living at St Elizabeth Village – Blooloop.com
Article by Blooloop.com Then developer Tony DiFruscio bought a 114-acre site complete with a retirement village in Canada, his vision was to transform it into a revolutionary active lifestyle community. So he turned, not to a conventional architect, but to global entertainment design specialists, FORREC Ltd. Hiring a company primarily known for its cutting-edge work […]
Theme park retirement – CHCH – Morning Live!
By Laura Brody at CHCH News Big changes are in the works for a big retirement community on Hamilton mountain. St. Elizabeth Village is about to be redeveloped by a company that specializes in theme park design. Visit here to see the rest of the article at CHCH.com
Theme park designer planning $800-million redevelopment of St. Elizabeth Village
Article by Natalie Paddon at The Hamilton Spectator The designer behind theme parks such as Universal Studios Florida and Canada’s Wonderland is bringing its flair for entertainment to an $800-million reimagining of St. Elizabeth Village [Mills]. But don’t expect to see a roller-coaster winding through the Hamilton Mountain retirement community aimed at the 55-plus crowd. […]