Just to keep this thread objective:
BC Place is undergoing a 450 million dollar upgrade.
Commonwealth Stadium is undergoing a 112 million dollar project for a complex attached to the stadium as well as 12 million for seat upgrading.
McMahon just underwent a total overhaul of the dressing rooms, offices, training rooms etc. and is looking to do considerable upgrades to add more luxury suites and enlarge the squeezy concourse.
Regina is looking at a 430 million dollar multi-purpose facility with retractable roof (Unrealistic IMO, but will be building a stadium nonetheless)
Winnipeg is building a 185 million dollar stadium
Hamilton is rebuilding Ivor Wynne for 150 million dollars
Ottawa is rebuilding Frank Clair for 130 million
Skydome is well...uh...you know the story
Molson stadium underwent a 30 million dollar project to expand the stadium by 5000 seats and add more luxury suites
BMO field cost 64 million dollars not including land
Saputo stadium will built for 40 million dollars not including land.
I think before you guys jump on other posters, you should consider what they're saying.
Personally, I agree with Waye. You won't be able to build a 25 000 seat, CFL caliber stadium for 60 million dollars.
Another point I'd like to address is the notion that all you need is 25000 seats for a CFL team to fly. This is simply not the case. Aside from the number of seats, you need a sizable number of corporate suites, club seating, ability to expand your stadium as well as high caliber dressing rooms, coaching offices, film rooms, etc. Building a bare bones stadium is not good enough.
No league has a set in stone requirement for the type of facility needed, but remember that there's an ideal type required for a certain business model. Generally it's accepted that a MINIMUM of 25000 seats are required, but depending on the market it could be higher or lower. This is no different than the NHL and Winnipeg for example.
Just my two cents
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