{"id":16088,"date":"2023-04-26T21:31:52","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T04:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/new-nhl-rink-to-anchor-calgarys-rivers-district\/"},"modified":"2023-04-26T21:31:54","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T04:31:54","slug":"new-nhl-rink-to-anchor-calgarys-rivers-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/new-nhl-rink-to-anchor-calgarys-rivers-district\/","title":{"rendered":"New NHL rink to anchor Calgary\u2019s Rivers District"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/files\/membership-default-internal\/\" class=\"memberhide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/01\/20220718_175041000_iOS.jpg\" alt=\"-\"><\/a><br\/><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1003979297\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a rel=\"magnific nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.on-sitemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/siteplan-victoriapark-20230421-phase2-v2-page-1-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1003979297\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Image courtesy of the City of Calgary)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The City of Calgary has reached agreements, in principle, with the Province of Alberta, Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation (CSEC) and Calgary Stampede (CS) to proceed with a significant update to the city\u2019s Culture + Entertainment District that will bring a new home rink to the Calgary Flames.<\/p>\n<p>Located in The District, downtown Calgary, the plans call for a suite of public amenities and public infrastructure, including a new community rink, improvements to public spaces, connections to The District, and commercial opportunities, all of which will be anchored by a new publicly owned modern Event Centre with an arena that will replace the aging Scotiabank Saddledome.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LIVE REPLAY | City of Calgary Press Conference\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gsVvoxVpy9k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis project is another signal to the market that Calgary is making strong investments in its future,\u201d said Mayor Jyoti Gondek. \u201cThe partnership approach we have taken accomplishes two things: we are building an event centre, and we are also creating the public amenities needed within the Rivers District to build community and enhance quality of life for all Calgarians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMake no mistake, this project is about more than just a single building. It\u2019s fulfilling our vision of a home for culture, sports, and entertainment. It\u2019s a vital investment in our city\u2019s future prosperity, vibrancy and growth,\u201d stated chair of the event centre committee, councillor Sonya Sharp. \u201cA little over a hundred years and 1.3 million people later, we have a new Big Four \u2014 four partners committed to building a community hub that will serve us for generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlong with Edmonton\u2019s Rogers Place, Alberta will now have two of the best and most modern event centres in all the world,\u201d added Alberta Premier, Danielle Smith.<\/p>\n<p>The project will include a new four-lane underpass under train tracks with wide sidewalks at 6th Street S.E., providing pedestrian, wheeling, and vehicle connections, as well as a community rink with seating for 1,000, indoor and outdoor gathering spaces, as well as the event centre that will be sized to host major events, including the NHL\u2019s Calgary Flames.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are excited to be part of the announcement of a new event centre and community rink that will both be home for the Calgary Flames, Calgary Hitmen, Calgary Roughnecks and Calgary Wranglers. And this announcement will help us put Calgary and the province back on the map for all major North American concerts,\u201d said CSEC president and CEO John Bean.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Calgary Stampede has enjoyed having the Calgary Flames as a neighbour since they arrived in 1980,\u201d reflected Stampede CEO, Joel Cowley. \u201cWe are honoured and excited to be a partner in this development that will contribute to a world-class landscape for our Calgary community. When combined with other developments, both existing and planned, an event centre complex of this magnitude will provide an anchor to attract and host the world in Calgary\u2019s Culture + Entertainment District.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The City of Calgary will contribute 44 per cent of the total cost of the $1.2 billion project, with the province and CSEC contributing the remaining 56 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>Next steps include the city administration formalizing definitive agreements with all parties by this summer, while the project team prepares to begin the design and development stages of the event centre, as well as the supporting infrastructure in the area.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.calgary.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.calgary.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {\n\t  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n\t  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n\t  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&appId=761779333850340&version=v2.0\";\n\t  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n\t}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- News - Bottom -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8320848692\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on-sitemag.com\/construction\/nhl-rink-to-anchor-calgarys-rivers-district\/1003979296\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=nhl-rink-to-anchor-calgarys-rivers-district\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Image courtesy of the City of Calgary) The City of Calgary has reached agreements, in principle, with the Province of &#8230; <a title=\"New NHL rink to anchor Calgary\u2019s Rivers District\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/new-nhl-rink-to-anchor-calgarys-rivers-district\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about New NHL rink to anchor Calgary\u2019s Rivers District\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1085],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-onsite-magazine","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16088"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16088\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}