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Durham Live will become the premier entertainment and tourism district east of Yonge Street, and one of Ontario’s top destinations for fun and excitement.
Anchored by a resort casino and 5-star hotel, this unique destination will also include a boutique hotel, convention centre, amphitheatre, restaurants, cinemas, an indoor water park, performance venues, an office tower, and film studios.
This landmark project, located at the northwest corner of Church and Bayly Streets, will boast a dynamic mix of excitement, culture, nightlife, cuisine, and adventure that will cater to every whim and indulgence.
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| Project Updates |
New Highway 401 Road Crossing The City of Pickering and Pickering Developments Inc. are undertaking a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) for a new Highway 401 road crossing to connect Notion Road to Squires Beach Road. The City of Pickering Official Plan, Edition 7 (2017), the Town of Ajax Official Plan (2016), the Region of Durham Official Plan (2017), and the Region of Durham Transportation Master Plan (2017) have identified the need for this link as a means of providing additional north-south capacity and neighbourhood connectivity as growth occurs. Visit the project page for details. |
| Renderings |
Concept images of the resort casino, hotel, and multi-purpose performance venue. |
| How many jobs will be created? |
It is estimated that Durham Live will create up to 10,000 jobs, and the Pickering Resort Casino alone is expected to see approximately 2,000 new jobs for the casino, hotel and performance venue combined. |
| What will the economic impact be? |
| Based on an economic impact study prepared for the project, Durham Live has the capacity to contribute approximately $1.3 billion in incremental annual GDP, and over $625 million in annual total tax revenues. Based on the size and scale of the planned casino, host payments to Pickering are expected to be approximately $20 million or more per year upon full development. |
| Will the City share any revenues generated by the casino? |
| At the April 10, 2018 Council Meeting, a resolution was passed which proposes that 30 per cent of gaming revenues, at full build out of the gaming facility, be directed to the Region of Durham. It is at the Region’s discretion on how to allocate these funds. However, we suggest that a portion of the monies be directed towards social housing. See Minutes. |
| How will traffic impacts be addressed? |
| We collectively want to minimize any future traffic impacts. As such, the Durham Live developer is working with the City of Pickering, Region of Durham, and the Ministry of Transportation to implement various traffic infrastructure improvements. Possible enhancements include road widening, intersection improvements, a new road crossing of Highway 401, and a new partial Highway 401 interchange with direct access to the Durham Live site. |
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Great Canadian Gaming Corporation, the operator is one of Canada’s largest casino games operators has recently announced that it would be setting up afirst-rate gaming and entertainment centre,which would be starting up operations, in the year 2020. The new centre, situated in Pickering, Ontario, will be known as the Pickering Casino Resort.
Of course the Pickering Casino Resort, once established would face some tough competition in the already bustling Canadian gambling industry. The competition would come from offline and online casinos. A huge portion of the gambling industry market share has already been taken up by competitors such as Spin Palace Casino.
The resort hopes to offer exceptional services to those who enjoylive entertainment, stimulating gaming options and assorted dining experiences.
'While we have so much more to develop and construct, being able to share the brand name of the resort with the community is an exciting next step for us,' said Tyrone Waite, General Manager, Pickering Casino Resort, quoted on Newswire.
Initially, Great Canadian had scheduled to open the Casino towards the end of 2019; however, after a few unavoidable adjustments were made to the construction process, the grand opening got shifted to 2020. As at date, the first phase of the construction is officially over.
The construction project, which commenced the last year 2018, is supposed to be finished in two phases. The first phase is scheduled to be completed and opened in 2020 and is expected to feature a variety of dining and gaming options. The second phase of the project is expected to capture all entertainment amenities and hotel offerings. At the completion of the project, the development hopes to hire more than 2,000 people to join the casino resort's team, this would provide a much-needed boost to the local job economy and a good number of locals would benefit from this.
'We will now be concentrating on hosting career fairs and seeking local talent to join our team. We are looking for people who have exceptional guest service skills and are willing to learn and grow with the company. We have great training programs that will equip our team members with the right skill set and set them up for future success,' said Waite.
According to Waite, the focus when making appointments will be kept as local as possible. Once employees are hired, they would be expected to undergo rigorous and specialized training apprenticeship program to fully prepare themfor the employment of the operator.
More information about employment opportunities offered by the organization as well as details on the resort and developments can be found at pickeringcasino.com.
ABOUT GREAT CANADIAN GAMING CORPORATION
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Based in B.C, Great Canadian Gaming Corporation operates 25 gaming, entertainment and hospitality facilities in Ontario, British Columbia, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. It was founded in 1982.The company's culture is centred on social responsibility. The brand unifies the Company's community, volunteering and social responsibility effortsand the company state that they are 'PROUD of our people, our business, and our community'.