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LOL.... If GTA Sports and Entertainment had said a year ago publically that they were thinking about building a second 20,000 seat arena for concerts in the GTA, no one would have believed they would ever think of building it in Markham. It would have been just people having a fantasy about an...

I'm implying that, in my personal opinion, all those Bureaucrats and CEOs already know what's gonna happen.

Will a major resort and casino steal business away from local establishments? Downtown Toronto is already developed. This major monstrosity of a casino resort would suck the economic life out of the surrounding area. Those resorts are meant to keep people in....not let them spend their cash...

The VIP Cineplex is only 1 block west. It looks like there will be a path through a park that leads from the Arena to the Cineplex. There is no way they could have come out and said they were building a casino there before the Province made the "official" announcement. There are other casinos...

Lol....yes Rudy Bratty does look like an old billionaire gangster. The part of that Toronto Sun article that mentions the Mayor's response to secrecy.... Until council decides on the deal, more information is “not going to be made public,” he said. To avoid competitors stealing the plan for...

Yes this is a done deal. These meetings are just formalities that they have to do before they can "officially" give it the green light. This is not a dictatorship....this is a Mayor and a Council doing what is necessary to accomplish to goals of the Town. The development of Markham Centre is...

I know....I am not very happy with the parking situation in those documents. Why do they have to have interim above ground parking? If they plan to convert them to structured parking buildings, then why not just build them now? I guess they don't want to commit to the location of the parking...

I think this was just the presentation today. I got them off of Town of Markham's website last night. I'm sure those detailed siteplans exist, but that would have been too much info for the meeting.

Check out these link for the new Arena. They are the official presentation and report for the Town Council meeting on Friday April 20, 2012 Presentation: http://www2.markham.ca/markham/ccbs/indexfile/Agendas/2012/General/gc120420/April%2020%20Project%2044%20FINAL.pdf Report...

Check out these links for the Town Council Meeting Friday April 20, 2012: Presentation: http://www2.markham.ca/markham/ccbs/indexfile/Agendas/2012/General/gc120420/April%2020%20Project%2044%20FINAL.pdf Report...

"Developed" is a subjective term. When I use it to describe Toronto I am referring to economic development. How we choose to measure that would require another forum...... Without having to google some economic data for you, I think we all know what I mean by "Toronto is the developed part of...

The public meeting is at 1:30pm tomorrow. Unfortunaltely, I wont be able to make it as I have work. (Tempting to call in sick, but not gonna happen) Instead, I may go to the one next Thursday which is at 7:00pm. If I get a chance to ask a councillor about the casino....I will

You are correct about my comment about Rob Ford...I apologize for that. And I apologize if I am coming across as hating on Toronto. I don't hate Toronto....I am just excited about the possibility of a casino in Downtown Markham. I am excited at the fact that the OLG and the Province use the...

To TOareaFan: You seem to have a strong "gut feeling" about the casino. Same goes for me my friend....my "gut feeling" tells me Downtown Markham. In my opinion, Markham will be presenting a firm business plan to OLG in the near future (maybe they already have). Until that happens, you are...

1. You agree that the Province doesn't want to wait until 2014. Does that fact result in an advantage for Toronto or a disadvantage. 2. I respect your opinion about the Province playing the municipalities against one another, however, I do no agree. What evidence do you have to support that...

Maybe Toronto wants a casino or maybe they don't....Maybe Toronto wants it at OP, maybe Woodbine, maybe CNE, maybe somewhere else downtown....maybe they have to do studies to determine which location and social costs vs. financial benefits...then maybe they have to figure out what the hell they...

That is true...back in the late 90's, when Downtown Markham was still a dream, Markham may have shot down the idea of a charity casino. However, now that the Downtown Markham project has picked up steam, no one can doubt the economic benefit it will bring to the area. They are trying to bring...

Dalton McGuinty has stated over and over again that he will not force a casino on Toronto. Everytime he is questioned about the casino, he takes the position that it is up to the municipalities to decided whether they want it. "First of all, do they want to give a casino due consideration? If...

I was born in Markham and have lived here my entire life. I also currently work in Markham as well. Last year, I took my life savings and purchased my first home in Downtown Markham. However, just because my opinions are biased, please do not disregard them as not being possible. Naturally...

Yes the arena was kept a secret. In fact, last November, after the media broke the news of the plans, Markham Councillors could not speak about the issue because they had signed confidentiality agreements (i.e. gag orders). The following are references that mention the "gag order" on Markham...