Calgary Arena

• NDP leader waiting to see ‘fine print’ before endorsing Calgary Flames arena deal

  NDP Leader Rachel Notley says she can't commit to honouring the Calgary arena deal until she knows what the final project and costs look like.

  Politics

  May 12
  
• Flames arena may not sway votes in upcoming provincial election

  A political scientist says it's too early to say how a Calgary NHL arena project could play into this spring's provincial election.

  Canada

  Apr 27
  
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• Edmonton councillor questions Calgary arena funding, Smith hints at Ice District Phase 2 dollars

  Rogers Place and the surrounding Ice District didn't get any provincial government funding a decade ago and some are calling into question the timing of Calgary’s announcement.

  Politics

  Apr 27
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• Calgary’s new event centre deal by the numbers

  An agreement in principle for a new event centre and area development is expected to cost $1.22 billion, with funds coming from Flames ownership, the city and province.

  Canada

  Apr 25
• Calgary, Flames ownership, province agree on $1.22B arena, area development deal

  Six months after renewed negotiations, the City of Calgary called a press conference for an "important update" about the replacement for the Scotiabank Saddledome.

  Canada

  Apr 25
• Talks ‘moving along quite well’ for new Calgary arena deal as province indicates support

  Talks to get a new event centre in Calgary are “moving along quite well” according to the chair of the city’s committee, but few other details were released to the public.

  Canada

  Feb 6
• Bettman says for NHL ‘to hold any league events here,’ Calgary Flames need new arena 

  National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman suggested Tuesday that Calgary may not be able to host any big NHL events in the future without a new arena.

  Money

  May 4, 2022
• Calgary city council to get briefing Tuesday on event centre project

  Calgary city councillors are scheduled to be briefed on the event centre project at their meeting on Tuesday.

  Politics

  Mar 7, 2022
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• Calgary city council united in commitment to new event centre after lengthy meeting

  Calgary city councillors spent hours asking questions of city administration to determine what went wrong that led to the termination of a deal to build a new event centre.

  Canada

  Jan 12, 2022
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• Arena deal collapse raising concerns over future plans for Calgary’s Victoria Park

  The Calgary Municipal Land Corporation said it will evaluate the impact of the loss of the Event Centre project on the Rivers District Plan. 

  Economy

  Dec 23, 2021