Thinking more about this and the idea is growing on me. If the city believes it needs a fieldhouse (still don't have a clear understanding of what that is) then it makes sense to also use as a new stadium for the Stamps. I love the CFL but a new stand alone football stadium doesn't sound like a great use of public money. I know other Canadian cities have done it but I have no issue with Calgary trying to be smarter.
Then I get stuck on whether this is the right setup and location for a fieldhouse whose primary purpose is amateur sports. I get the cost savings in sharing centralized facilities with the arena/event center but using the fiedlhouse whenever something is going on at the "event center" is going to be a royal pain, isn't it? Parking, congestion, accessibility all seem like issues. This arena is being built to hopefully host much more than just Flames games and so will hopefully be busy. 1500 parking spots doesn't seem like the solution to this issue.
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