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place for the convention centre portion of the project, the developer, Rank Inc., continued to work on preliminary designs and securing tenants for the other aspects of the Nova Centre project. In July 2012, Rank Inc. CEO Joe Ramia officially announced his intention to proceed with the project, beginning with wide-ranging public consultation to help inform the look and feel, streetscape and public spaces for the Nova Centre. That same month
Regional Council gave its final approval to a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Province of Nova Scotia that outlines the construction, operational and financial agreements surrounding the new convention centre.
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The new convention centre comprises over 120,000 square feet (11,000 m) of meeting space, including a 30,000 square feet (2,800 m) ballroom, 50,000 square feet (4,600 m) of multi-purpose convention space, and 40,000 square feet (3,700 m) of meeting space. It was constructed on a
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Province of Nova Scotia and the Halifax Regional Municipality, with each contributing $ 56.4 million. With funds in
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Grafton Street to accommodate the new design of the Nova Centre, specifically bringing the ballroom of the Halifax Convention Centre above ground. This new design arises from public feedback
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Convention Centre, advocated replacing the facility to accommodate demand for larger scale conventions, citing the lack of a dedicated exhibition room and the larger size of comparable facilities elsewhere in the country. In 2008, Trade Centre Limited and the
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issued an expression of interest for an expanded facility. This process identified a successful proponent, Rank Inc., a private developer. It was announced that Rank Inc. would build the overall development, called Nova Centre, in which the convention centre would be located.
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Ferguson responded by stating that he stood by the original projections.
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