REAL District
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REAL District is a 102-acre (0.41 km2)
soccer field. Formerly known as the "EventPlex," but sponsored by Affinity Credit Union since September 2018),[1] the Queensbury Convention Centre (a convention and banquet facility), and The Co-operators Centre, a six-rink hockey facility. The complex is host site of the Queen City Ex, as well as Canadian Western Agribition and Canada's Farm Show
.
The Regina Exhibition Stadium, a historic indoor arena constructed in 1919, was demolished in 2017 in order to construct the new International Trade Centre, a $37 million, 150,000 square-feet convention space.[2][3][4]
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine was the main impetus for dropping the naming rights (while domiciled in the United Kingdom, the largest shareholder of the company is Russian), as the contract had expired in May 2021, but that it was announced sooner than scheduled due to the crisis. REAL also discussed plans for further expansion, including a new distillery under construction, and plans for a new hotel.[6][5]
References
- ^ "EventPlex at Evraz Place to be renamed AffinityPlex". 980 CJME. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ "Regina Exhibition Stadium torn down after nearly a century". CBC. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
- ^ Lough, Blake (17 January 2017). "Historic Regina Exhibition Stadium demolition underway". Global News. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Regina's International Trade Centre open for business". CBC News. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
- ^ a b "Keeping it REAL: Evraz Place now known as the REAL District". 980 CJME. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
- ^ "Regina's Evraz Place to be renamed the 'REAL District'". CTV News Regina. 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
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