Thirty-five days to tipoff: Inside the Toronto Tempo’s mad dash to opening night

TORONTO – From the window-wrapped 68th-floor lounge atop Scotia Plaza, the view is the point. Maybe some people come for the coffee or the halibut with lemon risotto. It’s more likely that meetings take place here so everyone can take a load off, talk quietly and gaze upon the sprawl of the city and Lake Ontario, contemplating vast horizons. And here comes Monica Wright Rogers, phone pinned to her ear, asking about a photo shoot across town, very much accustomed to looking around and ahead in all directions.Advertisement