Calgary New Arena

• Trio named as Calgary event centre third party for negotiations, timeline still undetermined

  According to city administration, the third party group has already had talks with both the City of Calgary and the Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation on the project.

  Canada

  May 25, 2022
  
• 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
  
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• Flames alumni share Stampede Corral memories as team marks 40 years in Calgary

  The Stampede Corral may be headed for the wrecking ball, but Flames alumni say the memories will endure as the team celebrates 40 years in Calgary.

  Sports

  Oct 11, 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
• Calgary city council votes to shift some tax burden from businesses to homeowners

  Councillors say a new arena still makes sense, as it's a "project that will ultimately pay for itself."

  News

  Nov 29, 2019
• Calgary city council approves new arena deal

  A new home for the Calgary Flames will be debated Tuesday in city council chambers.

  Canada

  Jul 29, 2019
• Proposal for new Calgary arena heats up, heads to council on Monday

  A proposal for a new event centre will go before city council members on Monday.

  Canada

  Jul 19, 2019
• Calgary councillors discuss new hockey arena, fieldhouse in closed-door meetings

  Calgary councillors spent hours discussing several major infrastructure projects on Monday, including a new hockey arena.

  Politics

  Jan 29, 2019
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• Conceptual designs for new Calgary arena released; council asked to approach Flames

  CSEC president Ken King said in September of last year that the team was no longer looking for a new arena in the city, which put the contentious debate on ice indefinitely. 

  Oct 5, 2018
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• Sports economist throws cold water on new arena, Olympic bid for Calgary

  To build or not to build a new arena? To bid or not to bid on the 2026 Olympic Games? An American expert on sports economics weighs in.

  Money

  Oct 23, 2017