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I'm sure it is just the photo, but the siding on Rogers looks rough in that first photo!
In downtown Edmonton, Rogers Place marks dividing line between 'different worlds'
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Rogers Place opened in September 2016. The new arena has had an impact on downtown Edmonton in many ways, including policing and crime.
Last year, police doubled the number of downtown beat officers from 33 to 66 to prepare for the opening.
Acting Sgt. Nicole Davie, who leads the downtown beat team, thinks the added police presence is making a difference.
"We do proactive policing, right?" she said. "So we ride around on bikes and see these things first-hand, whereas patrol is a bit more reactive.
"I hope all our hard work is paying off."
A comparison of downtown crime statistics for the year before Rogers Place opened and the year after show some crimes have increased, including vehicle thefts and break and enters.
Assaults have gone up by seven per cent, according to statistics taken from the Edmonton police website.
Davie attributed the increase, in part, to the added police presence.
"I think being out here, we're going to see more things, so we generate a lot of calls as officers," she said. "If we see assault in progress, or we see a theft, or we see intoxicated in a public place, we create a call for that and a statistic is created."
But there have also been dramatic decreases in robberies and sex assaults.
The declines could be due, in part, to the increased number of people who live downtown and those who head there in the evenings and weekends.
Renee Poirer lives and works downtown. The business owner said she feels safer now than she did a year ago.
"I definitely feel safer," she said, while taking a smoke break with her friends on a 104th Street sidewalk. "Because there's more people. There's more eyes. There's more people that are randomly going to protect you, versus attack you."
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-crime-downtown-rogers-place-arena-1.4315729
ROGERS PLACE MOVING TO
INDUSTRY STANDARD OF 60-MINUTE DOORS
During our first 12 months in Rogers Place, fewer than 5 per cent of our guests arrived more than one hour prior to event time. We have therefore elected to adjust doors to the industry standard of 60 minutes effective October 26, 2017.
Molson Canadian Hockey House and Curve will continue to welcome guests two hours prior to game time. For example, for a 7:00 PM game, Molson Canadian Hockey House and Curve will open at 5:00 PM and the doors to Rogers Place will open at 6:00 PM.
CONTACT US
If you have any questions, please contact our Edmonton Oilers Ticket Services Team atinfo@edmontonoilers.com or 780-414-GOAL (4625).
Thank you for your passion for Oilers hockey.
INDUSTRY STANDARD OF 60-MINUTE DOORS
During our first 12 months in Rogers Place, fewer than 5 per cent of our guests arrived more than one hour prior to event time. We have therefore elected to adjust doors to the industry standard of 60 minutes effective October 26, 2017.
Molson Canadian Hockey House and Curve will continue to welcome guests two hours prior to game time. For example, for a 7:00 PM game, Molson Canadian Hockey House and Curve will open at 5:00 PM and the doors to Rogers Place will open at 6:00 PM.
CONTACT US
If you have any questions, please contact our Edmonton Oilers Ticket Services Team atinfo@edmontonoilers.com or 780-414-GOAL (4625).
Thank you for your passion for Oilers hockey.
Alex Janvier’s mosaic in Ford Hall, which helps transform an otherwise simple pedestrian walkway into a special gathering space. SUPPLIED
Alex Janvier’s mosaic in Ford Hall is a thing of beauty but it won for how it succeeds at helping transform an otherwise utilitarian pedestrian walkway into a focal point to gather, pause and linger.
“It’s how public art contributes to space,” said Thorne. “It creates a moment within that space where you want to pause. It creates a kind of gathering space. Having that gathering point hovering over the street we quite liked as well.”
The mosaic is 14 metres across, embedded in the concourse at Rogers Place. It was assembled by Montreal’s Mosaika with about a million stones from Mexico.
- Artist: Alex Janvier
- Coordinator: Edmonton Arts Council
- Owner: City of Edmonton
- Won: Award of Merit for Urban Fragment
http://edmontonjournal.com/news/ins...ws-the-crowd-in-edmontons-urban-design-awards
Rogers Place achieves LEED® Silver certification
December 6, 2017
The City of Edmonton, with Oilers Entertainment Group, is pleased to announce Rogers Place has received LEED® Silver certification.
“The City of Edmonton aims to be a national leader in setting and achieving the highest standards of environmental preservation and sustainability,” said Councillor Bev Esslinger. “This certification not only helps us reach this goal but positively impacts the health, quality of life and resiliency of our citizens and city.”
The City of Edmonton has a sustainable building policy that mandates the construction of all new buildings to strive for LEED Silver certification as a minimum requirement. Planning, design and construction of the arena and adjacent facilities followed LEED requirements throughout the process and achieved certification through the LEED goals of development density, community connectivity and alternative transportation.
“Congratulations to the City of Edmonton and the project team involved in this LEED Silver certification for Rogers Place Arena,” said Thomas Mueller, President and CEO of the Canada Green Building Council. “Designing and building a facility of this magnitude to meet rigorous green building standards is an ambitious undertaking, but one with the potential to have a positive impact on visitors, where they can see sustainability in action. This certification sets a strong example for other large venues in Canada that every building can achieve superior environmental performance.”
Rogers Place is the first NHL facility in Canada built to the LEED Silver certification requirements, demonstrating efficient systems for lighting, heating, cooling and ventilation in building design. The commitment to reduce the building’s environmental impact continues into operations of the facility. Oilers Entertainment Group is a member of the Green Sports Alliance and has embraced green operations including cleaning, education and food waste handling.
“Oilers Entertainment Group is a strong advocate for environmental design and operation. We want to acknowledge that, from the very beginning, the City of Edmonton took a lead role in ensuring Rogers Place was built to LEED Silver standards,” said Susan Darrington, Executive Vice President, Rogers Place. “We also want to acknowledge the many committed staff at OEG who contributed to this milestone. We are all so very proud of the accomplishment.”
LEED® Certified buildings meet one of the highest environmental performance standards in the world, assessed by site development, water efficiency, energy efficiency, material selection, indoor air quality and innovation in design.
About LEED® Certification
LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is an internationally recognized system based on a range of principles and practices that reduce the environmental impact linked to the construction and operation of green buildings. Derived from LEED®, LEED®-NC is a rating system that addresses New Constructions. The program involves the comprehensive evaluation of a broad set of criteria organized into six main credit categories aimed at producing "a high-performance ecological building”.
For more information:
Canada Green Building Council
Attachment: Fact Sheet
Media contact:
Claire Harvey
Communications Advisor
780-496-8771
December 6, 2017
The City of Edmonton, with Oilers Entertainment Group, is pleased to announce Rogers Place has received LEED® Silver certification.
“The City of Edmonton aims to be a national leader in setting and achieving the highest standards of environmental preservation and sustainability,” said Councillor Bev Esslinger. “This certification not only helps us reach this goal but positively impacts the health, quality of life and resiliency of our citizens and city.”
The City of Edmonton has a sustainable building policy that mandates the construction of all new buildings to strive for LEED Silver certification as a minimum requirement. Planning, design and construction of the arena and adjacent facilities followed LEED requirements throughout the process and achieved certification through the LEED goals of development density, community connectivity and alternative transportation.
“Congratulations to the City of Edmonton and the project team involved in this LEED Silver certification for Rogers Place Arena,” said Thomas Mueller, President and CEO of the Canada Green Building Council. “Designing and building a facility of this magnitude to meet rigorous green building standards is an ambitious undertaking, but one with the potential to have a positive impact on visitors, where they can see sustainability in action. This certification sets a strong example for other large venues in Canada that every building can achieve superior environmental performance.”
Rogers Place is the first NHL facility in Canada built to the LEED Silver certification requirements, demonstrating efficient systems for lighting, heating, cooling and ventilation in building design. The commitment to reduce the building’s environmental impact continues into operations of the facility. Oilers Entertainment Group is a member of the Green Sports Alliance and has embraced green operations including cleaning, education and food waste handling.
“Oilers Entertainment Group is a strong advocate for environmental design and operation. We want to acknowledge that, from the very beginning, the City of Edmonton took a lead role in ensuring Rogers Place was built to LEED Silver standards,” said Susan Darrington, Executive Vice President, Rogers Place. “We also want to acknowledge the many committed staff at OEG who contributed to this milestone. We are all so very proud of the accomplishment.”
LEED® Certified buildings meet one of the highest environmental performance standards in the world, assessed by site development, water efficiency, energy efficiency, material selection, indoor air quality and innovation in design.
About LEED® Certification
LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is an internationally recognized system based on a range of principles and practices that reduce the environmental impact linked to the construction and operation of green buildings. Derived from LEED®, LEED®-NC is a rating system that addresses New Constructions. The program involves the comprehensive evaluation of a broad set of criteria organized into six main credit categories aimed at producing "a high-performance ecological building”.
For more information:
Canada Green Building Council
Attachment: Fact Sheet
Media contact:
Claire Harvey
Communications Advisor
780-496-8771
Mountain Man
Senior Member
Looks either like it's oil canning or was damaged.
darwink
Senior Member
There is something about the skin that makes it very hard to photograph without distortions, but it looks fine in real life.
Vanveen
New Member
Rogers Place at night. Oilers might be losing but Edmonton is getting "bigger" and taller.
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I can't wait for a day when a shot like this is no longer possible due to the area being built out.
