30-706: Scotia Place is a multi-purpose arena under construction in Calgary , Alberta, Canada. It is intended to replace the Scotiabank Saddledome , home of the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League . Construction began following the groundbreaking on July 22, 2024; the new arena is planned to open prior to the start of the 2027–28 NHL season. Scotia Place replaced a 2015 plan called CalgaryNEXT , which would have replaced both
60-665: A 40,000-seat football stadium and fieldhouse for the Canadian Football League 's Calgary Stampeders and serve as a public training and activity space. The complex, originally planned to be located in West Village along the Bow River as a "hub of pro and amateur sporting activity." Immediate reactions to the CalgaryNEXT proposal from local politicians were mixed; they supported the plan to redevelop
90-539: A PhD in sociology at the University of Calgary , where she also taught and eventually directed a real-estate studies initiative at the university's Haskayne School of Business . Gondek was a member of the Calgary Planning Commission from 2012 to 2016. Gondek's successfully deposited her dissertation in 2014. It was called Pressures of Hybridity: An analysis of Urban-Rural Nexus. it offered
120-439: A case study of Rocky View County , a municipality that shares both rural and urban features. Rocky View County surrounds most of Calgary, forming the city's northern boundary and most of the city's western and eastern boundaries. From 2017 to 2021 she was the councillor for Ward 3, which includes the communities of, Carrington, Country Hills , Country Hills Village, Coventry Hills , Harvest Hills , and Panorama Hills . Ward 3
150-552: A community rink, some infrastructure costs and the demolition of the Saddledome. On October 5, 2023, the City of Calgary, Province of Alberta, and CSEC announced that they had finalized agreements for the new event centre and district improvements. On July 22, 2024, the design and final name of the arena, Scotia Place, was announced at a groundbreaking ceremony, with construction beginning shortly after. Arena An arena
180-562: A deal that works for us". Mayor Nenshi subsequently proposed a partnership wherein portions of the cost of "plan B" would be covered by the city, and the rest covered by the team ownership and user surcharges. King objected to this proposal. On July 30, 2019, the Calgary city council approved a $ 550 million new Event Centre. The new arena was to be located to the north of the Saddledome in the Victoria Park neighbourhood. Construction on
210-551: A mistake and confirmed members of her government would participate in the event. The Calgary Jewish Foundation expressed disappointment at Gondek's decision and reaffirmed their support for Israel. On January 30, 2024, Calgary business owner Landon Johnston filed a motion of recall against Gondek, due to his frustration with the city's spending and tax increases. The recall campaign required 514,284 in-person signatures between February and April 2024 to succeed, which political analysts deemed highly unlikely. Gondek responded by saying
240-528: A multitude of spectators. The word derives from Latin harena , a particularly fine-grained sand that covered the floor of ancient arenas such as the Colosseum in Rome , Italy, to absorb blood. The term arena is sometimes used as a synonym for a very large venue such as Pasadena's Rose Bowl , but such a facility is typically called a stadium . The use of one term over the other has mostly to do with
270-506: Is a Canadian politician serving as the 37th and current mayor of Calgary since October 25, 2021. Born in London , England , Gondek is the daughter of Indian Punjabi Sikh parents Jasdev Singh Grewal, a lawyer, and Surjit Kaur Grewal. She immigrated to Canada with her parents at the age of four, initially settling in Manitoba . Gondek pursued a bachelor's degree in sociology from
300-421: Is a large enclosed platform, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre , musical performances , and/or sporting events . It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators, and may be covered by a roof. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the lowest point, allowing maximum visibility. Arenas are usually designed to accommodate
330-582: Is in the NW region of Calgary. Prior to her term as a city councillor, Gondek sat as a citizen member of the city's planning commission. In 2021, it was reported that in 2013, Gondek's consultancy was hired by the Urban Development Institute, a special interest group for the development industry in Calgary, to influence public opinion in favour of urban sprawl . This, along with contributions from developers making up 47% of her donations in
SECTION 10
#1732787620165360-456: The 2017 municipal election —above the average of 35%—made her the subject of controversy. On October 18, 2021 she was elected the 37th mayor of Calgary. Gondek was sworn in along with the incoming city council on October 25, 2021, becoming the first female mayor in the city's history. During the swearing-in ceremony for the new City Council , Gondek refused to swear in Sean Chu , who
390-603: The Scotiabank Saddledome and McMahon Stadium for Calgary's professional hockey and Canadian football teams. That proposal included two buildings: a 19,000–20,000 seat events centre to serve as the new home arena of two hockey clubs, the National Hockey League 's Calgary Flames , and the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League , as well as the Calgary Roughnecks lacrosse team; and
420-463: The University of Manitoba , where she worked as a policy analyst with the government of Manitoba before moving to Calgary , where she worked in sales and marketing for the Credit Union of Central Alberta. Gondek pursued a master's degree in sociology during a two-year stint at Greyhound . She founded a strategic planning and communications consultancy, Tick Consulting, while pursuing
450-572: The Calgary Events Centre. It was announced that an updated project on the same site, now estimated to cost $ 1.22 billion, would be moving forward. A planned arena, indoor rink, and indoor and outdoor plazas. The city is to pay $ 537.3 million up front, with the Flames ownership paying a total of $ 748.3 million over 35 years (estimated to be $ 356 million in 2024 dollars) and the province of Alberta paying $ 330 million over three years to cover
480-539: The Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation (CSEC) for the new Calgary Event Centre. The terms of the agreement are that the city will pay $ 537 million of the cost, the province will provide $ 330 million, and the CSEC will provide $ 356 million. In December 2023, Gondek announced she would not attend the city's annual Hanukkah menorah lighting ceremony. She had initially accepted the invitation but withdrew when
510-442: The Flames during that period. Had the project went through, The Saddledome would have been demolished after the new arena opened. On April 14, 2021, the deal for the new arena was put on hold by Calgary city council over budget concerns. On July 26, 2021, the city announced the cost of the arena had gone from $ 550 million to $ 608.5 million. The arena was planned to utilize an "inverted bowl" design which may not have been feasible on
540-413: The Saddledome. On September 12, 2017, Flames president and chief executive officer Ken King stated that the team was no longer pursuing the CalgaryNEXT arena, as "we've been working for a long time trying to come up with a formula that really works to replace this building and we really put our best foot forward and I've come to the conclusion sadly and I'm very disappointed that I don't think we can make
570-511: The West Village area, but many – including Mayor Naheed Nenshi – expressed concern at the proposal, which would potentially have the city initially fund between $ 440 and $ 690 million of the projected cost which promoters claimed would be recouped over a long period of time. As part of the proposal, the facilities would be owned by the city and managed by the privately owned Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation (CSEC) - thus exempting
600-546: The building would have begun in 2021, and have a capacity of around 19,000. Plans for the Event Centre also included the possibility of a smaller arena to replace the Stampede Corral . The city of Calgary would have owned the Event Centre while CSEC would have been responsible for the facility's operation and maintenance, keeping all revenue under a 35-year lease agreement, which included a non-relocation clause for
630-596: The city announced as part of the updated deal with CSEC that the Calgary Municipal Land Corp (CMLC). would be removed as project manager and replaced with an organization of CSEC's choosing. On December 22, 2021, the current mayor of Calgary Jyoti Gondek shared on social media that CSEC was pulling out of the deal, citing disagreements in new costs that the city wanted CSEC to cover a portion of. These overruns included infrastructure costs of $ 12.1 million and climate mitigation costs of $ 4 million, with
SECTION 20
#1732787620165660-401: The city offering to cover $ 6.4 million of the total, leaving $ 9.7 million to be paid by CSEC. These costs were not previously identified as project costs by CMLC or the City nor were they included in the $ 608.5 million budget from July 2021. Despite this, CSEC stated their intention on remaining in the Saddledome. On April 25, 2023, a press conference was held in regards to an update surrounding
690-513: The event was positioned in part as a show of support for Israel, a move she said politicized the religious celebration given the ongoing Israel-Hamas war . Gondek's decision was met with varying reactions across Calgary. Some council members backed her stance against politicization, and others voiced concerns about Israel Bonds being sold at the event. Calgary MP Pat Kelly suggested that Gondek's withdrawal could normalize antisemitism , while Alberta Premier Danielle Smith called Gondek's decision
720-464: The facility is called Cameron Indoor Stadium . Domed stadiums, which, like arenas, are enclosed but have the larger playing surfaces and seating capacities found in stadiums, are generally not referred to as arenas in North America. There is also the sport of indoor American football (one variant of which is explicitly known as arena football), a variant of the outdoor game that is designed for
750-512: The failed Calgary Event Centre deal, a four percent tax increase and the COVID-19 pandemic , including the related protests in the Beltline neighbourhood. Gondek responded to the poll, saying it was a "data point at a very specific point in time," and reflective of residents' frustrations with the uncertain economy caused by the pandemic. In 2023, she announced a $ 1.22 billion deal with
780-481: The land from property taxes - but with the city not receiving any share of the profits. Originally projected as costing $ 890 million, based on a City of Calgary report released in April 2016 it was estimated that CalgaryNEXT would cost approximately $ 1.8 billion, with taxpayers paying up to two-thirds of the total. In April 2017, the Calgary city council voted unanimously to instead support an alternate plan located near
810-525: The selected piece of land and posed accessibility concerns. As the project progressed further into design work, other potential problems were uncovered, resulting in cost overruns. To address these overruns, it was announced that both the City of Calgary and Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation would each be putting forward an additional $ 12.5 million, a clause agreed on in the deal signed in 2019. The Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation then agreed to cover any potential future overruns. Additionally,
840-538: The type of event. Football (be it association , rugby , gridiron , Australian rules , or Gaelic ) is typically played in a stadium, while basketball , volleyball , handball , and ice hockey are typically played in an arena, although many of the larger arenas hold more spectators than do the stadiums of smaller colleges or high schools. There are exceptions. The home of the Duke University men's and women's basketball teams would qualify as an arena, but
870-607: The usual smaller playing surface of most arenas; variants of other traditionally outdoor sports, including box lacrosse as well as futsal and indoor soccer , also exist. The term "arena" is also used loosely to refer to any event or type of event which either literally or metaphorically takes place in such a location, often with the specific intent of comparing an idea to a sporting event. Such examples of these would be terms such as "the arena of war", "the arena of love" or "the political arena". Jyoti Gondek Prabhjote Kaur " Jyoti " Gondek ( née Grewal ; born 1969)
900-526: Was embroiled in a scandal following allegations of impropriety with a minor while he was a member of the Calgary Police Service . Gondek attended a rally calling for Chu's resignation. On March 29, 2022, a poll by ThinkHQ Public Affairs pegged Gondek's approval rating at 38%, with 53% of respondents disapproving and the remaining 9% unsure. The unusually low approval rating in the first few months of her mayoral tenure has been attributed to
#164835