[Johnny Makarov]

All together, the “inflatable shelter” is expected to provide 1,850 annual hours of “programmable hours” from October to May every year.

“We’ve had so much private investment in the park, and that’s unusual in terms of, I think, there’s over $8.5 million just in Shouldice Park,” said City of Calgary Councillor Ward Sutherland. “We finished it off and now it’s an opportunity to utilize it all year round. Having this partnership come around, it’s a new model for the city because it’s getting more and more challenging to do these costly things.

For the Stampeders, the facility will allow them to conduct rookie camp inside if weather is bad — which it often is during the early days of training camp — and should allow players who stay in Calgary during the off-season some time to work indoors.

It will also give the Stampeders the opportunity to practice inside during the final couple weeks of the regular season if winter hits in October — like it always does — and into the playoffs.

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