[News] "Scotia Place" ground breaking and design release on July 22 1pm MT

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by Muta

I'm curious to see if/when the adjacent hotel across the street will be announced (which is part of the Rivers District master plan).

Which side? To the north?

[Paulie Walnuts]

Francis said they will turn the sod is that not happening?

[Nufy]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

The official naming of the arena will be a separate event so that the corporate sponsor can have their day in the sun.

The "Pete The Plumber Pavillion"

Everything Works...

[Freeway]

Some designer names for y'all to Google: Doug Cinnamon from Dialog and Bill Johnson from HOK.

[Muta]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

Which side? To the north?

Across the street on the west side; on the east side of the block where Cowboy's Casino is.

https://calgaryherald.com/news/calga...plans-released

It was originally proposed behind the existing BMO Centre in that staff parking lot in earlier versions of the master plan.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by Since1984

Is it just me or do I see Creed Bratton

No, that is definitely him.

[3rd Degree]

Originally Posted by getbak

This “concourse” is actually a covered area outside the arena. It has bars and restaurants. Think small version of covered old Vegas. I hope the flames new arena has incorporated this concept.

[Buff]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

The official naming of the arena will be a separate event so that the corporate sponsor can have their day in the sun.

The Reggie Dunlop Centre.

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by Muta

Across the street on the west side; on the east side of the block where Cowboy's Casino is.

https://calgaryherald.com/news/calga...plans-released

It was originally proposed behind the existing BMO Centre in that staff parking lot in earlier versions of the master plan.

That would be fantastic. I assume it would mean connections, and an indoor walkway, from the BMO centre right through to the arena.

Would be nice if they also connected it to the Ariva block to the north, but that seems unlikely.

[sureLoss]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1815418052126855670

[The Fisher Account]

I'm sure the Scotia naming rights will likely offset the CSEC annual contribution to the city

[bdubbs]

I'm still going to call it the Dome. I don't care.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Originally Posted by Buff

The Reggie Dunlop Centre.

LOL

I'm bad on timing.

[teeschaber]

Meh the name was always gonna be Scotia something, couldn't care less

[Parallex]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

So you will never go to an event there?

Yes, let's focus the budget on making a nice looking building for the people who will never pay a penny to enter it. #### the people who actually do pay to use it!

I might go a few times... most events that I would want to go to are priced at more then I'm comfortable paying right now and I imagine the new arena will make them even more out of reach. Regardless I imagine I'll use/experience the area around/adjacent to the arena significantly more often then the area inside.

This is being paid for with Taxpayer money and I'm a taxpayer so yeah... "#### the people who actually do pay to use it"... you'll be using it on my dime as much as yours. The surplus money your paying is for the event inside (which I likely won't be attending). So yeah I think the exterior is more important then the interior.

[TheIronMaiden]

"Scotia Place" is a Dog #### name.

[topfiverecords]

“Place” is as boring as you can get. Yawn.

[The Fisher Account]

Scotia Place sounds very "maritime" to me for some reason

[Enoch Root]

Yeah, 'Place' is as boring and generic as you can get. Total fail.

Scotiabank Colliseum

[TheIronMaiden]

Scotiabank Corral.

It's just that easy.