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CN TOWER WEBSITES AND APPS: ■■ ■■ www.cntower.ca www.edgewalkcntower.ca There is also a downloadable app available through Apple’s App Store and through Google Play pod at 356 metres, or 116 storeys, above ground. After a detailed safety orientation, you will join a group of six fellow adventurers with an EdgeWalk guide and circle the pod while attached to an overhead safety rail via a trolley-and-harness system. You can literally lean off the building over Toronto. “It’s a bucket-list experience for many people,” said Tompkins. “We’ve had a lot of milestones, such as birthdays and even a wedding, on EdgeWalk. We’ve also seen many people push their personal limits and overcome their apprehensions about heights.” There are some restrictions. You must be at least 13 years old and fall within a weight range of 34 kilograms (75 pounds) to 140 kilograms (310 pounds). The entire experience takes an hour and a half, with 30 minutes spent circling the CN Tower. You will get to relive the experience for years to come because the package includes a video, printed photos and certificate of achievement. You will also 320 Queen Street West Toronto, ON M5V 2A4 (416) 408-4287 MONDAY to WEDNESDAY 10am-7pm THURSDAY to SATURDAY 10am-8pm SUNDAY 11am-7pm Follow us on Instagram: @GOORINBROSQUEENST 18 • It’s Toronto
MORE THAN 1,537 WORKERS LABOURED AROUND THE CLOCK, FIVE DAYS A WEEK TO BUILD THE CN TOWER, COMPLETING THE TOWER ON FEB. 22, 1974. receive a Tower Experience Ticket that includes access to the LookOut, Glass Floor and SkyPod levels. ELEVATED FINE-DINING EXPERIENCE AT 360 If you don’t have an appetite for extreme adventures but you love fine dining, 360 will give you the culinary experience you want. The fine-dining restaurant offers patrons one of Canada’s finest dining experiences by showcasing local cuisine. In addition to featuring market-fresh, regional cuisine, 360 offers an awardwining wine selection of more than 500 international and Canadian wines from its “cellar in the sky.” The cuisine ranges from fresh seafood flown in from the Atlantic to bison from the prairies to vegetarian options made from locally grown vegetables. There is something to satisfy everyone’s palate. Because the cuisine features fresh, local ingredients, the 360 Restaurant menus change twice a year for summer and winter. You can expect to spend at least an hour and a half at 360. During that time, you will enjoy a panoramic view as the restaurant revolves around Toronto once every 72 minutes. “360 is a special restaurant and we see many marriage proposals. We also see those couples coming back to celebrate their anniversaries,” said Tompkins. “It’s also a wonderful place for Torontonians to host family and friends who come to visit.” After the dining experience, you may enjoy complimentary views from the LookOut and Glass Floor levels of the CN Tower. It is strongly recommended you make a reservation by calling 416-362-5411 or online at cntower.ca/360. FUN FACTS: CN TOWER ■■ The CN Tower has six high-speed, glass-fronted elevators that will blast you to the top of the Tower in only 58 seconds ■■ The CN Tower’s sophisticated illumination system does more than light the Tower. Since it was launched in 2007, the CN Tower programmable-LED lighting has helped to raise awareness for hundreds of charities and special causes with different-coloured lighting themes. ■■ ■■ When the CN Tower celebrated its 40th birthday in 2016, some of the employees who started at the Tower on day one were still there The CN Tower gets struck by lightning approximately 75 times a year DON’T WORRY. BE(ER) HAPPY. 15 YORK STREET | TORONTO | REALSPORTS.CA MAY/JUNE 2017 • 19
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