Phase three of venture will be a market area with 350,000 square feet of retail space. I can foresee the TriBro film studios becoming one of the main arts, cultural and filming hubs in the province.”

“In addition to filming and production, there will be post-production facilities as well. “Upon full build-out, the film studios will be the largest of its kind in Canada,” notes Pickering Mayor Dave Ryan. It will be the first purpose-built studio district in the region. The second phase of the venture will include 150,000 square feet of restaurants or food offerings, another 350-room hotel with a 100,000-square-foot convention centre, and 250,000 square feet of film studios to be operated by TriBro Studios. The vision is for the area to become the premier entertainment, recreation and tourism district east of Yonge Street in Toronto. It is all part of the first phase of a $2-billion, 240-acre, multi-use development known as Durham Live. An adjoining five-star, 225-room hotel and concert venue with 2,500 seats is expected to open in the fall. The casino, designed by CDA in association with CGL, will feature 2,350 slot machines, 100 live table games and dining and entertainment facilities. The 330,000-square-foot gambling venue, aptly named Pickering Casino Resort, is being built by One Toronto Gaming and is expected to open in April. The casino was evacuated after police arrived at the scene.Construction of a large Las Vegas-style casino on a sprawling parcel of property in the east end of the City of Pickering is moving along and should be completed by spring. 'At this point, it does not appear to be targeted. The security guard was working, he was doing his job when he was involved with these individuals, who in turn shot and killed him,' she said.īortoluss said police have not determined what led to the interaction and what it was about.

She said a group of men and women, who arrived at the casino armed and fled immediately after the shooting, are suspects and remain outstanding. When officers arrived, they were directed inside the casino and found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. He was rushed to a trauma centre with life-threatening injuries, where he was later pronounced dead, police said.ĭurham Police Sgt. Joanne Bortoluss, speaking to reporters, identified the victim as Michael Ferdinand, 34, an employee of the casino.īortoluss said the shooting happened inside the establishment. at Pickering Casino Resort, 888 Durham Live Ave., near Church Street and Highway 401. Officers received a report of several shots fired at about 5:05 a.m. A security guard at a Pickering casino has died in hospital after he was shot while on the job early Monday, Durham Regional Police say.