Memorial Centre Plan Scrapped

Mar 12, 2025

By Jemma Dooreleyers

On March 7, 2025 the City of Kingston announced that Victory Grounds Ventures, the company that was proposing to develop a soccer stadium in the open space of Memorial Centre, has withdrawn their proposal. The City will pause any further analysis of the proposal.

According to the press release from the city, this decision came with careful thought and consideration after receiving backlash from many groups across the City and surrounding areas, including the Frontenac Federation of Agriculture, the Kingston Farmers Market and Kingston’s Fall Fair Committee.

“This was one of the most robust engagements the City had ever been involved in,” said a statement in the press release. “With hundreds of people taking time to come forward and share their comments about the proposal while a number of City staff worked through the Council-directed process.

The City extends their “sincere appreciation to the many user groups, sports leagues, community associations and people connected to the Memorial Centre who took time to provide valued feedback during this process.”