Scotiabank Convention Centre


Scotiabank Convention Centre, also known colloquially as SCCN, is a convention centre located in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, along Stanley Avenue and Dunn Street. At 300,000 square feet, it is the largest meetings and events facility in the Niagara region.

History

Talk of building a convention centre to complement Niagara Falls' booming tourism industry had been ongoing for 30 years. Finally, in 2007, a public-private partnership was formed to fund the project. Both the federal and provincial governments contributed $35 million each, and the remaining one-third commitment came from private investors. The Regional Municipality of Niagara provided the lease of land on which the facility was built for a nominal fee of $1 per year.
Construction on the two-storey building began on May 1, 2009, by Bondfield Construction Co. Ltd., along with MHPM Project Managers Inc., from a design by CS&P Architects Inc., Stanford Downey Architects Inc., and The Kirkland Partnership Architects. The halfway point of construction was marked by a ceremony on April 30, 2010, to congratulate workers for keeping construction on schedule and budget.
Following a lengthy and competitive review process, Centerplate was awarded a long-term contract for food and beverage operations. Celebrity chef Anna Olson joined them shortly thereafter to devise menus and other food-related elements at the convention centre.
On November 16, 2010, Niagara Convention & Civic Centre announced that Scotiabank acquired the naming rights to the facility.

Notable events

In December 2017, the Linus Hand Productions company performed The Little Mermaid at the convention centre. The same production company performed Beauty and the Beast in December 2018.
On September 12 to September 14, 2019, the annual Grow Up Cannabis Conference and Expo was held at the convention centre, with an estimated 5,000 people in attendance.
On June 15 and June 16, 2020, the convention centre will host the 17th Hockey Canada Foundation Gala & Golf event.