Looks like Winnipeg is getting a new stadium.

[David Winter]

The press release is supposed to take place sometime today or tomorrow.

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[garysorrell]

Thats beautiful. Like the design.

[jrodsly]

it would be nice if the NFL had at least one team in Canada(or had one or two teams from the CFL move to the NFL). and nice roof.

[Great White]

ORIGINAL: jrodsly

it would be nice if the NFL had at least one team in Canada(or had one or two teams from the CFL move to the NFL). and nice roof.

[font="Courier New"] I agree (of course this is a given with what I want to accomplish with The GW'sFBA), up to the point of relocating any Franchises to either country. [/font]

[font="Courier New"]David Winter,

Do you know if it is publicly owned? I do like Publicly funded companies' structures, let alone sports' falicities.[/font]

[David Winter]

The vast majority of stadiums and arenas in Canada are publicly owned. Only Rogers Centre (formally SkyDome) is privately owned if I recall correctly. Some facilities, like this one proposed, may have private funding involved, but more than half is paid for by the tax payers.
 
Personally I have no problem with it considering the last one built for Winnipeg was 54 years ago. It's not like new stadiums are built every 10 years or something. After more than 50 years, the city needs a new stadium.
 
I've seen tax payer money spent on far worse lol...

[Great White]

ORIGINAL: David Winter

The vast majority of stadiums and arenas in Canada are publicly owned. Only Rogers Centre (formally SkyDome) is privately owned if I recall correctly. Some facilities, like this one proposed, may have private funding involved, but more than half is paid for by the tax payers.

Personally I have no problem with it considering the last one built for Winnipeg was 54 years ago. It's not like new stadiums are built every 10 years or something. After more than 50 years, the city needs a new stadium.

I've seen tax payer money spent on far worse lol...

[font="Courier New"]David Winter,



Wow[X(], I love it, if citzen fund something they shown own the percentage of it that they funded[:)], Canadian people should be proud of that! Something us USAns can learn from Canadians. [/font]

[jrodsly]

ORIGINAL: Great White

ORIGINAL: jrodsly

it would be nice if the NFL had at least one team in Canada(or had one or two teams from the CFL move to the NFL). and nice roof.

[font="Courier New"] I agree (of course this is a given with what I want to accomplish with The GW'sFBA), up to the point of relocating any Franchises to either country. [/font]

it's a miricle! he agrees!

[Marauders]

That's a nice looking stadium.

I may just have to take a trip north of the border to see it first hand after it is built.

$150 millian is pretty cheap by modern stadium standards. I wonder if it won't have state of the art facilities like luxury suites and club seating. I don't see them in the artist's drawing.

[Lucas718]

Will this stadium be part of the next update? [:D]

[Marauders]

Will this stadium be part of the next update?

 
Not if it is privately owned.

[WallysWorld]

Nice looking stadium if it is built.
 
There are rumours here in Calgary that McMahon Stadium is going to be renovated this year or next as the provincial government has alloted some money ($320 million) to fix up infrastructure around the province and McMahon Stadium was granted some of it. Some speculate that seating will be increased to 40,000, but that's highly unlikely. Others say that more luxury or betters seats will replace bleachers to bring down capacity a couple of thousand seats. Others just say the concourse, restrooms and food areas will be updated.