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Originally Posted by hired_goons
Curious as to the primary reasons for building this awesome looking new facility.
I've never been inside the Moncton Coliseum but from photos it looks to be in decent shape, not that old and is above average for capacity in the Q.
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The Coliseum is in decent shape, and is a good capacity for the Q, but there are still problems with the facility.
1) - it's aging (more than 40 years old)
2) - maintenance costs are increasing
3) - it has serious HVAC issues (no air conditioning at all). A full house can be stifling.
4) - acoustics are very bad
5) - peculiar slanted roof means that many travelling acts and concerts can't use the Coliseum because their staging won't fit.
6) - narrow concourses and aisles, especially around the ends of the arena.
7) - current seating capacity is just a little too small if we want to host World Juniors, Brier, Memorial Cup, figure skating championships etc
8) - current seats are narrow and cramped.
all these issues will be addressed by the new events centre.
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Originally Posted by hired_goons
On Wikipedia it states City Council voted 8-3 to build the new events centre. Do you guys think if this vote went to referendum it would still pass?
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There is definitely a vocal minority concerned (not without reason) about their property taxes. The movers and the shakers (and forward thinking people) in the city are strongly in favour of the events centre. The masses however may feel differently. In a referendum, it's possible that the new events centre would be voted down........