Windsor Grandstand Demo Underway

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Published: June 2, 2015 12:27 pm EDT

Monday, June 1 marked a sad day for harness racing fans in the Windsor, Ont. area, as demolition of Windsor Raceway’s grandstand got underway.

An article by Doug Schmidt for The Windsor Star explains that the City of Windsor had granted the demolition permit for the grandstand this past Friday (May 30).

The track had closed its doors in August of 2012, just months after Ontario’s Liberal Government gave the green light to transition away from the Slots at Racetracks Program.

Ontario Harness Horse Association General Manager Brian Tropea has commented on the grandstand demolition process. He told Schmidt that Monday was “a sad day” and that “if there had been any hope of horse racing there again, that’s been taken off the menu now.”

Paddocks and stables at the track were demolished in late April, and Winrac Development President Pat Soulliere has told Schmidt that there are currently no development plans for the 95-acre site, which has been re-zoned for residential development.

(With files from The Windsor Star)

 

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