FirstOntario redevelopment begins, hopes to be ‘relief valve’ for entertainers touring GTA

City of Hamilton staff, politicians and stakeholders in the redevelopment of FirstOntario Centre during a groundbreaking ceremony on May 16, 2024.Hamilton politicians, city staff and other stakeholders in the FirstOntario Centre redevelopment gathered on York Boulevard Thursday for an official groundbreaking ceremony.

Hamilton Urban Precinct Entertainment Group president PJ Mercanti told Global News that the real work is not far behind and that his group is still banking on completion in the fall of 2025 with a November opening date.“We’ve been working hard with the city, with Oakview Group and Live Nation to get everything to this point and we’re delighted that the next chapter literally started today.

“We believe that when acts look at planning their North American tours, instead of maybe looking at Cleveland, Buffalo or Western New York,” Mercanti explained.“They’re going to look at Hamilton thinking that it is part of the extended GTA … and part of a catchment area that’s almost 10 million people.”

The city’s management partnership with HUPEG and OVG is expected to take some $155 million off the backs of city taxpayers over the next 30 years.

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