BMO Centre explained
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| Location: | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Coordinates: | 51.0385°N -114.0569°W |
| Operator: | Calgary Stampede Sales and Event Management |
| Expanded: | 2000
2009
2024 |
| Construction Cost: | $21 million (CAD) |
| Former Names: | Round-up Centre |
| Total Space: | 1000000square feet[1] |
| Exhibit: | 348163square feet |
| Breakout: | 80000square feet |
| Ballroom: | 82000square feet |
| Publictransit: | Victoria Park/Stampede station |
The BMO Centre is a convention centre in Calgary, Alberta. It is located in Stampede Park, which is in the Beltline district south of downtown Calgary.[2] At 1000000ft2, it is the largest convention centre in the city and the largest in Western Canada.
Opened in 1981, it was originally known as the Round-up Centre. The facility was expanded in 2000 to include a new ballroom and exhibit hall and again in 2009 with new meeting rooms and exhibit hall.[3]
In March 2016, the Calgary Stampede organization announced plans to demolish the adjacent Stampede Corral to make way for a $500 million expansion of the BMO Centre.[4] Construction began in April 2021 and was completed in March 2024.[5] [6] The 565000square feet expansion officially opened on June 5, 2024.[7]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: BMO Centre at Stampede Park. Visit Calgary. June 8, 2024. June 8, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240608195555/https://www.visitcalgary.com/meetings/venues-and-suppliers/bmo-centre-at-stampede-park. live.
- Web site: Stampede Park Sales & Events. . Calgary Stampede. June 27, 2013.
- Web site: About BMO Centre. Canadian Geographic. April 21, 2019. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111119084018/https://www.canadiangeographic.ca/calgarystampede/english/BMO-centre/about.htm. November 19, 2011.
- News: Stampede Corral to be demolished if $500M BMO Centre expansion goes ahead . . March 18, 2016 . April 28, 2017.
- Web site: BMO Centre Expansion. Calgary Municipal Land Corporation. June 8, 2024. June 8, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240608194509/https://www.calgarymlc.ca/projects/bmo-centre-expansion. live.
- News: Strasser, Scott. 'A game-changer': Substantial construction completed on $500-million BMO Centre expansion. March 13, 2024. Calgary Herald. June 8, 2024. March 14, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240314002047/https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/bmo-centre-expansion-complete-cmlc-hands-keys-stampede. live.
- News: Vaessen, Doug. ‘It’s a game changer’: Calgary’s expanded BMO Centre is officially open. June 5, 2024. Global News. June 8, 2024. June 8, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240608195955/https://globalnews.ca/news/10548054/its-a-game-changer-calgarys-expanded-bmo-centre-is-officially-open/. live.
