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Article on VOCM today regarding the Convention Center:

Convention Center Expansion Drawing Excitement

The city of St. John's is a step closer to having a convention centre that it says can compete with other major cities in Atlantic Canada. The construction project goes to tender tomorrow. The land next to the existing convention centre on New Gower Street has been cleared and the project is well on its way. The expansion was announced last fall during a joint funding announcement by the federal and provincial governments and the city. The three-storey building is expected to double the number of large meetings and conventions held each year. In addition, it will have 10 meeting rooms; that's eight more than the current facility. Plans for the project show the outside of the centre will be well lit and colourful with a projection screen used for promotion of events, Mile One and tourism in general. A competition will be held to select a large piece of public art that will be displayed on the exterior wall facing Water Street. The exisiting convention centre will remain open until expansion begins in 2014. The newly-expanded centre is expected to be open for business by January 2016.

http://vocm.com/newsarticle.asp?mn=2&id=30185&latest=1

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