Calgary’s new event centre project on time, budget heading into busy 2026
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Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation said it's planning to open an experience centre in the new year for fans to get a behind-the-scenes look at Scotia Place.
Calgary’s event centre project is taking shape after its first full year of construction, with more details on the fan experience to be revealed in the new year.
City officials have dubbed 2025 a “milestone year” at the construction site for Scotia Place, the city’s $926 million arena project in Victoria Park, with the steel structure starting to rise from the site.
More than 308,000 cubic metres of dirt was removed from the site to make way for 41,000 cubic metres of concrete to be poured. The building also required 9,000 metric tonnes of rebar and 5,000 km of electrical wiring.
More than 1,100 structural piles were installed as part of foundation work, which included the placement of columns, stairwells and elevator cores.
“We’re now back up to street level and the super structure of steel is starting to go up very quickly,” said Bob Hunter, the City of Calgary’s lead on the project.
“We started on the south side of the building and we are slowly moving around to the west in a circular fashion.”
According to Hunter, the intent is for crews to have a “big push” in 2026 to get the building sealed by the end of the year to begin interior work, including the main spectator space, the community arena, three restaurants and a food hall, the concourse and public gathering spaces.
There are currently around 300 workers on site, a number that will grow to 1,200 once interior work begins, Hunter said.
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