Scotia Place | 36.85m | 11s | CSEC | HOK

Do you support the proposal for the new arena?

  • Yes

    Votes: 104 67.5%

  • No

    Votes: 40 26.0%

  • Maybe

    Votes: 10 6.5%
  • Total voters
    154
CalgaryTiger said:
I guess it is nice to have some new streetscaping but the promise of Stampede Trail I worry will be a let down. It will be hard in the one block between BMO and the hotel site to do anything exciting. Scotia Place does have some decent things on its side of the street but I struggle to envision Stampede Trail as a landmark of any kind. They have three out of the four corners of Stampede Trail and 14th Ave to do something, give me 1 Street SW at 13 Ave and I'll be fine. I actually do hope to be surprised this is the Culture and Entertainment District after all but I don't expect to be.
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I disagree somewhat...the hotel site alone would be a strong activation, likely to involve retail/hospitality podium...then there's 2 sites to the south the stampede has stated can be developed , one with the staging for Scotia Place, the other where the current commissary is (directly across from stampede HQ). The land is there on 2 sides of Scotia Place for some significant development (3 if you include stampede HQ/saddledome)....it's very much now on the private sector to bring it to life
 
CalgaryTiger said:
Is that land private sector or is it Stampede? Maybe it is CSEC? I forget.
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Well the small parcel on the NE Scotia corner is CSEC....everything else, even if it's presently owned by Stampede, will require private sector investment. Stampede and CMLC aren't developers in and of themselves.
 

Non-US materials being sourced for Calgary Event Centre project​

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Non-US materials being sourced for Calgary Event Centre project - LiveWire Calgary

Alternative non-US material sources are being sought for the Calgary Event Centre project, as uncertainty around future tariffs is putting some projects in flux. With the threat of 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods, and potential reciprocal tariffs looming, the City of Calgary said they’re...
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Mountain Man said:
Doubt they will be able to avoid American materials completely, but good to hear they are looking at it!
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Luckily, the most consuming elements $$ wise...steel, aluminum, drywall...are likely already Canadian sourced. It's the "unique" elements like seating, LED (depending which company, daktronics is USA), kitchen/concession equipment.

The volume of rhetoric and false information around it ...which is really easy for someone to say out loud or campaign on....is far more difficult in practice to implement. Makes me think and hope it wont happen
 
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pharmer86 said:
Any idea when the 6th ave SE underpass is going to get underway?
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They started the design/scope in late 2023, would anticipate construction starting sometime this year? Likely only a 12-14 month process once they dig dirt, but no real rush to have it completed IMO. Until Scotia is complete, not exactly a rush to get it done, it's sort of a "bridge" to nowhere presently
 
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