Automotive Building to House New Conference Centre

The Automotive Building at Exhibition Place is getting a major boost thanks to the Toronto city council's December 11 approval of a $46.88 million renovation to begin in March. The 160,000-square-foot space will be renovated to meet the standards of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design building-rating system. The venue, slated for completion in April 2009, will include 20 meeting rooms and a ballroom that will hold as many as 3,000 people. The conference centre will connect to the Direct Energy Centre complex via an underground walkway.