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Michael Kras
03 Nov 2023

Deal finalized for $280 million renovation of Hamilton’s FirstOntario Centre

Hamilton’s FirstOntario Centre is about to undergo a massive transformation. A $280 million deal has been struck between arena operator Oak View Group (OVG), Hamilton Urban Precinct Entertainment ...

Michael Kras
17 Jul 2020

Hamilton selects $500 million plan for downtown entertainment facilities

In what Mayor Fred Eisenberger has called a “historic” decision, the City of Hamilton has officially selected Hamilton Urban Precinct Entertainment Group L.P.’s development plan to revitalize th...

Michael Kras
30 Jan 2020

Vrancor just released renderings of their $200 million plan to fix FirstOntario Centre

In a very exciting announcement yesterday, local hospitality management company Vrancor Group released the exclusive renderings and visual concepts of the reimagined FirstOntario Centre in downtown Ha...

Margaret Shkimba
24 Jan 2020

Opinion | Why can’t Hamilton have nice things? We need to invest in the core

This article first appeared on The Hamilton Spectator The recent decisions by the province to cancel the LRT and by city council to reject plans for a Mountain arena have exposed, once again, the deep...

Michael Kras
09 Jan 2020

Staff report advises against construction of new arena at Lime Ridge Mall

Looks like the Hamilton Bulldogs probably won’t be getting a shiny new arena on the Hamilton mountain after all. Months after a leaked report indicated that the Bulldogs sent an unsolicited proposal...

Michael Kras
11 Sep 2019

Hamilton Bulldogs secretly want to build an arena at Lime Ridge Mall

Local hockey fans should be intrigued: according to a confidential report obtained by the Hamilton Spectator, our very own Hamilton Bulldogs sent an unsolicited proposal to the City of Hamilton asking...

Robert
19 Apr 2018

Major changes may be coming to Lime Ridge Mall

City councillor Donna Skelly has big ideas on how to improve Hamilton. Many of her suggestions use Lime Ridge Mall as the location for where major changes should be made. Coun. Skelly’s first sugges...