
Source: CBC Edmonton
City pledges support for new arena at U of A South Campus
The University of Alberta's South Campus arena project got a show of support from the city on Monday.
Council's community and public services committee agreed to write a letter of support saying it would be willing to contribute $20 million towards building a new arena, with some conditions.
The development, which would cost $65 million, would include the building of a twin ice sheet complex at the university's South Campus, connected to the Saville community sports centre.
One rink would have seating for 3,000 spectators. The other would be a community ice sheet with seating for 400.
The facility would be used by both the university's teams and the public, although the majority of the ice time would go to the public.
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University of Alberta asking city for $20M for south Edmonton arena project
The University of Alberta is asking the City of Edmonton to help pay for an arena project at its south campus.
The U of A is requesting $20 million from the city for the proposed development for the $65 million South Campus Community Ice Arena project. The project involves the development of a twin ice sheet that would be connected to the Saville Community Sports Centre.
The main components of the project would be a rink with a seating capacity of 3,000, a second ice sheet with seating for about 400 people and a high performance athlete training and research centre.
The proposal was put forward at a community and public service committee meeting Monday, where parking was a primary discussion point.
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