The expansion is basically a $38 Million plan to expand seating to 5000, including corporate boxes, premium seating as well upgrading of the Bowes Crystal Garden event centre. Council referred this plan to the fall budget session so that the next council can decide the course of action.
To ensure that all information was provided to council, administration was asked to bring back additional information on the management structure options including the system used by Dawson Creek’s Encana Centre. The Encana Centre is getting many of the larger concerts. Part of the reason is that they have a larger facility and promoters are potentially able to make more money with the additional seating. The other reason is that they are part of a management group that is able to leverage their buying power by booking performers at several facilities.
There is also speculation that Grande Prairie could get a WHL team if we had a facility capable of seating over 5000 spectators. I heard unofficially that this is unlikely to happen, but we will definitely never be considered without a facility meeting a 5000 person capacity.
Concerns: parking, cost to taxpayers, operational costs, other needs in the community.
I'd be interested to hear some opinions from the public in regards to the potential of expanding this
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