Stadiums & Arenas of Canada, Part 3 - Page 481

Calgarian · #**9601** Posted **Oct 14, 2025, 3:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Sad to think Calgary doesn't even have a baseball stadium anymore. Foothills stadium was torn down this summer to make way for a fieldhouse. Okotoks has the baseball stadium now, one of many things to do there...

Coldrsx · #**9602** Posted **Oct 14, 2025, 4:46 PM**

That is sad. Council has contemplated taking this one down too to restore the area, but given it's recent success and new level of investment in the team and stadium, I suspect that it will remain for years go come (thankfully).

Just need to sort out better transit options and consider building a bit of a district to the north/NW with a pub, coffee and some other elements.

Calgarian · #**9603** Posted **Oct 14, 2025, 5:20 PM**

It looks like there are lots of options for intensifying the area. I assume the LRT goes nowhere near the area...

Airboy · #**9604** Posted **Oct 14, 2025, 6:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by Calgarian

It looks like there are lots of options for intensifying the area. I assume the LRT goes nowhere near the area...

Yes the nearest LRT stop is a 15 to 20 min walk away. But the stadium is very bike accessible. And Wheelchair accessible so you get good parking.

J.OT13 · #**9605** Posted **Oct 14, 2025, 6:30 PM**

Slap some bus lanes on 98th Avenue NW and run event buses between Government Centre and Muttart stations.

elly63 · #**9606** Posted **Oct 14, 2025, 6:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by J.OT13

Very few go to Olympic Park for the stadium. They go for the Biodome, the Planetarium and other venues, but there's no denying the impact seeing the stadium has coming out from the Metro Station. It's quite the site to behold.

Top Things to Do in Olympic Park & Hochelaga-Maisonneuve (HoMa)

1. Biodôme De Montreal
An oasis in the heart of Montréal, the Biodôme is like a walk in nature, where you can observe animals and plants. Enjoy an immersive experience through five ecosystems of the Americas, meeting the...

2. Olympic Park (Parc olympique)
A daring architectural site, the Olympic Park was built to accommodate the 1976 Summer Olympics and has since been host to more than one hundred million visitors. Whether to admire Montreal from atop the highest inclined tower in the world, to attend an event in the Stadium, to exercise at the Sports Centre or to take part in an outdoor event at the Esplanade Financiere Sun Life, there is something for everyone. The Olympic Park grounds and its thirteen on-site partners are visited by more than four million people every year. Open to the world and in harmony with the neighbouring community of Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, the Olympic Park has become a unique recreational and tourist attraction where creation, discovery, entertainment, and sport coexist side-by-side. New for the summer 2016 The Souvenirs of 1976 exhibit will take you back in time to (re)live the Montreal Olympic adventure-from the project's tentative beginnings to today, when the flame still burns.

3. Planétarium De Montréal
A real trailblazer in its field, the Planétarium de Montréal is redefining the very essence of this kind of attraction, with its innovative and unique approach to astronomy. Within its boldly designed…

Coldrsx · #**9607** Posted **Oct 14, 2025, 9:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by Calgarian

It looks like there are lots of options for intensifying the area. I assume the LRT goes nowhere near the area...

My continued hope

elly63 · #**9608** Posted **Oct 15, 2025, 12:09 PM**

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J.OT13 · #**9609** Posted **Oct 15, 2025, 1:03 PM**

What's with the awnings added inside the bowl?

Also, pretty sure I've seen that guy before. Just loves complaining. Ok, the grass is maybe money wasted, but that's a small fraction of the entire renovations. And he wants to, what build a new stadium (cause that's not a waste) in a suburban location with surface parking for tailgating? We're not the U.S. Far more of a full experience by having it Downtown. BC Place seems to have the best location compared to the few others they pointed out. And getting people in and out; we've been doing this since it was built in 1983. This isn't a new challenge. The Skytrain is more efficient than 100% car modal share in those other places, where there's nothing else to do after the game.

BC Place, though not as iconic as Olympic Stadium in Montreal, has been far better utilized over the years.

J.OT13 · #**9610** Posted **Oct 15, 2025, 1:04 PM**

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Originally Posted by Coldrsx

My continued hope

Any movement on this, or did they kill it that time.

ericmacm · #**9611** Posted **Oct 15, 2025, 2:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by Calgarian

Sad to think Calgary doesn't even have a baseball stadium anymore. Foothills stadium was torn down this summer to make way for a fieldhouse. Okotoks has the baseball stadium now, one of many things to do there...

The demolition of the baseball stadium at Foothills is indeed tragic. The decline of minor-league baseball across the country has been really unfortunate. I hope we can one day see the resurgence of either an affiliated or independent league that brings minor pro teams back across the country.

Hopefully once the Fieldhouse and Scotia Place are complete, the city can look into a new baseball stadium somewhere else. I have a feeling that upgrading or replacing McMahon will take priority though.

J.OT13 · #**9612** Posted **Oct 15, 2025, 3:01 PM**

Ottawa has had five minor league baseball teams over the last 20 years (15 years between the first one closing shop and the latest one launching). I'm really happy the City never gave up on baseball and our Triple-A stadium (now hosting the Frontier League).

The Ottawa Titans attracted 2,106 fans per game on average last season, in the 10,000 seat stadium. That sounds bad, but we're 8th in attendance in an 18 team league. It's kind of fun being able to buy tickets for a particular seat, but then sit just about anywhere we want during the game (find some shade!).

We're far from the heydays of the Ottawa Lynx, the Expos' farm team, but it seems to be going relatively well.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa_Stadium

Coldrsx · #**9613** Posted **Oct 15, 2025, 3:32 PM**

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Any movement on this, or did they kill it that time.

Council voted to not pursue at the time with a private entity leading it.

Here's hoping it comes back post-election (next week) as something of a revised proposal.

It would be awesome for the stadium and entire area.

Calgarian · #**9614** Posted **Oct 15, 2025, 3:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by ericmacm

The demolition of the baseball stadium at Foothills is indeed tragic. The decline of minor-league baseball across the country has been really unfortunate. I hope we can one day see the resurgence of either an affiliated or independent league that brings minor pro teams back across the country.

Hopefully once the Fieldhouse and Scotia Place are complete, the city can look into a new baseball stadium somewhere else. I have a feeling that upgrading or replacing McMahon will take priority though.

I think the baseball stadium in Okotoks will be all we have for greater Calgary. Seaman stadium is supposed to be fairly nice and can be easily expanded to have more actual seating instead of seating on the grass berm.

J.OT13 · #**9615** Posted **Oct 15, 2025, 3:59 PM**

While we're talking baseball, shoutout to Winnipeg's baseball stadium, home of the Goldeyes.

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I always thought Winnipeg's Ballpark looked great, but I wonder if it would have been even more impressive if the outfield looked towards the downtown skyline instead of looking away from it?

The only people getting this great view of the Winnipeg skyline seen here are the outfielders. Still, I think it's one of the nicer ballparks in Canada.

I remember the Goldeyes being pretty well supported growing up in Winnipeg and excitement for when CanWest Global Park was being built. I also remember really liking the logo and the ball caps being popular at school.

Was shocked to see this is now their logo:

Baseball team rebrands to look like…a fish producer

Always blows my mind when sports teams go from a great logo to something absolutely terrible, but this really does look like a frozen fish brand or seafood chain restaurant. Hope this logo doesn't last long.

Calgarian · #**9616** Posted **Oct 15, 2025, 4:06 PM**

Winnipeg's baseball stadium does look pretty nice, it's fairly new as well isn't it? Winnipeg really did a great job with the entire Forks area.

drew · #**9617** Posted **Oct 15, 2025, 4:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by Calgarian

Winnipeg's baseball stadium does look pretty nice, it's fairly new as well isn't it? Winnipeg really did a great job with the entire Forks area.

Originally opened in 1999, and it has had one or two expansions in the time since.

craner · #**9618** Posted **Oct 15, 2025, 7:15 PM**

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Wish they could take that money for the BC Place renovation and build a CFL stadium in Halifax instead.

I wonder why BC Place has never sold naming rights ?

Calgarian · #**9619** Posted **Oct 15, 2025, 7:42 PM**

Probably something to do with the stadium being owned by the province.

cjones2451 · #**9620** Posted **Oct 15, 2025, 8:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by J.OT13

What's with the awnings added inside the bowl?

BC Place, though not as iconic as Olympic Stadium in Montreal, has been far better utilized over the years.

The awning is something they have used to make it feel like a more intimate venue when only using the lower bowl, also helps with crowd noise, but I always thought it looked half assed with the gaps in between