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Convention Centre Board chairman Zivan Saper called thursday the second most important Day in the facility yes history after the Day the facility opened As Canadas first Large scale modern meeting Hall. The plan Calls for the Centre to expand from 523,779 Square feet to just under a million Square feet. Construction is expected to begin in april 2011, with the opening in july 2013. Without the expansion Winnipeg hotels would lose 23,000 room stays annually because of convention business that went to facilities in other cities convention Centre documents said. By comparison if construction went ahead demand for hotel rooms would grow each year by 64,000 nightly stays. The plan to expand the Centre on the parking lot South of the current building called for contributions of $ 63.9 million from the City $ 69.7 million from the province and $ 60 million from the Federal government. Contributions would be made in Cash in Grants or in the form of infrastructure services. The convention Centre itself would cover $ 16.4 million of construction costs. Convention Centre president and chief executive Klaus Lahr however could not confirm Centre administrators had set a Date to meet with government officials. I can Only say in the near future he said. I cannot give you an exact Date. Winnipeg mayor Sam Katz also admitted the plans did not signal expansion of the Centre was a sure thing. I think As far As the project Overall its anything but a done Deal Katz told reporters. Until you Are having a scrum such As this with representatives of the provincial and Federal governments and they say they re on Board this is anything but a done Deal. The City has set up a funding mechanism for its share of expansion costs two percentage Points of the five per cent accommodation tax now levied on most City hotel rooms will go to build the new convention facility. Premier Gary doer said head far rather see the York Avenue lot developed than remain a surface parking lot. But he said the Price tag is hefty especially when the private sector contribution is murky and no one has sat Down with the Federal government yet to gauge their support. Well need to kick the tires and Well need to kick them hard he said. With files from Mary Agnes Welch Joe. Paraskevas free press. My. Ca glitzy plan but no funding convention Centre a snot approached governments by Joe Paraskevas it Only took a matter of minutes for the first spin off from the $ 200 million expansion of the Winnipeg convention Centre to go on record. Lakeview management will build a seven Storey 80 room hotel on the Southwest Corner of Edmonton Street and St. Mary Avenue across from the convention Centre its ceo Jack Levit said after attending the press conference announcing the expansion. But he has called off plans to construct a 16 Storey minimum 150 room hotel on the same parcel of land after hearing the convention centres blueprints include a 150 room hotel of its own. That really changes our thinking he said. Our plans Are to go ahead with the 80 rooms and suites and see what happens. Levit said he would however consider partnering with the convention Centre on its hotel aspirations. The convention Centre expansion is five years away. My hotel is a year Anda half away. Ill probably do a Nice business with the Hydro building and the Canadian museum for human rights opening before then he said. Klaus Lahr president and ceo of the Winnipeg convention Centre said he has no intention of branching out into the hotel business but he does plan to put out a request for proposal for interested hoteliers in the very near future. Geoff. Kirbyson free press. My. Ca construction on the proposed $ 200 million expansion to the Winnipeg convention Centre and hotel Complex is expected to begin in april 2011, with the opening in july 2013. As of yet though no government funding has been secured. Winnipeg convention Centre handout Lakeview plans hotel near Centre by Geoff Kirbyson a _ 07_ oct 03 08. Ind a7 1 0/ 2/ 08 9 58 55 pm ;