Stadiums & Arenas of Canada, Part 3

[J.OT13]

Lansdowne 2.0 was approved last week. The old 8,500 seat (once 10.5k seats) Civic Centre will be replaced by a 5,850 seat (total capacity of 6.6k). The North side stadium grand stands will be replaced by bleachers, shrinking capacity from 24k to around 21k (harder to find accurate figures).

[craner]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

Lansdowne 2.0 was approved last week. The old 8,500 seat (once 10.5k seats) Civic Centre will be replaced by a 5,850 seat (total capacity of 6.6k). The North side stadium grand stands will be replaced by bleachers, shrinking capacity from 24k to around 21k (harder to find accurate figures).

By “bleachers” do you mean benches and not individual seats ?

I would imagine they could salvage the seats from the existing north side grandstand for re-use in the new one.

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by elly63

Ottawa city council approves Lansdowne 2.0, north-side stand revitalization for Redblacks
3Down Staff 3downnation.com November 7, 2025

Upon completion, the new north-side will have a capacity of roughly 12,400. New suite seating is expected to be made available in the event centre that overlooks the field. The overall capacity for TD Place will still be around 24,000 when it’s all said and done.

So the stands' capacity will go down from 14k to 12.4k, yet somehow capacity remains the same. I guess the two-sided suites in the arena and new fan deck on the arena side, maybe a bunch more standing room elsewhere.

Originally Posted by craner

By “bleachers” do you mean benches and not individual seats ?

I would imagine they could salvage the seats from the existing north side grandstand for re-use in the new one.

The new north side will have seats. I'm just being dramatic.

[elly63]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

So the stands' capacity will go down from 14k to 12.4k, yet somehow capacity remains the same. I guess the two-sided suites in the arena and new fan deck on the arena side, maybe a bunch more standing room elsewhere. The new north side will have seats. I'm just being dramatic.

There was always a provision for standing room in the North stands akin to some of the "newer" stadiums in Canada that have "party zones"

Not sure why you were trying to be dramatic and seemingly denigrate the new structure as "bleachers" It will be fine, just hope that somebody doesn't screw it up and wait ten more years.

[jonny24]

Originally Posted by craner

By “bleachers” do you mean benches and not individual seats ?

I would imagine they could salvage the seats from the existing north side grandstand for re-use in the new one.

That's exactly what they are doing.

[elly63]

Originally Posted by jonny24

That's exactly what they are doing.

Do you have a confirmation on that (reusing seats), it seems pretty precise at this stage. By that time they will be 16 years old but considering the Olympic Stadium seats haven't been replaced, it's understandable. But then again would you want worn seats on a brand new structure.

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by elly63

There was always a provision for standing room in the North stands akin to some of the "newer" stadiums in Canada that have "party zones"

Not sure why you were trying to be dramatic and seemingly denigrate the new structure as "bleachers" It will be fine, just hope that somebody doesn't screw it up and wait ten more years.

I'm sure the new facilities will give fans a far better experience than what we have now. Standards today are dramatically different than what they were sixty years ago. Even the capacity question at this point doesn't bother me too much; the PWHL will either grow to the point that even the current Civic Centre could be too small, or lose a bit of that initial excitement and settle into the smaller arena proposed for 2.0.

Although I would have preferred renovating our current facility for environmental, nostalgic and historical purposes (along with preserving the current park aspect as it exists), that ship has sailed. With construction starting imminently, it will have progressed enough by next municipal election a year from now that stopping the project won't be possible.

Originally Posted by elly63

Do you have a confirmation on that (reusing seats), it seems pretty precise at this stage. By that time they will be 16 years old but considering the Olympic Stadium seats haven't been replaced, it's understandable. But then again would you want worn seats on a brand new structure.

They will only have 14 years of usage, and many of them will have been partially weather protected. With fewer seats in the new stands, we'll be able to pick the ones that are in best shape. It will also match the south side's vintage.

I don't know if they'll actually reuse the seats, but I hope so. Would be nice to salvage a few things from the renovation a decade ago.

[jonny24]

Originally Posted by elly63

Do you have a confirmation on that (reusing seats), it seems pretty precise at this stage. By that time they will be 16 years old but considering the Olympic Stadium seats haven't been replaced, it's understandable. But then again would you want worn seats on a brand new structure.

Yes...

GENERAL NOTES:
-EXISTING NORTH STANDS SEATS ARE TO BE
REMOVED PRIOR TO DEMOLITION, STORED DURING
THE DURATION OF THE PROJECT, CLEANED, AND
REINSTALLED. EXISTING DAMAGED SEATS ARE TO BE
FIXED AND PRESERVED.
-PLEASE REFER TO SPECIFICATIONS FOR NEW
EXTERIOR FIXED SEATS AND SEAT COUNT
BREAKDOWN
-FOR NEW FIXED SEATS, PROVIDE SEATS THAT ARE
EXTERIOR GRADE AND ARE SUITABLE FOR OPEN AIR
ASSEMBLY

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by jonny24

Yes...

GENERAL NOTES:
-EXISTING NORTH STANDS SEATS ARE TO BE
REMOVED PRIOR TO DEMOLITION, STORED DURING
THE DURATION OF THE PROJECT, CLEANED, AND
REINSTALLED. EXISTING DAMAGED SEATS ARE TO BE
FIXED AND PRESERVED.
-PLEASE REFER TO SPECIFICATIONS FOR NEW
EXTERIOR FIXED SEATS AND SEAT COUNT
BREAKDOWN
-FOR NEW FIXED SEATS, PROVIDE SEATS THAT ARE
EXTERIOR GRADE AND ARE SUITABLE FOR OPEN AIR
ASSEMBLY

Great to hear!

[elly63]

Lnk

Originally Posted by jonny24

Yes...

GENERAL NOTES:
-EXISTING NORTH STANDS SEATS ARE TO BE
REMOVED PRIOR TO DEMOLITION, STORED DURING
THE DURATION OF THE PROJECT, CLEANED, AND
REINSTALLED. EXISTING DAMAGED SEATS ARE TO BE
FIXED AND PRESERVED.
-PLEASE REFER TO SPECIFICATIONS FOR NEW
EXTERIOR FIXED SEATS AND SEAT COUNT
BREAKDOWN
-FOR NEW FIXED SEATS, PROVIDE SEATS THAT ARE
EXTERIOR GRADE AND ARE SUITABLE FOR OPEN AIR
ASSEMBLY

Where is that from. Link?

[jonny24]

Originally Posted by elly63

Where is that from. Link?

I don't think I can link you to a company server....

Sheet NS-A9-901 of the Arch set, if you find a way to access that.