The Factory, a new indoor recreation centre and the first big project to be developed in the former Kellogg plant, says it will start hiring about 80 staff members.

The jobs include 20 full-time and 60 part-time positions. Most will begin in February.

The new family entertainment centre is scheduled to open next spring as one of Canada’s largest indoor adventure parks.

The venue will feature a high ropes adventure area, trampoline park, arcade, escape rooms and virtual reality systems.

Jobs have been posted at https://secure.collage.co/jobs/thefactorylondon.

Jennifer Pastorius of the Old East BIA said the Factory will be a big step in redeveloping the large vacant factory south of Dundas Street.

“The BIA looks forward to the Factory animating the space, creating walkable employment prospects for local residents and regenerating connectivity to the Village residential and commercial communities.”

The Kellogg cereal plant opened in London in 1913 and closed in December 2014, eliminating hundreds of jobs.

The adventure park is the first phase of a multi-year plan by Tillsonburg-based E&E McLaughlin Ltd. to redevelop 93,000 square metres of building space, now renamed 100 Kellogg, for a variety of uses, including office, warehouse, light industrial, recreation and retail.

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