Calgary arena

• 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
  
• 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
  
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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
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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
• Calgary Flames pull out of new arena deal with city due to rising costs

  The Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation said there is no viable path to complete the arena and event centre project due to rising costs.

  Economy

  Dec 21, 2021
• Development permit granted for Calgary arena project after lengthy debate

  Following hours of debate late into Thursday night, the Calgary Planning Commission gave the green light to begin construction on the new event centre.

  Politics

  Nov 19, 2021
• City council approves changes to Calgary Events Centre deal, project to move forward in 2022

  The events centre project has been on pause since April after cost and design concerns were raised; the price tag now sits at $608M.

  Canada

  Jul 28, 2021
• Calgary events centre: City and CSEC to each cover $12.5M in cost overruns, CMLC out

  The new agreement for the events centre would see the Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation take on the risk of all further cost overruns.

  Canada

  Jul 26, 2021
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• Work continues to reduce Calgary’s event centre overruns estimated at $50-60M

  Decisions on any changes to the event centre, including funding, scope and the agreement, would have to be made in a public meeting of Calgary city council.

  Politics

  Jul 6, 2021
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• Calgary Municipal Land Corporation not at event centre negotiating table

  “It would be inappropriate for them to be there because they're the development managers. They have to work for both parties," Mayor Naheed Nenshi said.

  Politics

  Jun 15, 2021