Agnethe Davidsen, the renovations attracted some controversy. In September 2006, the Palais Royale hosted its official Grand Re-Opening, and the house band for the evening was the stellar Toronto All-Star Big Band, composed of young performers from around Ontario. This band is reminiscent of the Goodman, Miller, and Shaw era of swinging dance tunes and is fronted by one of Toronto's finest vocal groups, the TABB-5. Controversies. Critics of the renovation denounced the new design for its destruction of major architectural elements and inept approximation of historical stylings. Detractors claim the new design uses many contemporary elements which are 	Palais Royale
24039782	anachronistic on a building of the Art Deco era. Supporters tout the security of its contemporized design, one more likely to attract paying customers and ensure future maintenance, and ultimately, the existence of the structure. In addition to the design controversy, a controversy erupted over the restoration of the facility's parking lot, which was removed in 1965 and replaced by grass and willow trees, which had grown to mature height in the meantime. Local groups opposed the removal of the trees to repave the parking lot and opposed paving a new parking lot, proposing on-street parking. After public 	Palais Royale
24039783	consultations, the City of Toronto has since paved a new parking lot for the hall across the street on former Amusement Park lands between the east and west lanes of Lake Shore Boulevard, and provided a set of stoplights for customers to cross the street to the hall, but preserving the willow trees of the old lot. Redevelopment plans for the waterfront area include the relocation of Lake Shore Boulevard and the parking lots north, against the Gardiner right-of-way, freeing up park lands along the water. Palais Royale Palais Royale is a dance hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Palais Royale
24039784	Agnethe Davidsen Agnethe Davidsen Agnethe Davidsen (29 August 1947 Nuuk – 25 November 2007, Nuuk) was a judge who was the first female government minister in Greenland and only the second female mayor of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, where she was mayor for more than 14 years until she died suddenly at the age of 60. Early years. Agnethe was born in 1947 to mother Agathe Lund and father Villy Wael (1928-98), but she was raised by her grandmother. At 16, she met her future husband, the blacksmith Aqqaluartaaq Davidsen, whom she married in 1966, and they had two children, Søren 	Agnethe Davidsen
24039785	(1965) and Heidi (1967). In 1969, seeking more education, she took the children to Ikast, Denmark and graduated in 1970 with a trade degree in commerce and office." After returning to Greenland, she began working in the national court system in Nuuk. In 1979, she began her work as a circuit judge in the Nuuk district court, a position she held 1979-1983 and again 1989–1993. Political life. In 1983, Davidsen was appointed to the Parliament ("Landsting") as substitute for Hans Pavia Rosing, representing the social democrat-oriented Forward ("Siumut") party. Later that year, she was appointed Member of Parliament  for social affairs (a position similar to a governmental minister), thereby becoming the first female member of the "Landsstyret". In 1989, she was elected to the city council of Nuuk, again under the banner of the Forward party, and between 1989 and 1991 held the position of second vice mayor. After the election of 1991, she was appointed first vice mayor, and in 1993 she became presiding officer of the city council and the mayor of the city. Davidsen was only second female mayor of the capital city after Laannguaq Lynge, who occupied the post 1991–1993. In 1997, Davidsen was  inducted by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark into the Order of the Dannebrog. In that year she resigned from political life in Greenland so she could work full-time in Nuuk politics. She was a vocal advocate for hosting the 2002 Arctic Winter Games, which were held in both Nuuk and in Iqaluit, Canada. In 2004 Davidsen played herself as the mayor in the 58-minute documentary film, "Dronningen og prinsen med Frederik og Mary i Grønland" (The Queen and Prince with Frederick and Mary in Greenland). In April 2005, voters returned Davidsen to the mayor's office in Nuuk  defeating then deputy mayor, Per Berthelsen, by 2.7 percent of the vote. She died suddenly in 2007 of a brain hemorrhage while serving as mayor. Honors. Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog Agnethe Davidsen Agnethe Davidsen (29 August 1947 Nuuk – 25 November 2007, Nuuk) was a judge who was the first female government minister in Greenland and only the second female mayor of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, where she was mayor for more than 14 years until she died suddenly at the age of 60. Early years. Agnethe was born in 1947 to mother Agathe Lund and father