Jillian Follert writes for durhamregion.com
Efforts to bring a world-class cricket stadium to Pickering are gaining momentum. Roy Singh, CEO and founder of the Canadian Premier League T20, says he is working with Transport Canada to buy or lease federally owned property on the northeast corner of Brock Street and Hwy. 407.
“A lot of work is happening; we are moving forward,” he says.
The negotiations started after Pickering identified the land as a possible location.
“The City has suggested a parcel of land in central Pickering for this particular project,” Fiaz Jadoon, an economic development co-ordinator with the City of Pickering, said in an e-mail. “A main function of investment attraction is not only promoting our city, but facilitating the connections between the investor and the developer, and/or property ownership group.”
Mr. Jadoon said once more details are available, City planning staff will do a review of the current zoning and make recommendations. WSP Group, a Toronto-based professional services firm, is working on a feasibility study, market research and concept design for the proposed stadium.
“The focus is state-of-the-art,” Mr. Singh says. “We want this to be an iconic stadium that is recognizable throughout the world.”
He is proposing to build a 35,000-seat dome stadium that would host a 48-game CPL T20 cricket tournament every summer and other uses the rest of the year.
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