The Official Calgary Flames "New Arena" thread

[travel_dude]

2 hours ago, jjgallow said:

 

That's a big thing for me man.  When I look at their concept pictures, and I look at the dome, I'm like.  yeah.  Dome thanks.

 

 

So, with all the recent shakeups, wondering how this will affect the Arena situation?   Feels like it could be an election issue now, but with the Flames not in the drivers seat

 

I don't think this impacts CSEC looking to build an arena.  I don't think the current climate allows for a woman-of-the-people mayor to spend tax dollars on entertainment.  The only reason why this isn't just cancelled and the Flames told to pay for the whole thing is the employment aspect.  As a major player and the potential for spin off employment and building, the mayor may view this as an investment though.  If she can figure out how to pay for this, while at the same time providing supports for the less fortunate, it will get done.

 

I think it's still locked up in that idea of finding a partner to share the costs.  Naming rights is the obvious one, but that's more after it's under construction.  I don't know that you can justify investment unless the profit is there.

[The_People1]

I personally don't care how the arena looks on the outside.  The inside is more important.  I care more about the seating setup, viewing angles, and concourse design.  And behind the scenes, the dressing rooms, media lounge, etc needs to be world class.

[jjgallow]

33 minutes ago, The_People1 said:

I personally don't care how the arena looks on the outside.  The inside is more important.  I care more about the seating setup, viewing angles, and concourse design.  And behind the scenes, the dressing rooms, media lounge, etc needs to be world class.

 

I needa be able to pee .

[robrob74]

Lol

 

ya, I didn't like the plans either. I think they need to look at a timeless one, something that doesn't look oddly futuristic. We all know that those old sci-fi sets aged really well. But I feel like that was what the designs reminded me of, something that is trying to be something that might not age well. 
 

also, will to infrastructure, maintenance and so on be viable? 
 

Go with something timeless, with more facilities.

[travel_dude]

1 hour ago, The_People1 said:

I personally don't care how the arena looks on the outside.  The inside is more important.  I care more about the seating setup, viewing angles, and concourse design.  And behind the scenes, the dressing rooms, media lounge, etc needs to be world class.

 

To me, it's not the arena as much as the development of the area.  EDM is the worst possible example of development.  On a busy street with nothing but a Casino in the building (for Kane) and built next to a soup kitchen.  Not exactly Ghila Arena or Smashville level development.  Little Caesar's is probably closer to Nashville's than EDM.

 

It needs to be functional first.  Entry and exit.  Services.  An enjoyable experience.  Escalator?  No perilous trip to Press Level seats?  Proximity to other services.

[cross16]

Looks like there might be a deal to be announced today

 

With this attendance list I think it's safe to assume they do in fact have a deal to announce today

 

 

[travel_dude]

Whether the province plays much of a part in it, it's in their best interests to move this along.  May only be infrastructure money or Green-ing money, but still something to move it along.

[The_Tribal Chief]

hope this means we have a deal

[The_People1]

Looking forward to this.

[jjgallow]

 

The dome may be gone, but don't worry.   Pretty soon all us taxpayers gonna get saddled!

[conundrumed]

Was that only $350mil the Flames kick in? Did I hear wrong?

[cross16]

So they officially have a deal in place and it's a much bigger scope than pervious. Up to over 1 billion as is more of a district approach as opposed to just an events center

 

but i'm going to pause until I see everything before commenting. 

[jjgallow]

1 minute ago, cross16 said:

So they officially have a deal in place and it's a much bigger scope than pervious. Up to over 1 billion as is more of a district approach as opposed to just an events center

 

but i'm going to pause until I see everything before commenting. 

 

I was going to do this but it didn't feel right

[The_People1]

Province contributing $300mil

[travel_dude]

Link to big plan:

 

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/547dd9bfe4b0756a4a5e6c29/t/5e2b75addf9b0864121e13ca/1579906503447/18506-CMLC-RDMP%2BDocument%2BFormatting%2BTemplates%2B(Optimized)%2B(1).pdf

 

Province money is going to infrstructure mostly.

Some site mitigation I understand.

[travel_dude]

[The_People1]

https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/braid-calgary-event-arena-deal-details

 

"The city will pay $537 million, the Flames owners $356 million, and the province $300 million."

[travel_dude]

So, the province part has to go to vote after election. 

[Heartbreaker]

2 minutes ago, travel_dude said:

So, the province part has to go to vote after election. 

 

Weird, huh?

 

Love.

[The_People1]

6 minutes ago, travel_dude said:

So, the province part has to go to vote after election. 

 

Why don't we just print money out of thin air for this project like we do for everything else?

[travel_dude]

3 minutes ago, Heartbreaker said:

 

Weird, huh?

 

Love.

 

Unusual that tax dollars that are to be spent actually go to a vote of legislature.  Not used to that.

[travel_dude]

3 minutes ago, The_People1 said:

 

Why don't we just print money out of thin air for this project like we do for everything else?

 

We have to refine money.  Printing is for big things like VW plants.

[redfire11]

4 minutes ago, travel_dude said:

 

We have to refine money.  Printing is for big things like VW plants.

or proxy wars

[travel_dude]

Get off the stupid politics questions.

Everything is political.

Timing was as much the city as the province, if not way more.

[travel_dude]

Just now, redfire11 said:

or proxy wars

 

I'm a gonna steer away from politics, sorry my bad.