Community Vision: Memorial Centre, Portsmouth Olympic Harbour and Centre 70
The project will evaluate opportunities for the innovative adaptation and reuse of several aging municipal buildings, including Portsmouth Olympic Harbour, the Memorial Centre, and Centre 70. As part of the direction from Council Centre 70 will be decommissioned as an arena.
In September of 2025 Council endorsed the design criteria to guide this project. Details on that criteria can be found in the Council report from September.
A City-led consultation process will begin in 2026.
Upcoming RFP opportunity
The City of Kingston will be seeking a qualified consulting team with experience in recreation facility planning, community engagement and capital infrastructure strategy, through a competitive request for proposals (RFP) process.
The successful consultant will deliver a comprehensive multi-site vision and capital plan for these facilities and actionable guidance to support sustainable, inclusive, and community-focused recreation over the next 20 or more years.
The RFP for a consultant will be issued when available through a competitive process and posted on Biddingo.
The project will evaluate opportunities for the innovative adaptation and reuse of several aging municipal buildings, including Portsmouth Olympic Harbour, the Memorial Centre, and Centre 70. As part of the direction from Council Centre 70 will be decommissioned as an arena.
In September of 2025 Council endorsed the design criteria to guide this project. Details on that criteria can be found in the Council report from September.
A City-led consultation process will begin in 2026.
Upcoming RFP opportunity
The City of Kingston will be seeking a qualified consulting team with experience in recreation facility planning, community engagement and capital infrastructure strategy, through a competitive request for proposals (RFP) process.
The successful consultant will deliver a comprehensive multi-site vision and capital plan for these facilities and actionable guidance to support sustainable, inclusive, and community-focused recreation over the next 20 or more years.
The RFP for a consultant will be issued when available through a competitive process and posted on Biddingo.
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