Maple Leaf Gardens to be transformed into sports complex
A CA$60m (US$57m, £34.7m, 38.4m euro) sports complex is to be built at the historic Maple Leaf Gardens ice hockey arena in Toronto, Canada.
The Ryerson University Sports and Recreation Centre will be a mixed-use athletic and retail facility, with funding coming from Ottawa’s economic stimulus plan (CA$20m) and a fundraising campaign by the university and the Gardens’ owner Loblaw (CA$20m), as well as an auction of Maple Leafs memorabilia.
The complex will boast an ice hockey rink; a four-lane, 200m running track; basketball and volleyball courts; a fitness centre and a gym.
Maple Leaf Gardens opened in 1931 as the home of the Toronto Maple Leafs, who played there until 1999. It has also served as a concert venue, hosting acts such as Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Frank Sinatra and Bob Dylan.
It was acquired by Loblaw, the Canadian food retailer, in 2004.
The centre is expected to reopen in 2011.
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