BMO Centre expansion project handed over to Stampede; opening set for June

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BMO Centre expansion project handed over to Stampede; opening set for June
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The $500-million expansion of Calgary's BMO Centre is in its final stages and the project is now in the hands of the Calgary Stampede to prepare the one million square feet of space for events in the summer.

A drone shot shows Calgary's new BMO Centre expansion project from the air on March 13, 2024. The $500 million expansion of Calgary's BMO Centre is in its final stages and the project is now in the hands of the Calgary Stampede to prepare the one million square feet of space for events in the summer.

Nearly three months from the opening date, officials say more than 100 bookings have already been placed for events as far out as 2030. "This area doesn't look at all like it did five years ago today, and five years from now we will also have the events centre," said Thompson. More than 600 workers were on site daily during major construction and crews logged a combined two million hours of work.Police seeking public assistance investigating northeast Calgary hit-and-runTwo employees at the office of the Auditor General of Canada have been fired for making money from federal contracts while working for federal auditor Karen Hogan.New details are coming to light about the family at the centre of a daylight shooting in Regent Park on Tuesday afternoon.

When Susan Eymann and Jeff MacDonald said they were getting a new pet in February, they weren’t exactly kidding.A 56-year-old Lethbridge man faces multiple charges after police recovered $37,000 worth of stolen property connected to a Wednesday break-in at a commercial compound.Tofino's district council has voted to opt in to B.C.'s new short-term rental regulations, despite previously being exempt from them.

New details are coming to light about the family at the centre of a daylight shooting in Regent Park on Tuesday afternoon.Toronto police officers attempted to stop the driver of a speeding vehicle before he flipped his car in a deadly six-vehicle crash in Scarborough Wednesday morning, the province's police watchdog says.Toronto police have made two arrests in connection with the sexual assault of a 12-year-old boy more than four decades ago.

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