‘Weve got one shot’: City of Brantford one step closer to building new arena and concert venue [Video]

A brand new arena and concert venue is one step closer to reality after a meeting at Brantford City Hall Tuesday night.

The $140 million arena would be a new home for the city’s OHL team, the Brantford Bulldogs, but also a part of revitalizing the downtown core.

The new Sports and Entertainment Centre is set to be built in an empty parking lot, right next to the existing Civic Centre arena, which is where the Bulldogs play. But council members say it’s about so much more than hockey; it’s about a city that needs its confidence back, and most agree.

“We’ve got one shot, we can’t let it go because this opportunity really only comes to us once in a lifetime,” said Gino Caputo, Ward 2 Councillor, during the council meeting.

The city’s special committee of the whole has approved the development of the Sports and Entertainment Centre in …