PROPOSED WHITECAPS WATERFRONT STADIUM
OPEN HOUSES MARCH 6-11
The City of Vancouver is sponsoring four open houses between March 6-11th, inviting the public?s input into the proposed waterfront stadium. Your opinion matters!
The stadium would serve as the home for the Vancouver Whitecaps, and also function as a multi-purpose outdoor stadium that could host community festivals, concerts, tennis and rugby matches and numerous smaller events year round. With a starting base of 15,000 seats and the potential to expand to 30,000 seats, the facility would provide another gathering place for locals and visitors alike, with a backdrop of the Burrard Inlet and the North Shore mountains.
Detailed information regarding the site, including renderings, and studies can be seen by clicking http://www.whitecapsnewstadium.com
Please make a concerted effort to drop in and register your opinions. If you are not able to make the open houses, your comments can be emailed directly to:
Kevin McNaney
Planner, Central Area Planning
kevin.mcnaney@vancouver.ca
Public Open House Dates and Locations
Monday, March 6, 2 ? 8 pm
W Room at Woodward?s, 101 West Hastings Street
Tuesday, March 7, 3 - 8 pm
Storyeum Lobby, 142 Water Street
Wednesday, March 8, 2 ? 8 pm
Harbour Centre Lobby (Hastings Entrance), 555 West Hastings Street
Saturday, March 11, 10 am ? 4 pm
VPL, Central Branch Promenade, 350 West Georgia Street
PROPOSED WHITECAPS STADIUM OPEN HOUSES
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Was anything said about the Lions?
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Well, not exactly. I believe your statement is rather inaccurate because of two reasons. The Seattle Sounders soccer club share large Qwest Field with the Seattle Seahawks. While in the past, the Sounders have played in two other small stadiums, one in the Seattle Center area (Memorial Stadium) and another in Renton. But for the last two years, Qwest Field has also been the home of the Sounders. While in Vancouver, Swangard Stadium is not used for any of the other Vancouver-based sports teams - only the Whitecaps.Sharpo wrote:In seattle, there is a stadium for everything, why not up here??
And if you consider the WHL, then it's also Vancouver that has its own stadium. The Vancouver Giants play at the Pacific Coliseum and they have it all to themselves. But the Seattle Thunderbirds share Key Arena with the Seattle Supersonics. So if anything, it's Vancouver that has its own stadiums for its sports teams, while Seattle shares two stadiums.
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KeyArena is owned by the City of Seattle, therefore, they probably won't charge as much rent as say, Orca Bay would.Robbie wrote:Well, not exactly. The Seattle Sounders soccer club share large Qwest Field with the Seattle Seahawks. And in the past, the Sounders have played in two other small stadiums, one in the Seattle Center area (Memorial Stadium) and another in Renton. But for the last two years, Qwest Field has been the home of the Sounders.Sharpo wrote:In seattle, there is a stadium for everything, why not up here??
And if you consider the WHL, the it's Vancouver that has its own stadium in this particular sense. The Vancouver Giants play at the Pacific Coliseum. But the Seattle Thunderbirds share Key Arena with the Seattle Supersonics.
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Having Key Arena owned by the city of Seattle likely presents more problems than what private ownership would. Just look at the situation with Key Arena and the Sonics now.Canuck_4_Life wrote:KeyArena is owned by the City of Seattle, therefore, they probably won't charge as much rent as say, Orca Bay would.Robbie wrote:Well, not exactly. The Seattle Sounders soccer club share large Qwest Field with the Seattle Seahawks. And in the past, the Sounders have played in two other small stadiums, one in the Seattle Center area (Memorial Stadium) and another in Renton. But for the last two years, Qwest Field has been the home of the Sounders.Sharpo wrote:In seattle, there is a stadium for everything, why not up here??
And if you consider the WHL, the it's Vancouver that has its own stadium in this particular sense. The Vancouver Giants play at the Pacific Coliseum. But the Seattle Thunderbirds share Key Arena with the Seattle Supersonics.
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Your comparing the NBA with the WHL....2 completely different levels of sports.Having Key Arena owned by the city of Seattle likely presents more problems than what private ownership would. Just look at the situation with Key Arena and the Sonics now.
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Are you referring to the "sharing" of the stadiums or the "problems" associated with the ownership of the stadiums?Yank In BC wrote:Your comparing the NBA with the WHL....2 completely different levels of sports.Having Key Arena owned by the city of Seattle likely presents more problems than what private ownership would. Just look at the situation with Key Arena and the Sonics now.
If you are referring to the "sharing" part, I understand the NBA and WHL are on totally different levels. The same thing applies to the NFL and the A-League teams that share Qwest Field. But my point was to dispel Sharpo's statement about how Seattle has a stadium for each of its teams. Because it is actually Vancouver that has a stadium exclusively for each of its city sports teams, be it professional, semi-professional, or junior.
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There are a number of cities throughout North America that have one facility for each of its prominent teams. Philadelphia comes to mind.
Eagles - Lincoln Field
Flyers - Wachovia Center
Phantoms - Wachovia Spectrum
Phillies - Citizens Bank Park
Eagles - Lincoln Field
Flyers - Wachovia Center
Phantoms - Wachovia Spectrum
Phillies - Citizens Bank Park
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AHEM! You are wrong about Philadelphia. Both the Philadelphia Flyers of the NHL and the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA share Wachovia Center.Canuck_4_Life wrote:There are a number of cities throughout North America that have one facility for each of its prominent teams. Philadelphia comes to mind.
Eagles - Lincoln Field
Flyers - Wachovia Center
Phantoms - Wachovia Spectrum
Phillies - Citizens Bank Park
The vast majority of cities that have both an NBA and NHL team use the same stadium for both teams. I guess hockey and basketball stadiums were simply suited for each other. A notable exception is the city of Detroit, where the Pistons play at the Palace of Auburn Hills while the Red Wings play at Joe Louis Arena.Robbie wrote:Both the Philadelphia Flyers of the NHL and the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA share Wachovia Center.
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And the Panthers and Heat play at different arenas as will the Suns and Coyotes...still whats the point you are trying to make here?Robbie wrote:The vast majority of cities that have both an NBA and NHL team use the same stadium for both teams. I guess hockey and basketball stadiums were simply suited for each other. A notable exception is the city of Detroit, where the Pistons play at the Palace of Auburn Hills while the Red Wings play at Joe Louis Arena.Robbie wrote:Both the Philadelphia Flyers of the NHL and the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA share Wachovia Center.
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That there are currently very few cities that have a stadium exclusively for each of its sports teams as most cities have to share and double up for their sports teams. Vancouver is one of those cities that actually use a different stadium for each of its sports teams.Yank In BC wrote:And the Panthers and Heat play at different arenas as will the Suns and Coyotes...still whats the point you are trying to make here?Robbie wrote:The vast majority of cities that have both an NBA and NHL team use the same stadium for both teams. I guess hockey and basketball stadiums were simply suited for each other. A notable exception is the city of Detroit, where the Pistons play at the Palace of Auburn Hills while the Red Wings play at Joe Louis Arena.Robbie wrote:Both the Philadelphia Flyers of the NHL and the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA share Wachovia Center.