Leon’s Centre naming rights up for grabs
Global News
Kingston's Leon's Centre may be getting a new name. The City of Kingston announced Wednesday it was taking bids for the naming rights for the city's biggest event centre.
The largest event centre in Kingston, Ont., may be getting a new name.
Wednesday, the City of Kingston announced that it would be taking bids for the naming rights of its sports and concert venue known as the Leon’s Centre. The downtown building is currently named after the Leon’s Furniture store, which purchased the naming rights in 2018.
Chris McKercher, the owner of Leon’s Furniture in Kingston, said that he put in another bid for the naming rights in February of this year but it was rejected. Still, McKercher says he plans to make a new bid in this round.
Prior to being named after Leon’s, the centre was known for a decade as the Rogers K-Rock Centre.
According to Mayor Bryan Paterson who spoke to Global News about the renaming back in 2018, Rogers was paying close to $200,000 a year for the naming rights of the arena.
Back in 2018, Leon’s bid started at $257,500 per year, with the promise to increase the price with the consumer price index adjustments beginning in the second year for a five-year period.
There was an option to renew after five years. McKercher said when he tried to renew in February of this year, he offered less money than his 2018 bid. He did not specify what number was offered, or what he planned to offer again.
Although no one from the city was available to speak on the matter Wednesday, a city statement said that proposals will be accepted from local, national and international companies.
The Christmas tree farming industry in Canada is facing growing challenges, including increased demand, a shortage of younger farmers, climate change and rising costs.
Several cabinet ministers on Tuesday downplayed Donald Trump's reported remarks to Justin Trudeau suggesting that Canada should become a 51st state in the face of tariffs.
Scotiabank kicked off earnings season for Canada's big banks with a fourth-quarter profit boost as it set aside a smaller amount for bad loans compared with a year ago.
The Toronto Public Library is apologizing after a mother took to social media, saying they refused to let her lost child use their phone to call for help.
The last few weeks have seen an 'exponential' rise in fraud attempts, says says Octavia Howell, chief information security officer at Equifax Canada.
One the men, Owyn McInnis, was killed. The two others, Riley Brinnen and Owen Waterhouse, sustained life-altering injuries.
The airport expects to see the most travellers on December 20th, 23rd and 27th. During the holiday season around 100 flights are going in and out of YEG per day.
A motorist fleeing police collided with a car in north of London, Ont., leaving three hospitalized, two with life-threatening injuries. The SIU is investigating.
A memorial service has been scheduled for Dec. 11 by a support agency for a homeless man who died in Windsor, N.S., last week.
A new poll suggests that Quebec premier François Legault approval rating is now worse than that of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, which recent polls have pegged around 30 per cent.
On Friday, the Tories released the text of a motion they planned to bring to the House of Commons on Monday, quoting NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's criticism of the Liberals.