Rogers Communications Inc. says it was exploring the future of its Toronto stadium prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the virus has caused it to put those plans on hold. Google affiliate Sidewalk Labs once hoped to construct a tech-savvy neighbourhood in the same area. "The news this morning was the first Waterfront Toronto has heard of the Quayside site as a potential new home for the Blue Jays," said Andrew Tumilty, a spokesperson for Waterfront Toronto, the agency overseeing the development of the city's lakefront. Such a plan would need "extensive scrutiny" and require the organization to consider existing approved precinct plans, as well as the size and shape of the site, Tumilty said in an email. The Rogers Centre, formerly known as the SkyDome, opened in 1989 and seats more than 53,000.

Source: CBC News November 27, 2020 18:20 UTC