{"id":2190001,"date":"2025-12-07T10:53:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T10:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2190001"},"modified":"2025-12-07T10:53:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T10:53:51","slug":"go-dogs-go-brantford-city-council-approves-152-million-sports-and-entertainment-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/go-dogs-go-brantford-city-council-approves-152-million-sports-and-entertainment-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Go Dogs Go! Brantford city council approves $152 million Sports and Entertainment Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<header aria-label=\"Beginning of Article\" class=\"article-header article-header--story\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-meta sponsored-meta--story\" data-aqa=\"sponsorship\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-meta-content\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-meta-content-text\">This section is <\/p>\n<div class=\"popover\" data-aqa=\"popover\" data-click-to-appear=\"True\" data-container=\"\" data-container-offset=\"\" data-no-style=\"\" data-popover-component=\"\" data-position=\"\" data-sticky=\"\" data-tail-offset=\"\" data-tail-position=\"\"><button class=\"popover__trigger\"><span class=\"popover__text\">Presented<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div aria-describedby=\"popover-desc-sponsored-popup\" class=\"popover__content\" hidden=\"\" role=\"dialog\">\n<div class=\"popover__content__wrapper\">\n<p>This section was produced by the editorial department. 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                   https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nexus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1206-br-sec-1.br_.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=576&amp;h=432&amp;sig=s-n3jZNSanKKPVGryghAoQ 2x\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" height=\"750\" width=\"1000\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"featured-image__caption image-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Members of the Brantford Bulldogs leadership team joined Mayor Kevin Davis and Coun. Michael Sullivan for a photo after city council voted to move forward with a new $152 million Sports and Entertainment Centre. From left Adam Schwartz,\u00a0 Davis, Bulldogs fan Shawn Stemmler, Spencer Hyman, Sullivan, and Stuart Hyman. Kneeling: Jonathan Sherman and Jeremy Blustein. <\/span> <span class=\"distributor\">SUBMITTED<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>Brantford city council has approved plans to build a new $152 million \u201cMadhouse on Market.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border ad__section-border--story article-content__ad-group ad_counter_2\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment978451818683297965959620480466944\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 2<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-2\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[6,6],[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-interscroller=\"6x6\" data-ad-loc=\"2\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[6,6],[320,50],[300,50],[300,250],[300,600]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-2\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:600px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Councillors, at a special city council meeting Thursday (Dec. 4), voted in favour of a plan that will see a new sports and entertainment centre at 79 Market St. S. beside the existing civic centre. Construction is slated to begin in 2026 and, if all goes well, it will open in September 2028.<\/p>\n<p>While some councillors spoke about how the centre will help revitalize the lower downtown, Coun. Linda Hunt had a more fundamental reason for supporting the new facility.<\/p>\n<p>Once the centre is built the Ward 4 councillor will, for the first time, be able to watch the Brantford Bulldogs in action.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m probably one of the only members of council who has not seen a Bulldog game because I\u2019m in a wheelchair and if I went to a game I\u2019d have to sit at ice level and I\u2019m not tall enough to look over the boards,\u201d Hunt said. \u201cFor that reason, I applaud the design team for considering the fact that this needs to be a state-of-the-art facility but also a state-of-the-art accessible facility.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border ad__section-border--story article-content__ad-group ad_counter_3\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment9653693596641406842967699214041088\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 3<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-3\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[7,7],[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-interscroller=\"7x7\" data-ad-loc=\"3\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[7,7],[300,250],[320,50],[300,50]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-3\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to thank the design team for accepting my feedback.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hunt said she was vocal about the need to make the facility accessible and advocated for an increased number of accessible parking spaces.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to being able to participate not only by attending hockey games but everything else that we\u2019ll be able to host there,\u201d Hunt said.<\/p>\n<p>Hunt lives with multiple sclerosis and uses a wheelchair for mobility. She made the comments prior to city council voting unanimously to move forward with the sports and entertainment centre.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Kevin Davis also spoke about how much more inclusive the new facility will be when it\u2019s finished.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you take a hard look at the civic centre, a 60-year-old building, and you have to ask \u2018does it work for us?\u2019 and I would suggest that it does not work for us,\u201d Davis said. \u201cThe way it is laid out, we\u2019re probably excluding 20 to 25 per cent of the population from using it.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border ad__section-border--story article-content__ad-group ad_counter_4\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment8716356022055837804486825621848064\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 4<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-4\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"4\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-4\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyone who uses a walker, anyone who uses a cane any who has trouble walking or if you have a wheelchair the civic centre is not a friendly place for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The civic centre doesn\u2019t have any elevators, there\u2019s no escalators, the stairs are steep and without railings, Davis said.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, there is a lack of washrooms for women, he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis new facility will give us something that will allow all of our residents to fully participate in all events be it hockey or a trade show,\u201d Davis said. \u201cThe seats will be four to five inches wider, all of the stairs to the seats will have railings and there will be three elevators and at least one escalator.<\/p>\n<p>The new facility will have 50 to 150 spots for wheelchairs that are up higher.<\/p>\n<p>There will be more washrooms for women and men and also have gender-neutral washrooms.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border ad__section-border--story article-content__ad-group ad_counter_5\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment8549178334029410625187598989000704\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 5<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-5\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"5\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-5\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis new sports and entertainment centre will better meet the needs of all residents,\u201d Davis said. \u201cIt\u2019s long overdue and we\u2019d have to replace the civic centre sometime within the next 10 years anyway.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got a golden opportunity here do this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The presence of the Brantford Bulldogs gives the new centre the anchor tenant it needs to be feasible, Davis said.<\/p>\n<p>Coun. Mandy Samwell said the Bulldogs have brought a lot of pride to Brantford.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis project lets us build on that feeling,\u201d Samwell said adding that families won\u2019t have to travel out of town for entertainment once the centre is built.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith Earl Haig (Family Fun Park) next door, we\u2019re creating a true family destination, a place where families can spend the day at the park and the wander over to the centre for a festival or a game.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border ad__section-border--story article-content__ad-group ad_counter_6\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment4149421321737969110738094518173696\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 6<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-6\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"6\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-6\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>The new centre will also bring more people to the downtown, Samwell said.<\/p>\n<p>Several other councillors also spoke in favour of the proposal and council also heard from representatives of the Brantford Bulldogs including members of the Hyman family.<\/p>\n<p>Matt Allman, a Bulldogs fan and Brantford resident, urged councillors to support the project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone is concerned about the social issues that are affecting not just our city but all cities our size in southwestern Ontario right now,\u201d Allman said. \u201cA new hospital, housing, homelessness, addiction, mental health but approving the SEC doesn\u2019t take away funding from the priorities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe city has already proven that by making major million dollar investments in housing including Lucy Marco Place and Fox Ridge.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border ad__section-border--story article-content__ad-group ad_counter_7\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment4002722659852802827201271226695680\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 7<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-7\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"7\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-7\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese will be significant supportive housing hubs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Councillors also heard a detailed report from city CAO Michael Bradley who explained how the project will be financed and how parking issues will be addressed.<\/p>\n<h3>Here are some of the highlights of the plan:<\/h3>\n<p>COST:\u00a0 Originally projected to cost about $140 million, the updated cost is now projected to be $152 million.<\/p>\n<p>Reasons for the increase\u00a0include: moving the centre to the southeast quadrant of the property from a spot immediately south of the civic centre. The move is necessary because of the limited space between the civic centre and the flood-control dike.<\/p>\n<p>Moving the centre created an opportunity to create a civic plaza, a place for people to gather, that will frame the entrance way to both centres. The shift will result in more landscaping, generate more parking spaces but adds about $3.3 million to the project.\u00a0Upgrades\u00a0including improvements to the local storm water system are projected to cost $1.1 million; clean up of the site, previously used for heavy industry, is projected to cost another $1.2 million; and the addition of LED ribbon lighting around the seating area will cost an estimated $1.2 million.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border ad__section-border--story article-content__ad-group ad_counter_8\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment5723431614991461041993936529260544\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 8<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-8\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"8\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-8\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, construction costs have increased significantly since the COVID-19 pandemic with various sources, according to the report, suggesting the increase is somewhere between 35 and 55 per cent since 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Previous cost estimates were based on similar project completed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>FINANCING:\u00a0 The project will be paid for by a $140 million municipal debenture with the balance paid for by funds held in a sports and entertainment reserve. The reserve funds will come from the proceeds generated by the sale of city properties; reallocated casino revenue, fundraising, sponsorships, operator contributions, municipal accommodation tax revenues and net incremental tax increases from new development in the downtown area.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border ad__section-border--story article-content__ad-group ad_counter_9\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment9134405397573843291891403197513728\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 9<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-9\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"9\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-9\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>The detailed financial plan in the report shows the money going into the SEC reserve on an ongoing basis being enough to pay for the project and service the annual debenture repayment for the entire financing life of the project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThus, the SEC would not require any contribution from existing taxpayers,\u201d says the report,<\/p>\n<p>ECONOMIC BENEFITS:\u00a0 According to the report, the project, during construction, would generate 1,260 full-time equivalent jobs, $90 million in employment income and $24.9 million in federal and provincial tax revenue.<\/p>\n<p>Following construction annual operations would generate $13.2 million in spending, 95 full-time equivalent jobs, $6 million in employment income and $2.5 million in federal and provincial tax revenue. Over 10 years, operations would generate $145 million in spending, 1,030 full-time equivalent employees, $67.8 million in employment income and $26.1 million in federal and provincial tax revenue.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border ad__section-border--story article-content__ad-group ad_counter_10\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment2366718306085355631762147012247552\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 10<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-10\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"10\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-10\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>PARKING:\u00a0 According to the report, parking for 1,375 vehicles is projected for hockey games and parking for larger capacity events is 1,560. Once the centre is built, there will be 1,647 parking spaces at the SEC\/ civic centre site, Earl Haig Family Fun Park, Icomm Drive Parkade and Brantford Farmer\u2019s Market as well as some parking spots currently being leased by Elements Casino Brantford.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere would be adequate parking in the immediate vicinity of the project for the SEC\u2019s projected parking needs. 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