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Originally Posted by esquire
That is a bit of a cliche for sure. But I wonder how much of that is a product of reporters attuned to sniffing out these kinds of issues with publicly funded stadiums where you can submit access to information requests for details?
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It's a good point to make but sometimes the issues are impossible to hide, like speakers falling at THF or the roof collapsing at BC Place.
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Originally Posted by esquire
You seldom hear about these kinds of issues with privately-owned or operated NHL arenas... are they just better at managing construction or can they simply keep this hidden out of the public eye given that it is usually a private affair?
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Think there's definitely a better ability to manage construction. Still, these sorts of things happen; Rogers Place in Edmonton suffered water damage from leaks during a heavy rainfall in 2020. You're right, though, in that these arenas have tenants capable of footing more of the bill on their own and thus are under less public books and scrutiny.
I'm pretty sure i've seen water leaking from the North Stands above during 67s games in the past few years during rainfalls.
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I also wonder what kinds of issues there might have been in the late 70s/early 80s heyday of Canadian stadium expansion and construction that the press simply never pried into. For instance, I remember reading about shenanigans at the Big O construction site where trucks would supposedly come with loads of building materials, drive through without dumping, then come back again with another "delivery", etc.
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Surely Olympic is the poster child for stadiums that had absolutely everything go wrong with them.
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