Brantford city council has approved plans to build a new $152 million “Madhouse on Market.”

Councillors, at a special city council meeting Thursday (Dec. 4) voted in favour a plan that will see a new sports and entertainment centre at 79 Market St. S. beside the existing civic centre. Construction is slated to begin in 2026 and, if all goes well, it will open in September 2028.

While some councillors spoke about how the centre will help revitalize the lower downtown, Coun. Linda Hunt had a more fundamental reason for supporting the new facility.

Once the centre is built the Ward 4 councillor will, for the first time, be able to watch the Brantford Bulldogs in action.

“I’m probably one of the only members of council who has not seen a Bulldog game because I’m in a wheelchair and if I we

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