October 2013
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alized through a partnership agreement be-
tween the local, municipal government and
the central provincial government in Cana-
da. The facility which is 120,000 square feet
in size is meant to replace the older center
in order to accommodate larger conferences.
It also equipped with an adjoining hotel and
office spaces. The newConventionCentre
can also be sub-divided into smaller sections
to accommodate various conference sizes.
Other key features of the center include
a 50,000 square feet multipurpose room,
35,000 square feet ball room and flexible
meeting rooms.
John O’Connor, the Executive Director
of Public Works Division Nova Scotia De-
partment of Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture Renewal explains, “The aim is to build
on the current popular reputation of the
conference centerto attract large conferenc-
es and get a bigger share of that part of the
market. Larger conferences would also mean
