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Originally Posted by CCF
However, football stadiums aren't as flexible in their ability to host other events (i.e. when else can you draw 40,000 fans?). Concerts, trade shows, other types of entertainment are more suited for a hockey arena
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Exhibitions / trade shows need raw square footage, and so arenas do not work, but covered football stadiums do.
BC Place:
http://www.sensesinspired.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Eat-Vancouver-2014-Trade-Show-01.jpg
http://vancouverscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/EATtradeshow.jpg
If Sunalta Station becomes part of the free fare zone, a flexible facility including stadium and arena could potentially take some of the BMO's bloating away.