Hospitals in KW

[tomh009]

Current auditorium property: 17.9 hectares (clearly far more than is needed for a single ice sheet and structured parking)

50 Ottawa S (self-storage): 1.4 ha
60 Ottawa S (MTD): 3.3 ha
61-97 Kent (MTD): 3.0 ha
70 Borden S (auto repair): 0.8 ha

30 Vernon (empty, next to the Metz): 2.0 ha
231 Madison S (derelict industrial): 1.3 ha

77 Wellington S (Ontario Seed): 3.5 ha
150 Strange (ex-Uniroyal parking lot): 1.6 ha
101 Glasgow (ex-Uniroyal): 5.8 ha
137 Glasgow: 9.3 ha

... and ...
15 Charles W (ex-GRT): 1.2 ha (including city-owned parking)
44 Gaukel (ex-post office): 0.76 ha
113 Charles W (ex-Manulife parking): 1.6 ha

The Gaukel/Charles properties, even combined, are only about 2 hectares (100m x 200m). The space next to the Metz would be about the same size but still tight.

However, the Ottawa/Kent/Borden properties would easily have sufficient space, given structured parking, and could maybe even accommodate additional ice pads. Ontario Seed similarly has lots of space, but I suspect this would be too expensive. But how about that 101 Glasgow property? Maybe some of the industrial buildings could even be incorporated into an arena design, assuming they are structurally sound.

Of course that space might even accommodate a hospital ...