Proposed Whitecaps Waterfront Stadium Open House Dates Announced

February 26, 2007

VANCOUVER, B.C. – The City of Vancouver and Vancouver Whitecaps will host three Open Houses next week to showcase the Central Waterfront Hub Study and the revised proposed Whitecaps Waterfront Stadium site. The public is strongly encouraged to attend one of the public open houses, scheduled by the City of Vancouver. Feedback provided by residents, community groups and businesses will be integral to the success of this project.

Currently, the City of Vancouver is conducting a 16 month planning process to create an Urban Design and Transportation Plan for the Central Waterfront Hub area around Waterfront Station. Early stages of this planning process will also involve a review of the revised proposed Whitecaps Waterfront Stadium. The review will focus primarily on demonstrating the ability to the resolve five key requirements raised by Vancouver City Council last July. The results of the review will be presented to Council this summer, at which time Council will decide whether the proposed stadium will proceed to a rezoning process.

Open Houses will be held on the following dates:

Date: Tuesday, March 6, 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Location: Waterfront Station Concourse (East end), 601 West Cordova Street

Date: Thursday, March 8, 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Location: Chinese Cultural Centre Auditorium, 50 East Pender Street
* Chinese translation will be available at this session

Date: Saturday, March 10, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Location: Central Library Concourse (North end), 350 West Georgia Street

Individuals unable to attend any of the Open Houses can provide written comments by emailing Matt Shillito, Project Planner for the City of Vancouver at matt.shillito@vancouver.ca.

To view the Open House presentation boards, CLICK HERE.

The revised site is situated slightly west of the previously proposed site, just north of the CP Rail tracks and near the SeaBus hub. The proposed stadium would be located adjacent to Vancouver’s transit hub making it easily accessible from the new Canada Line, SkyTrain, SeaBus, West Coast Express, Helijet and numerous bus routes. The multi-purpose venue would accommodate year-round events including more than 30 Whitecaps Men’s and Women’s games, Canadian national team soccer matches, international sporting events such as rugby and tennis, concerts, and community festivals.


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