BMO Centre at Stampede Park welcomes the world to Western Canada’s largest convention centre On June 5, 2024, Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC), The Calgary Stampede Stampede, and their partners celebrated the grand opening of the BMO Centre at Stampede Park, marking its official status as Western Canada’s largest convention centre. Calgary’s BMO Centre at Stampede Park is officially now Western Canada’s largest convention centre, with the grand opening of its 565,000sqft expansion. Following decades of planning and four years of construction, the over 1,000,000sqft Tier 1 convention facility opens its doors for the first time, not only creating an architectural landmark for Calgary, but making gatherings even greater with the ability to host a scale of convention the city hasn’t been able to previously accommodate. Joel Cowley, CEO of the Calgary Stampede, said: "For four years, we have been promising that the expanded BMO Centre will offer Calgarians, southern Albertans and visitors to our city a greater way to gather. Today, it is with immeasurable pride that we open the doors to the BMO Centre at Stampede Park. The BMO Centre expansion was built for Calgary and southern Alberta, with the vision of creating a world-class facility both in terms of design and the ability to provide exceptional guest experiences through our signature western hospitality. "With the interest we’ve seen from the meetings and conventions industry before the doors have even opened, we know that this facility is going to have a positive impact on Calgary’s economy by bolstering the tourism and hospitality sectors. We built this for our future, and we look forward to realising the success of the expansion in the decades to come." The building, designed by leading design team Stantec, Populous and S2 Architecture, represents the next generation of convention facilities, one that promises best-in-class guest experience, boasts precedent-setting design architecture, and serves as a gathering place for convention attendees and the local community alike. For the full story, go to: https://lnkd.in/gSHTQjpB Source & imagery, courtesy: CMLC #calgary #conventioncentres #eventindustry #eventsindustry #sportsbiz #sportsindustry #sportsvenuebusiness #sportsvenuebiz #svblive Sports Venue Business SVB LIVE The Sports Networker
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