Change of venue for meeting

For the Council meeting scheduled for Monday, October 29^th, the  location has been changed to the Leisure Time Club at 100 Minnesota Street.  

This is where the open house and meeting regarding the possible OLG gaming facility will be held.  

Public Information Open House and Meeting

Collingwood will be hosting an Open House at 4:00pm and Public Meeting at 5:00pm on Monday, October 29^th, 2012, at the Leisure Time Club at 100 Minnesota Street.

Note the location is not Town Hall

This will be to obtain input from our community, residents, businesses, agencies and organizations on the potential OLG establishment of a gaming facility in "Zone C7", which includes Collingwood.  Additional details to be confirmed.  

If you are unable to attend, please submit your comments in writing to:

“Gaming Facility Comments”

Town of Collingwood

97 Hurontario Street, PO Box 157

Collingwood ON    L9Y 3Z5

Attn: Sara Almas, Clerk

clerk@collingwood.ca

Your Opion Matters

In late May of this year, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) announced their intention to expand private sector gaming in Ontario by issuing a Request for Information (RFI) seeking input from potential providers as it expands regulated private-sector gaming in Ontario.

The Town of Wasaga Beach, Town of Collingwood, Clearview Township and the Township of Springwater have been identified by the OLG as a potential location for a single gaming facility with 300 slot machines.  This area is called Zone C7. The OLG has indicated that each identified zone will only support one gaming facility and will ensure any new gaming facilities are not in close proximity to an existing gaming operation.

A Zone C7 Public Information meeting was held Tuesday, October 16th at the RecPlex located at 1724 Mosley Street in Wasaga Beach at 7:00 p.m.  OLG officials provided information and answered questions on the proposed gaming facility opportunity for Zone C7 to Members of Council and the public.

In addition to the public information meeting held in Wasaga Beach, the Town of Collingwood would also like to seek public interest in locating a gaming facility within the boundaries of the Town of Collingwood.  Wasaga Beach has confirmed their interest with the OLG in July 2012.

There are many economic and social opportunities and challenges to consider before accepting a gaming facility within a municipality and/or region.

Collingwood will be hosting an Open House at 4:00pm and Public Meeting at 5:00pm on Monday, October 29th, 2012, Council Chambers, Town Hall, 97 Hurontario Street, Collingwood, to obtain input from our community, residents, businesses, agencies and organizations.  Additional details to be confirmed.  If you are unable to attend, please submit your comments in writing to:

“Gaming Facility Comments”

Town of Collingwood

97 Hurontario Street, PO Box 157

Collingwood ON    L9Y 3Z5

Attn: Sara Almas, Clerk

clerk@collingwood.ca

OLG Presentation

OLG made a presentation at the recent public meeting in Wasaga Beach.  They outlined the process and a number of statistics and details relating to the potential gaming facility in Zone C7 (see map image in presentation and right-hand sidebar of this blog).

Here is a link to the slides from the presentation:  http://www.scribd.com/doc/110532526/OLG-Zone-C7-Public-Info-Session-Presentation-Oct-16-2012 

Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation

To learn more about the OLG and its program to "modernizing lottery and gaming in Ontario" you can go directly to their web site(s): www.olg.ca or www.modernolg.ca

Timeline

For a gaming facility to be considered by OLG in Collingwood (or any of the communities being considered), Town Council must resolve to indicate support for a facility by mid-November 2012.  Therefor the Town is undertanking a variety of methods for gathering community input as soon as possible.  Be sure to check the local paper and the town website for further information if you are interested in this issue.

Note: OLG will not locate a gaming facility in a community whose Council does not pass a supportive resolution.

Welcome

This blog site has been developed to provide information to the public about the potential for a gaming facility established by OLG in the Collingwood area. 

The second purpose for this site is to gather information FROM the public relating to this proposal.

As information is available it will be updated on this site. 

Please fee free to provide comments on this blog or contact the Town directly with you comments and questions.