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Calgary Event Centre Begins Construction
2024/07/26

Construction is starting on Scotia Place, a new sports and entertainment venue in Calgary. The new event centre, replacing the aging Scotiabank Saddledome, is scheduled to open in fall 2027. The site is a 10-acre city block that will include a community rink, outdoor and indoor plazas spaces, four restaurants, the Calgary Flames Team Store, and future development opportunity in the northeast corner. An 18,400-seat NHL-regulation arena will be the focal point of the new development. The design reflects…
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New Calgary Event Centre Deal Inked
2023/10/19

Calgary has moved one step closer towards breaking ground on a modern event centre. Construction of the event centre building, new public plazas and Calgary’s first downtown community rink on the new event centre block, and other district improvements will likely start in 2024. A finalized agreement to fund Calgary’s future event centre (between the City of Calgary, the Alberta government, Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation (CSEC) and the Calgary Stampede) allows the city to begin the design and pre-construction…
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Calgary Event Centre Moves Forward
2023/05/05

A new world-class arena and event centre is coming to downtown Calgary. The City of Calgary has reached agreements, in principle, with the Province of Alberta (Province), Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation (CSEC) and Calgary Stampede (CS) to proceed with a significant phase of the Culture + Entertainment District. “This new arena and event centre will be at the heart of Calgary’s sports, entertainment and cultural scene for generations, and will result in billions of dollars of economic activity…
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Calgary Event Centre Talks Resume
2022/11/03

The City of Calgary and the Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation (CSEC) have agreed to restart formal discussions about a new event centre. These discussions bring an opportunity to realize a modern and forward-looking sport, arts and entertainment venue for Calgary. “We’re at the beginning of an important stage,” said Councillor Sonya Sharp, chair of the Event Centre Committee. “A new event centre for our city will attract investment and international events. It will have enormous benefits for visitors…
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New Event Centre to Energize, Revitalize Calgary Neighbourhood
2020/07/07

Calgary’s iconic yet ailing Scotiabank Saddledome is one step closer to meeting its demise with the naming of the team that will design and build a new event centre in one of the city’s oldest districts. Following a robust request for proposal process that began early this year, Calgary Municipal Land Corp. (CMLC), in conjunction with the City of Calgary and Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corp. (CSEC), has selected local multi-disciplinary design firm, DIALOG, and global design, architecture, engineering and…
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