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Facility, live entertainment managers named for Edmonton's Rogers Place

EDMONTON JOURNAL
Published on: January 20, 2016

Two new management professionals have been added to the team that will run Rogers Place, Edmonton’s new downtown arena set to open in September.

Arena operator Oilers Entertainment Group announced Wednesday that Michael McFaul will be assistant general manager, facility operations, while Sheena Way will be assistant general manager, live entertainment.

McFaul was previously director of engineering and maintenance for BC Place Stadium, where he was responsible for venue operations including the retractable roof.,

Before that, he was director of facility operations for CenturyLink Field in Seattle, home to the National Football League’s Seattle Seahawks and the Seattle Sounders of Major League Soccer.

McFaul will oversee Rogers Place plant operations, building maintenance, conversions, ice plant, ice maintenance and operations, engineering, groundskeeping, housekeeping and building system operations.

Way’s entertainment industry experience includes retail operations, talent management and promotion. She previously worked with Canuck Sports and Entertainment, where she was responsible for all bookings at Rogers Arena in Vancouver. Before that, she spent 12 years with Live Nation and House of Blues Concerts.

Way will be responsible for booking all events for Rogers Place and for new event development.

“We are thrilled to add Mike and Sheena to the Rogers Place team,” Susan Darrington, vice-president and general manager of Rogers Place, said in the news release.

“They join a growing team of professionals that will make Rogers Place one of North America’s preeminent venues for sports and entertainment, and an amazing place to visit.”

In addition to Darrington, McFaul and Way, the leadership team for the new arena also includes Steinunn Parsons, assistant general manager of guest experience and events.
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Arena's shadow looms large over downtown Edmonton's homeless
Sitting in the shadow of cranes and curved concrete, Keith Brighteyes wonders what life will be like downtown for the homeless when the dazzling $480-million Rogers Place arena opens this fall.

“I believe we are being forced to move into a different area,” Brighteyes said recently, sitting in Edmonton’s busiest drop-in centre, Boyle Street Community Services. “They don’t want all the riff-raff.”

Mindful of the project’s transformative effect downtown, the Oilers Entertainment Group has already delivered some benefits for those who live nearby. But some critics worry that a subtle but powerful pressure will force many of the low-income people out.

“Historically, change is not kind to my clients,” said Jared Tkachuk, one of three social workers employed by the Edmonton Public Library to work with the homeless population. “It usually means they’re going to be at the bottom end of it.”
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Edmonton's Winter Garden could host concerts on non-game days
The new downtown arena's Winter Garden, billed as the grand entrance to the facility, could see conventions and music concerts on non-game days.

“We’re in discussions — and this would be further out from the opening of Rogers Place — to eventually bring large events to Edmonton and conventions. Winter Garden would certainly play a big role in becoming a trade show space,” said Susan McDonald, general manager of Rogers Place.

The multi-use public space, which is scheduled to open in September, will feature 1,250 TV monitors, a giant scoreboard and video screen, and a 50-metre mosaic art piece.
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