Calgary Event Centre

• 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
• 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
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• Jeff Davison becomes 3rd Calgary councillor running for mayor

  Ward 6 Coun. Jeff Davison said he has "spent four years putting together strategies to move (Calgary) forward, to look at growth, to look at opportunity.”

  Canada

  May 12
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• ‘Emerge cautiously yet confidently’: Calgary Economic Development looks past COVID-19

  The annual report from Calgary Economic Development was one of cautious optimism as life and business is expected to return to normal as more Calgarians get vaccinated.

  Canada

  Apr 15
• Work paused on new Calgary arena over estimate, program requirements concerns

  A "difference in the current budget estimate and the program requirements for the facility" is causing Calgary and the Flames to pause work on the new Event Centre.

  Canada

  Apr 14
• Arts Commons transformation project signs theatre planners, project managers

  “How are we inviting Calgarians into Arts Commons and how are we allowing Arts Commons to go out into Calgary?"

  Economy

  Feb 4
• Ward 6 Councillor Jeff Davison seeking re-election in October

  Davison joins Sean Chu and Diane Colley-Urquhart in seeking re-elections in their wards in the upcoming October election.

  Politics

  Jan 22
• Public engagement report released for Calgary’s new event centre

  Officials noted the primary themes found from public input include creating a place of gathering and connection to create civic pride and diversity of programming inside and outside of the new facility.

  Politics

  Jul 10, 2020
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• Calgary sets timelines, announces design, construction firms for new event centre

  The city and Calgary Flames and Entertainment agreed in 2019 to split the cost of the new building on a parcel of land just north of the Saddledome.

  Jun 24, 2020
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• Calgary, Flames, Stampede sign deal for new arena

  The City of Calgary, Calgary Stampede and Calgary Flames ownership signed a deal for a new $550-million arena.

  Canada

  Dec 5, 2019