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Vancouver’s Granville Island is seeking ideas for a new Arts and Innovation Hub at the former Emily Carr University building.

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation-Granville Island says it hopes to get ideas from specialists in the arts, cultural, creative and business sectors about how to use the 120,000-square-foot space.

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Lisa Ono, manager of public affairs and programming for CMHC-Granville Island, said it is the most significant redevelopment project on Granville Island in decades.

She said the Hub will house a mix of arts-focused and innovative organizations as well as restaurants and services, and is part of the Granville Island 2040 vision of the island over the next two decades.

Ono said they are seeking ideas to identify what types of organizations, businesses and activities should be included in the Hub and gauge demand from prospective tenants.

Anyone who would like to participate should register at artsandinnovation.com.

A series of building visits and information sessions will be held over the summer to help participants prepare their ideas in advance of the submission period, which will run from Sept. 1 to Sept. 30.

The opening of the Hub is slated for 2021.

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