TORONTO, Canada - City of Toronto Council has approved
a development proposal which will expand The National Trade Centre
complex by adding a new hotel and 75,000 square foot conference facility
to be built on the city-owned lands south of The National Trade Centre,
and connected via a pedestrian link. Construction is likely to commence
in September 2005, and the opening scheduled for spring 2007.
"This is outstanding news for both The National Trade Centre at Exhibition
Place and the City of Toronto," said Arlene Campbell, General Manager
of The National Trade Centre. "This hotel and conference centre will
definitely provide long-term support for The National Trade Centre
and contribute to increasing city-wide bookings for Toronto."
The conference centre will be professionally managed and booked by
O&Y/SMG Canada, who also holds the management contract for The National
Trade Centre. Brisbin Brook Beynon Architects (BBB) has been retained
by Toronto hotel developer George Friedmann for the expansion development.
Further details about the design and hotel flagging will be announced
shortly.
With over one million square feet of space, the National Trade Centre
is the largest facility in Canada and the sixth largest in North America.
The National Trade Centre plays host to over 180 events per year including
clients such as: Reed Exhibitions, Messe Frankfurt, dmg world media,
Exposium, and the National Marine Manufacturers Association.
The National Trade Centre is professionally managed by O&Y/SMG Canada,
a Canadian company offering management services to convention and
trade centres, arenas, stadiums and theatre across the country. O&Y/SMG
Canada is a partnership between O&Y Properties Inc. of Toronto, and
SMG of Philadelphia, a leader in the United States in the professional
management of 170 first-class trade and convention centres, arenas,
stadiums and theatres. |
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