Riders announce communities recipients stands from Grey Cup Legacy Project

REGINA – On Thursday, the Saskatchewan Roughriders announced the communities that will be receiving seats as part of the Grey Cup Legacy Project.

In 2012, the Grey Cup Legacy Project was created to upgrade Mosaic Stadium to prepare for the 101st Grey Cup. One of the main renovations was adding new seats to expand the capacity to over 33,000.

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When the Riders move to their new stadium in 2017, the seats and structures in both end zones will be dismantled and donated to the communities below to support amateur sports in communities around Saskatchewan.

• Saskatoon (Friends of the Gordie Howe Bowl Foundation) – All of Mosaic Stadium south end zone seats, suites and concourse which will be divided on both the east and west sides of SMF Field on the grounds of Gordie Howe Sports Complex.
• Naicam (Naicam School) – Seats for multipurpose field.
• Swift Current (Chinook School Division/City of Swift Current) – Expansion of current seats and addition to the track on their multipurpose outdoor field.
• Kamsack (Town of Kamsack) – Seats for the improvement of current facilities within the Kamsack Sports grounds
• LaFleche (LaFleche and District Recreation Board) –Seats for indoor viewing at their pool as well as their baseball facility
• Saskatoon (Saskatoon Soccer Centre Inc.) – Seats for multiple outdoor facilities.
• Grenfell (Town of Grenfell) – Seats for their baseball/softball grounds.
• Montmarte (Montmarte Arena Board) – Seats for the town hockey arena.

“In 2012 we put together a plan to increase the capacity of Mosaic Stadium and provide additional amenities to help prepare for hosting the 2013 Grey Cup game.” Craig Reynolds, President and CEO of the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

“We were able to install 7,000 new seats, new concourse space and 28 suites, with a goal of giving back and creating a legacy from the Grey Cup by donating these seats to amateur sports facilities across the province in 2017. Today marks the successful completion of our Grey Cup Legacy Project. We are thrilled to announce that seats and suites will be donated to eight different amateur sports organizations across the province.”