"[3] Volunteers raised $1.4 million from the community to fund the project, including $476,000 from the local General Motors employees union (Canadian Auto Workers) through payroll reductions.

[2] The City of Oshawa provided 20 acres of land on Thornton Road South, previously designated for a cemetery.

The Oshawa Generals began play at the auditorium on December 15, 1964, and won 6–4 over the St. Catharines Black Hawks.

[5] The Oshawa Legionaires won three regular season Metro Junior B League titles playing at the auditorium.

[6] On April 22, 1979, the auditorium hosted two benefit concerts for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind by the Rolling Stones, after Keith Richards was charged with possession of heroin.