Edmonton Ski Club set to open ice-climbing facility in January – Edmonton
The Edmonton Ski Club is building a massive new winter attraction. The ski club partnered with the Alpine Club of Canada to build a 10-metre ice-climbing facility at the ski hill in the city’s core. “The structure you see behind me is the scaffolding structure. It supports the climber. So the climber will… be…
Federal government, Nova Scotia and HRM to fund construction of new rugby clubhouse in Spryfield – Halifax
The community of Spryfield will soon be getting a new rugby clubhouse after an announcement made by the federal, provincial and municipal governments on Wednesday. The new building will serve as a home for the Halifax Tars Rugby Club and will be constructed at Graves-Oakley Memorial Park. Read more: N.S. teen heart-attack survivor finds…
Edmonton Volleyball Pickleball Center under construction
The 49,000 square-foot Edmonton Volleyball Pickleball Center is under construction in south Edmonton, where co-creator David Jones talked about why his family wanted to build the facility and what it will offer. Source link
SFU begins construction on $10M stadium at Burnaby campus – BC
Construction has begun on Simon Fraser University‘s (SFU) student-led stadium project to upgrade the Terry Fox field at its Burnaby campus. Scheduled for completion in August 2020, the plans include theatre-style stadium seating for 1,800 people built into the north hillside, media facilities and washrooms. A roof canopy will cover 1,200 of the seats. “It’s…
Construction stall for Calgary’s Red Mile could revive popular strip
Mon, Jan 21: Some businesses along 17 Avenue have asked city officials to temporarily delay resuming road construction. As Jill Croteau reports, many say if the Calgary Flames make the playoffs, delaying roadwork could bring more crowds to the Red Mile. Source link
NBA, MLB and the World Cup? Vancouver party pledges sports hat trick if elected
The NBA, Major League Baseball and the FIFA World Cup all in Vancouver? One Vancouver political party is making some big promises in the hopes of scoring the sports-fan vote in the city’s upcoming civic election. The sports bonanza was pledged in a Saturday news release from the Vancouver 1st party, headed by mayoral candidate…
Numbers connected to Edmonton’s Rogers Place construction will blow your mind
After two-and-a-half years, the construction of Rogers Place is nearly complete as crews put the final touches on the new downtown arena. Next weekend, thousands of people will get a firsthand view of the facility during a free tour. The project’s completion has required thousands of workers, an enormous amount of material and hundreds of millions of…