CBC News Article, June 14, 2021

Calgary councillors get first look at proposed transformation of McMahon Stadium and Foothills Athletic Park

Plans include fieldhouse, hotels, shops, residential buildings and ravamped stadium

CBC News · Posted: Jun 14, 2021

This rendering shows the vision for a transformed McMahon Stadium, surrounded by development and connect to the LRT by a new pedestrian walkway over Crowchild Trail. (City of Calgary )

From a fieldhouse to hotels to tailgating avenues to pedestrian and cycling infrastructure, a Calgary council committee got its first look at proposed redevelopment plans for the Foothills Athletic Park and McMahon Stadium area on Monday. 

The plan would completely overhaul the area, dismantling the existing baseball stadium and replacing it with a long-sought indoor fieldhouse, while McMahon stadium would be completely renovated and surrounded by retail, restaurants, hotels and residential buildings. 

The presentation to the Foothills Athletic Park redevelopment advisory committee calls for a phased approach to the redevelopment, with the first phase including construction of a new fieldhouse on the site of the current Foothills Stadium. 

The concept for the area includes mixed-use buildings, new fields and athletic facilities, including a long-anticipated indoor fieldhouse.

By the final phases of the long-term plan, the area would be transformed into a dense mixed use area capitalizing on connections with the nearby LRT and university and changing the look and speed of Crowchild Trail. 

City council identified a fieldhouse as one of its infrastructure priorities for Calgary, alongside a redeveloped Arts Commons, a new NHL arena and the BMO Centre expansion. 

It released $19 million in 2019 for planning the new structure, which is estimated to cost $255 million. 

The land in question is split almost evenly between the city on the northern half and the University of Calgary on the southern portion, where McMahon is located. 

The university has said in the past that it has no money to contribute to the fieldhouse development. 

There are no estimates on the timeline for the project, or the final costs. 

The proposal will go to more public consultations before coming back to city council in the fall. 

Global News article, March 2021

Proponents of Calgary fieldhouse are hopeful new concept plan will give project more traction

By Carolyn Kury de Castillo Global News

Posted March 28, 2021 4:37 pm

The city of Calgary is looking for public input as it creates a concept plan for the future development of the Foothills Athletic Park and McMahon Stadium lands. As Carolyn Kury de Castillo reports, it's renewing hope that a long-awaited fieldhouse will be constructed. – Mar 28, 2021

The City of Calgary is looking for public input as it creates a concept plan for the future development of the Foothills Athletic Park and McMahon Stadium lands.

The concept plan will create a vision for the lands that recognize the opportunity of a new fieldhouse and improvements to McMahon Stadium.

A fieldhouse has been an unfunded priority for the City of Calgary for decades.

“We are the only major city in Canada that doesn’t have a fieldhouse,” said Dale Schoenthaler, a director with the Calgary Multisport Fieldhouse Society.

He said the facility would benefit a wide range of sports, ages and abilities.

“This would affect thousands upon thousands of young athletes, right from the grassroots level right to our national and Olympic athletes as well as our seniors and the health and wellness of everybody,” said Schoenthaler.

For the first time, the city is creating a concept plan for the future development of the Foothills Athletic Park and the university-owned McMahon Stadium lands.

“The fieldhouse is an important part of this project and it is incorporated into the master planning of this plan,” said Coun. George Chahal, who is the chair of the Foothills Athletic Park redevelopment advisory committee.

“We have seen, during the pandemic, the importance of mental health and wellness of all Calgarians, and the fieldhouse can be an important part of us building back stronger and better as a community.”

Two years ago, the city approved nearly $20 million for the planning and design of a redeveloped Foothills Athletic Park.

Part of that master plan had a new fieldhouse that would include a 400-metre track, basketball and volleyball courts, and a soccer field with a capacity for 10,000 spectators.

The fieldhouse is still an unfunded priority. Chahal said construction won’t start until funding is secured from other levels of government.

Supporters of the fieldhouse are hopeful that interest in the new concept plan for the entire area will help speed up the funding process.

“I think now that they are looking at McMahon and everything, I think we are going to get a little more traction to hopefully getting some money thrown in towards the project going forward,” Schoenthaler said.

Funding Approved for Fieldhouse Design & Foothills Athletic Park Planning

The Calgary Multisport Fieldhouse Society is very pleased that on May 27, 2019 Calgary City Council approved funding of $19 million for the detailed design of a multipurpose fieldhouse and overall planning for Foothills Athletic Park.

Councillor George Chahal, Chair of the Foothills Athletic Park Redevelopment Advisory Committee, stated in a news release:

“The redevelopment of the Foothills Athletic Park including a new multisport fieldhouse are critical pieces of infrastructure that will benefit the community and all Calgarians. The City of Calgary has identified a fieldhouse as a top unfunded recreational priority for years and has been in discussions as far back as 1967. This multisport recreational facility will enhance the livability, health and well-being of many Calgarians through its focus on a variety of recreational and sporting activities.”

CMFS applauds this major step forward for this long awaited facility to serve the sport and recreation needs of active people of all ages and abilities. CMFS will continue its advocacy to promote construction of the facility and ensure that it meets the sport and recreation needs of Calgarians.

It's Past Time for a Fieldhouse in Calgary!

Great column by Licia Corbella in the Calgary Herald on January 29, 2019:

If length of waiting time has anything to do with which large project Calgary city council funds next, then the field house has it.

Tucked away beside an entire basement wall of track-and-field medals, trophies and other sporting memorabilia won over a lifetime, Doug Kyle pulls out a 28-page report from 1967 simply titled: Indoor Amateur Sports Centre Feasibility Study.

Considering that the median age of Calgarians is about 37 years old according to Statistics Canada, most residents weren’t even born when this idea was first officially presented to council 52 years ago this month. A field house has been on Calgary’s books ever since.

How is it that Edmonton can afford to have three field houses and Calgary can’t even build one?

“It’s long, long overdue for this field house to get built,” said Kyle, an 86-year-old grandfather and two-time Olympian in the 5,000 and 10,000 metre races in both the 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics and the 1960 Olympics in Rome. Wife Carol, whose medals and trophies from her time as a high jumper and golfer also grace their southwest basement, says she never would have dreamed that she’d be 84 and Calgary would still be without a dedicated building where athletes can practice and play soccer, baseball, track, lacrosse, rugby and other field sports year round.

Back in 1967, when Doug was working in the oil patch as he and Carol raised their son and daughter, he was the volunteer head coach of the Calgary Track and Field Club. His track athletes had to travel all over the city, including Western Canada High School’s gym and oddly in a tunnel system students at Branton Junior High School dug out themselves, nicknamed the Earthworm and eventually converted into a real basement.

“For competitions, we had to travel mostly to Edmonton,” shrugged Kyle. “Calgary loses out on millions of dollars of visitors because of our lack of a field house and youth move away to train elsewhere.”

On Monday, city council did what it is wont to do. It went behind closed doors to discuss four large potential projects: an event centre (AKA hockey arena/concert venue) with a cost of $604 million; BMO Convention Centre upgrades at $500 million; the field house at an estimated $250 million; and Arts Commons upgrades at $418 million.

It’s safe to say that Arts Commons should be at the bottom of the wish list. Those facilities — while ghastly looking from the outside — still provide awesome sound and comfort inside.

The event centre is essential, not just for the revitalization of the Rivers District but to ensure the future of the Calgary Flames in this city. Many Calgarians are also fed up watching Edmonton bring in large concert acts that bypass Calgary owing to the Saddledome’s iconic but impractical curved roof.

Jason Zaran, chair of the Calgary Multisport Fieldhouse Society, said that while he’s obviously “a little biased,” his hope is that council finds some money for a field house.

“We might not get all the money, but we hope that they tip that first domino and get the field house moving towards funding,” said Zaran, a Calgary entrepreneur who coaches track and field as a volunteer.

“The field house is the most affordable of all of the projects and currently the city does have an Arts Commons; we do have the Saddledome; we do have the BMO Convention Centre. I’d love to see us be able to fund all of these projects because I’m proud of our city but we’ve never had a field house,” said Zaran. “People have been waiting a lifetime for this.”

Literally.

CBC Article: Nenshi hopes to fund Fieldhouse in next Calgary budget

 

Mayor Naheed Nenshi said he hopes there's room in Calgary's upcoming four-year budget for a new multi-sport fieldhouse.

Calgary's mayor said the multi-sport facility should be next on the list

Sarah Rieger · CBC News · Posted: May 16, 2018 8:11 PM MT | Last Updated: May 16

In 2013, city council approved a plan to locate a $200-million fieldhouse at Foothills Athletic Park. 

Mayor Naheed Nenshi said he hopes there's room in Calgary's upcoming four-year budget for a new multi-sport fieldhouse.

"Oh I think we need one. No question," the mayor said Wednesday.

In 2013, the city's community and protective services committe voted in favour of constructing a $200-million facility at Foothills Athletic Park at University Drive and 24th Avenue N.W., close to both McMahon Stadium and the University of Calgary, as well as the C-Train line.

The Calgary Flames owners have estimated the costs of a stand-alone fieldhouse could be higher than the city's estimate, suggesting it could cost as much as $260 million. 

Nenshi said now that the last of four new rec centres elsewhere in the city is set to open in a few months, the fieldhouse will get serious consideration in the fall budget.

"I'd really like to find the money for this project. It has long been our largest unfunded social infrastructure piece," Nenshi said. 

The challenge, according to Nenshi, is the cost. He said he'd ideally like to see more indoor soccer and indoor track opportunities as well — not just the one, large multi-sport facility — and he hopes to find the money to make it happen. 

"I think when we're looking at the recreation list we have to figure out a way to get to that fieldhouse."

A fieldhouse could also be considered as part of a potential Winter Olympics bid as one of the city's possible venues. 

The 2013 proposal included a 400-metre running track, full-sized soccer pitch and space for other sports such as basketball and tennis, plus seating for 10,000 spectators, but no source of funds has been identified.

With files from Scott Dippel

Multisport Fieldhouse Should Be the #1 Facility Priority

Calgary is a world class city; it deserves a world class facility. Calgary Multisport Fieldhouse Society (CMFS) has been advocating for a Fieldhouse for almost a decade.  In fact, the very first Fieldhouse proposal to the City of Calgary was 50 years ago in 1967.  Embarrassingly, Calgary remains the only major Canadian winter city without a true Multisport Fieldhouse.  Currently, Edmonton has two operational fieldhouse facilities and is anticipating having two more come on line before the City of Calgary builds out its first.

What is a Multisport Fieldhouse and what makes it different than other facilities in Calgary currently? A Fieldhouse is an indoor facility that features a running track which surrounds a turf field and in the case of the proposed Calgary Fieldhouse a 400m track and a full FIFA size field which can be used for field sports including soccer, football, field hockey, rugby & lacrosse.  Because of our often-challenging weather and growing population, indoor sports facilities are greatly needed to serve amateur sport groups and active Calgarians of all ages.

CMFS has engaged the support of over 25 amateur sport associations representing approximately 200,000 members in Calgary and throughout Alberta. No different than a new library, revitalized parks, East Village, Green Line LRT or state of the art transit storage facilities, a Fieldhouse is part of the infrastructure and amenities a growing international city such as Calgary requires. 

The Fieldhouse is a facility with 100% true public benefit that aligns with the City’s 10 year Economic Strategy - area of focus – Community Energy. The strategy of “Build and Promote Calgary as a city to live a creative, active life” includes a particularly relevant action item: “Build a city where all Calgarians can participate in sport and recreation to the extent they choose”.

A Multisport Fieldhouse remains listed as the #1 highest priority project in the Unified List of Unfunded Capital Requirements for the City of Calgary. In 2013, a Fieldhouse was confirmed as the first priority to be built in any redevelopment of city lands at Foothills Athletics Park.  While The City of Calgary has confirmed the Multisport Fieldhouse need on multiple occasions, including the City of Calgary/Sport Calgary Strategic Plan for Sport Facility Development & Enhancement, it has yet to make any commitment in green lighting the project for development.

“The Fieldhouse should be the #1 priority for any sports facility related tax payer dollars or City financial support. While CMFS appreciates, and agrees with the need for a new Arena/Events Center we emphasize the need to address Fieldhouse funding first.  Understanding the far-reaching implications of this decision and the complexity attached, we advocate a new City Council to act with urgency in committing to a funded Fieldhouse. To that end we would stress the importance of knowing where all the Mayoralty and Councillor Candidates stand in regard to this very important issue.”  states Jason Zaran, Chair of the Calgary Multisport Fieldhouse Society.

Any potential location for the Multisport Fieldhouse must be carefully evaluated & compared using the same five major criteria to meet the requirements of amateur sport and the general public:

1)    Fieldhouse amenities and program requirements

2)    Public/amateur sport users’ ease of access & parking

3)    Wide primetime availability for public & amateur sport groups

4)    Affordable rates & fees and long term guarantees

5)    Governance model to serve the needs of user groups

CMFS will continue to work closely with the City of Calgary and Sport Calgary in support of this much needed facility.  To that end, engagement with our user groups and key stakeholders within the Province is paramount as we look to take our Society’s mandate from that of advocacy to one of execution. This will ensure all programming and corresponding design details assist in the most optimal facility experience while keeping the core vision and must have criteria focused on the benefit for all Calgarians.  Together we can enhance our city and benefit future generations with the foremost Multisport Fieldhouse facility of its kind in the world.   

Please contact CMFS for further information or media interviews.

contact@calgaryfieldhouse.ca

www.calgaryfieldhouse.ca

CMFS Press Release, July 2017

For Immediate Release: July 27, 2017

The Multisport Fieldhouse Should Be the #1 Facility Priority

Calgary is a world class city; it deserves a world class facility. Calgary Multisport Fieldhouse Society (CMFS) has been advocating for a Fieldhouse for almost a decade.  In fact, the very first Fieldhouse proposal to the City of Calgary was 50 years ago in 1967.  Embarrassingly, Calgary remains the only major Canadian city of any size without a true Multisport Fieldhouse.  Currently, Edmonton has two operational fieldhouse facilities and is anticipating having two more come on line before the City of Calgary builds out its first.

What is a Multisport Fieldhouse and what makes it different than other facilities in Calgary currently? A Fieldhouse is an indoor facility that features a running track which surrounds a turf field and in the case of the proposed Calgary Fieldhouse a 400m track and a full FIFA size field which can be used for field sports including soccer, football, field hockey, rugby & lacrosse.  Because of our often-challenging weather and growing population, indoor sports facilities are greatly needed to serve amateur sport groups and active Calgarians of all ages.

CMFS has engaged the support of over 25 amateur sport associations representing approximately 200,000 members in Calgary and throughout Alberta. No different than a new library, revitalized parks, East Village, Green Line LRT or state of the art transit storage facilities, a Fieldhouse is part of the infrastructure and amenities a growing international city such as Calgary requires. 

The Fieldhouse is a facility with 100% true public benefit that aligns with the City’s 10 year Economic Strategy - area of focus – Community Energy. The strategy of “Build and Promote Calgary as a city to live a creative, active life” includes a particularly relevant action item: “Build a city where all Calgarians can participate in sport and recreation to the extent they choose”.

A Multisport Fieldhouse remains listed as the #1 highest priority project in the Unified List of Unfunded Capital Requirements for the City of Calgary. In 2013, a Fieldhouse was confirmed as the first priority to be built in any redevelopment of city lands at Foothills Athletics Park.  While The City of Calgary has confirmed the Multisport Fieldhouse need on multiple occasions, including the City of Calgary/Sport Calgary Strategic Plan for Sport Facility Development & Enhancement, it has yet to make any commitment in green lighting the project for development.

CMFS are pleased that the City remains engaged and committed to the process of evaluating next steps in regard to a Fieldhouse at Foothills Athletic Park and an Arena in Victoria Park

“The Fieldhouse should be the #1 priority for any sports facility related tax payer dollars or City financial support. While CMFS appreciates, and agrees with the need for a new Arena/Events Center we do not support this potential public/private facility receiving go ahead before Calgary’s first and only Multisport Fieldhouse. Understanding the far-reaching implications of this decision and the complexity attached, we are advocating City Council to act with urgency in committing to a funded Fieldhouse prior to the October Civic Elections.”  states Jason Zaran, Chair of the Calgary Multisport Fieldhouse Society.

Any potential location for the Multisport Fieldhouse must be carefully evaluated & compared using the same five major criteria to meet the requirements of amateur sport and the general public:

1)    Fieldhouse amenities and program requirements

2)    Public/amateur sport users’ ease of access & parking

3)    Wide primetime availability for public & amateur sport groups

4)    Affordable rates & fees and long term guarantees

5)    Governance model to serve the needs of user groups

CMFS will continue to work closely with the City of Calgary and Sport Calgary in support of this much needed facility.  To that end, engagement with our user groups and key stakeholders within the Province is paramount as we look to take our Society’s mandate from that of advocacy to one of execution. This will ensure all programming and corresponding design details assist in the most optimal facility experience while keeping the core vision and must have criteria focused on the benefit for all Calgarians.  Together we can enhance our city and benefit future generations with the foremost Multisport Fieldhouse facility of its kind in the world.   

Please contact CMFS for further information or media interviews.

Donna Dixon, Communications Director on behalf of the CMFS Board of Directors

contact@calgaryfieldhouse.ca

www.calgaryfieldhouse.ca

Calgary Herald Article, June 18

Sport Calgary wants council to decide on field house before October election

BRYAN PASSIFIUME
More from Bryan Passifiume

Published on: June 18, 2017 | Last Updated: June 18, 2017 8:26 PM MDT

Calgary’s sports advocate group is urging city council to make commitments on new sports facilities before October’s election.

A news release issued Friday by Sport Calgary is urging city council to approve a new field house — which had been included as part of the contentious CalgaryNEXT proposal — before the next municipal election. 

“The time has come for fact-based decisions that enable city council to define Calgary’s future as a healthy and robust city,” said Sport Calgary CEO Murray Sigler.

“More than ever that future needs sport, including both a multi-sport field house and a new arena/events centre.”

Coun. Jim Stevenson said the field house, which sports a price tag upwards of $200 million, still ranks very high on city hall’s priority list.

“It’s the No. 1 item on our list of things to do,” he said. 

“Securing the land of where it’s going to go is one of the things being talked about.”

One of those sites is the old Burns Stadium site near 24th Avenue and Crowchild Trail N.W., just southeast of the University of Calgary campus and adjacent to McMahon Stadium.

“I don’t think we’ve shirked our responsibility on this, I think it’s still in the forefront,” Stevenson said.

“I think we’re looking all those things, including a fix-up of McMahon Stadium as well, because that’s part and parcel of the deal.”

Keeping the field house close to the U of C is also a priority for Coun. Gian-Carlo Carra, who said that location is vital in ensuring it gets used to its fullest potential. 

“It’s unfortunate that CalgaryNEXT attached the field house to their project,” he said.

“The thing that makes the field house pencil-out, and not even financially but from a utilization perspective, is if it’s up by the university.”

He agreed that keeping the facility near the university is the best return on the project’s hefty investment.

“If it doesn’t sit right next to the university, and is plugged in to the kinesiology work of the university, it’s going to sit empty for too many hours of every day.”

Sticking to CalgaryNEXT’s original plan of co-locating it with a new arena in the West Village would be too far to be of practical and convenient use to U of C students, Carra added.

“I appreciate Sport Calgary’s advocacy for the field house, I’m a huge supporter and champion of that, but I also feel we need a new arena,” he said.

“But I’m not a champion of public dollars for that.”

Carra maintains that while council is still supportive of the field house project, he doubts council is in a financial position to provide a sound, set solution before October’s election. 

“I absolutely believe the field house proposal is our single-most important unfunded recreation project,” he said. 

“It’s at the top of the unfunded list, and it needs to be moved to the funded list.”

bpassifiume@postmedia.com

On Twitter: @bryanpassifiume

Great Editorial by Murray Sigler of Sport Calgary

Thoughtful Calgary Herald editorial by Murray Sigler of Sport Calgary about the need for a Multisport Fieldhouse: 

Sigler: City needs a field house — and a new home for Flames

By Murray Sigler

Last April, Sport Calgary advocated for a non-confrontational dialogue between the City of Calgary and the Flames ownership group to objectively address several critical questions regarding the CalgaryNEXT proposal, and to consider the merits of a so-called Plan B scenario to address the pressing need for both a multi-sport field house and a new arena for our Flames.

Much has transpired for our city over the course of this past year. Despite Calgary’s languishing economy, some encouraging signs and significant opportunities are beginning to emerge.

In 2016, our population continued to grow in both numbers and diversity, to more than 1.2 million. We have celebrated the opening of our beautiful new airport terminal, as well as the National Music Centre, the Calgary Film Centre, improvements at the Calgary Zoo and Calgary Stampede, expansion of many parks and an extension of the Rotary/Mattamy Greenway, new bike paths, as well as beginning construction of an amazing new public library.

 Reflecting our inherent strengths, Calgary was judged one of the top five most livable cities in the world in the annual Economist magazine rankings. Of the dozens of criteria required for that distinction, more than half relate to sport and sport infrastructure.

Thanks to the long-term vision of our city leadership, major new community facilities recently coming on line include Shouldice Park, Calgary Tennis Centre, Remington YMCA and Great Plains. Work continues on Rocky Ridge and Seton community facilities, set to open in 2018 and 2019, respectively.

We know that sport is a major economic driver in a city such as Calgary. Indeed, over the past year, various major sport events such as the Shaw Charity Classic, Spruce Meadows Masters Tournament, Mitchell Bowl, Canadian Pacific Women’s Open, Mac’s AAA Hockey Tournament and ISU World Cup Short Track Speed Skating competition have brought hundreds of millions of dollars in economic benefit throughout multiple sectors.

As discussions continued with the city, the Flames teams and their owners have continued to make a huge contribution to the community. The Calgary Flames Foundation has contributed $2.7 million in the past year alone. As always, the Flames, Stampeders, Hitmen and Roughnecks, along with their team members, have been engaged personally in our community and have served as important role models for our kids. In so many ways, Calgary sport needs the Flames.

Without question, Calgary is a proud sport city, with a large number of Calgarians directly involved at least recreationally. Approximately 380,000 Calgarians are registered in some 90 sports on offer by one of the more than 400 sport organizations in Calgary. Affordable, accessible sport and wellness opportunities are vital to the quality of life for all Calgarians.

Sport is vitally important at all times, but even more so to our growing population in this tough economic climate.

As for that multi-sport field house, over the past year, Sport Calgary and its member organizations, led by the Calgary Multisport Fieldhouse Society, have been actively engaged as stakeholders in the dialogue, and understand the complexity of the issues.

We continue to advocate for an outcome that addresses five must-haves for any multi-sport field house proposal, including concerns regarding amenities, ease of access, affordability, public availability and governance to help ensure that public funds are spent for public good.

In that context, the time has come for the city and Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corp. to answer those outstanding questions in a fact-based manner that enables city council to quickly set clear directions and make the necessary decisions that are essential elements to helping define Calgary’s future as a healthy and robust city.

More than ever, that future needs sports, including both a multi-sport field house and a new arena for our Flames.

 Murray Sigler is CEO of  Sport Calgary, a volunteer, non-profit society that is the voice of amateur sport in the city.

CMFS Update 2017

CMFS has been working since 2008 to promote the construction of a Multisport Fieldhouse.  Calgary is the only major “winter” city in Canada without a fieldhouse facility. Because of our often challenging weather and growing population, indoor sports facilities are greatly needed to serve amateur sport groups and active people of all ages.  The proposed facility contains a 400m indoor track, a full-size turf infield, demountable stands, and attached gymnasia.

The City of Calgary has confirmed the Multisport Fieldhouse need on multiple occasions including the City of Calgary/Sport Calgary Strategic Plan for Sport Facility Development & Enhancement. In 2013, a Fieldhouse was confirmed as the first priority to be built in any redevelopment of city lands at Foothills Athletics Park.  A Fieldhouse is listed among the highest priority projects in the 2015 Unified List of Unfunded Capital Requirements.

We have engaged the support of 25 amateur sport associations representing approximately 200,000     members in Calgary and throughout Alberta. All agree that improved indoor training & competition space in Calgary is urgently needed.  A fieldhouse has tremendous sports tourism potential as a venue for major tournaments and other events.

We are pleased that the City is proceeding to evaluate CalgaryNEXT and an alternative Plan B to construct sports facilities including a Multisport Fieldhouse.  We anticipate the next report on major sports facilities in early 2017 and a decision on the best route forward to serve the needs of all potential users. 

Any potential location for the Multisport Fieldhouse must be carefully evaluated & compared using the same five major criteria to meet the requirements of amateur sport and the general public:

1)      Fieldhouse amenities and program requirements

2)      Public/amateur sport users’ ease of access & parking

3)      Wide primetime availability for public & amateur sport groups

4)      Affordable rates & fees and long term guarantees

5)      Governance model to serve the needs of user groups

Wherever the facility is located, the general public and amateur sports groups must have wide primetime access to the Multisport Fieldhouse at an affordable cost.     

We have asked City Council to act with urgency in confirming the location of the Multisport Fieldhouse and capital funding. We don’t want to lose the momentum that has grown to proceed with the Fieldhouse project. 

CMFS is continuing to do all it can as a non-profit volunteer run organization to promote the construction of the Multisport Fieldhouse.  Moving forward we are committed to involvement in the programming and design details to ensure that the facility serves the needs of user groups.   

We will continue to work closely with the City of Calgary and Sport Calgary in support of this long needed facility to benefit athletes of all ages. Thank you to all our supporters. 

Please contact us if you would like any further information contact@calgaryfieldhouse.ca