BC Place - Coming in 2011

BC Place is the largest event facility of its kind in British Columbia, Canada. This on-of-a-kind stadium is undergoing a complete revitalization that will transform the skyline of Vancouver, and the way people experience live events in BC. Among dozens of upgrads, the new roof will be the largest cable-supported retractable roof in the world. Find out more at www.bcplace.com

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[dickclarkfan1]

Actually its supposed to be in place by the 2011 Grey Cup.

I'm from the US, and I am wishing nothing but the best for you folks in British Colombia, Canada.  You all have waited for these things a long time. Enjoy them :-)

[Keith Carter]

Wow!! I AM impressed! Here in Calgary, we've got McMahon Stadium - a lovely outdoor stadium built in 1829, and still showing all the hallmarks of that great era :( Backwoods we are, and probably stayin' that way. Great job BC! I'm jealous as all H_ll :)

[WolfDoesGaming]

i live in vancouver and when i saw it for the first time, Oh man! it was epic! :D

[Ge0vone]

Wish Portland got something like this

[rjyukon]

A large white pimple with braces marring the skyline of Vancouver; a $126 million structure with a $563 million roof capable of opening, partly, for the BC Lions' 10 home games a year. A humiliation for the city and an embarrassment for the government. At least the fast ferries floated!

[marceliniomcz2]

We have the same stadium in Poland. It looks exactly the same .Greetings from Poland

[Arz2003]

were is the gm stadium were Vancouver Grizzlies use to play at?

[zgoda59]

SAME OLD, SAME OLD.

Plastic grass, and the fans are still a mile and a half away from the field.

Once the novelty of the tv screen and roof wear off, people are gonna come

to the realization that they got saddled with a lemon. 500M wasted dollars !

[starryy80]

it actually is having their opening tonight too bad it raining out though. the finished product looks great!! I love it!

[BrianBunka]

I can't believe it's finally here!

[caligo641]

Air-supported domes are somewhat outdated. The interior pressure needed to keep them inflated can be uncomfortable and as BC Place itself demonstrated a few years ago, they're vulnerable to significant disruption if the membrane tears. The new dome is in effect a giant circular suspension bridge supporting the roof externally, it's more resistant to the elements and your ears won't pop.

[Oilersrock88]

This building looks impressive, but how the government of B.C. thought it was ok to spend more than a 1/2 billion dollars of tax money to retrofit and put in a new roof is beyond me.