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The waterfront stadium is now in pre-bid, the project is $67 million, that means no retractable roof. Horseshoe shaped, 6500 seats on each side with 3000 on one end, expandable to 30K, real grass. Now the bad news, construction to start Jan/2009.

real grass

Well there's actually a reason for the Lions to move there. Then we can tell the Eskies that the Whitecaps won't let us on the field until just before game time...

Why would it be bad if construction doesn't start until 2009? The majority of Olympic related construction will be done in 2009. It doesn't make sense to put that behind schedule as well because of the already existant problems in construction and skilled trades.

LFITQ wrote:

real grass

Well there's actually a reason for the Lions to move there. Then we can tell the Eskies that the Whitecaps won't let us on the field until just before game time...

:lol: :lol: :lol:

BC Place was built in 2 years and 2 months (26 months) so I don't see why a 15,000 seat Stadium can't be ready by 2010 if they start in Jan 2009.

It won't hold the Lions but it can hold Olympic activities. Why it will take the City of Vancouver 2 more years of dragging its feet and doing studies and doing rezoning hearings is beyond me.

120dB wrote: Why it will take the City of Vancouver 2 more years of dragging its feet and doing studies and doing rezoning hearings is beyond me.

Because they can ! Vancouver politicians are not noted for their proactiveness.

well I'm not sure; the Whitecaps seem to feel they will break ground in Spring 2008.

If they are going to build the whole Stadium right over the Seabus terminal as is currently now planned (they moved the site location), it will require driving pilings similar to the new Convention Center.

Moderator, please move this to All Sports

120dB wrote:BC Place was built in 2 years and 2 months (26 months) so I don't see why a 15,000 seat Stadium can't be ready by 2010 if they start in Jan 2009.

It won't hold the Lions but it can hold Olympic activities. Why it will take the City of Vancouver 2 more years of dragging its feet and doing studies and doing rezoning hearings is beyond me.

Was there major infrastructure being built in 1981, or whenever they broke ground for BC Place?

No "pre-bid" is happening right now, no dollar figure has been determined, nor whether there will be a retractable roof, and no date for construction has been set.

The Whitecaps need to jump through some hurdles first.

The new waterfront stadium would be too small for the Lions, even if it were expanded to 30,000 seats, but it would be a good size for a Vanier Cup game. Hosting the Vanier Cup would be a great way to raise the profile of the UBC and SFU football programs.

I totally agree that 30,000 seats is too small for the CFL

TheLionKing wrote:I totally agree that 30,000 seats is too small for the CFL

Not if you're in Ottawa