Canadian Capital Opens New Convention Center

The Ottawa Convention Centre reopened April 13, with a party that included a free concert for the 1,300 guests. The $170-million, 192,000-sq.-ft venue replaces the Ottawa Congress Centre, opened in 1985 and demolished in 2009.

The Ottawa Convention Centre is owned by the Crown Agency of the Province of Ontario. Construction funding for the project included $50 million from the federal government, $50 million from the provincial government and $40 million from the city of Ottawa.

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