CFR in Red Deer

[mistermoosealberta]

Looks like the big announcement Tuesday will bring the CFR to Red Deer!! There is an article in the Red Deer News.

[happy honker]

It's too bad City Of Edmonton didn't think it had any benefit to the city.
What the heck does a "Western Lyfestyle Festival" mean anyway? Especially one that doesn't include Rodeo!!!

I think Red Deer will do a great job, although prize money might take a bit of a hit, and there probably won't be hardly any media coverage on MSM when CFR is on.

I think there's enough hotels in Red Deer to pull it off.

It's too bad, but good for Red Deer for stepping up!!

[molly]

Edmonton will regret tearing down Northlands, and not fighting to keep the CFR. Who will attend Farmfair now? Hopefully they will relocate to Red Deer as well, and Edmonton will have lost all the millions that poured into the city every November. Rogers was not designed to effectively host livestock events... at the PBR event that ran concurrently with the CFR, all the bulls were hauled from Ponoka daily. Brilliant. And to agree to tear down a perfectly good venue as part of the Roger's Coliseum contract has to rank as one of the dumbest ideas ever made by a city council. Hopefully Red Deer can handle it, but the Centrium capacity is much smaller...7819 if they use the floor, which obviously they cannot for a rodeo!

[270person]

Originally Posted by molly

Edmonton will regret tearing down Northlands, and not fighting to keep the CFR. Who will attend Farmfair now? Hopefully they will relocate to Red Deer as well, and Edmonton will have lost all the millions that poured into the city every November. Rogers was not designed to effectively host livestock events... at the PBR event that ran concurrently with the CFR, all the bulls were hauled from Ponoka daily. Brilliant. And to agree to tear down a perfectly good venue as part of the Roger's Coliseum contract has to rank as one of the dumbest ideas ever made by a city council. Hopefully Red Deer can handle it, but the Centrium capacity is much smaller...7819 if they use the floor, which obviously they cannot for a rodeo!

What does it cost to keep the old coliseum standing outside of the week CFR is in town? These venues require well over 100, maybe 150+ booked dates annually to be cost effective.

I don't want any of my tax money going towards keeping it open and I sure as heck don't want one penny to go towards the Northlands management group. They couldn't organize a sock drawer unless there was taxpayer funds (losses) involved.

Blow it up.

[play.soccer]

The mayor sees no benefit to keeping an event that brings in close to $100m of revenue for the city. Those red deer truck dealerships will love the relocation of the cfr too. Big win for red deer. Big loss for redmonton.

[elk396]

Bunch of city slickers, more interested in an arts and cultural centre than our western heritage, good for Red Deer!

[sns2]

Originally Posted by 270person

What does it cost to keep the old coliseum standing outside of the week CFR is in town? These venues require well over 100, maybe 150+ booked dates annually to be cost effective.

I don't want any of my tax money going towards keeping it open and I sure as heck don't want one penny to go towards the Northlands management group. They couldn't organize a sock drawer unless there was taxpayer funds (losses) involved.

Blow it up.

Exactly ^^

I am happy Red Deer got it though. The CFR board got VERY VERY greedy in their demands. Cowboys will be the ones who lose out in the end on prize $$$.

[happy honker]

Originally Posted by sns2

The CFR board got VERY VERY greedy in their demands. Cowboys will be the ones who lose out in the end on prize $$$.

I don't know if that is 100% accurate, but the 2nd thought is unfortunately spot on.

[270person]

Originally Posted by sns2

Exactly ^^

I am happy Red Deer got it though. The CFR board got VERY VERY greedy in their demands. Cowboys will be the ones who lose out in the end on prize $$$.

Between the CFR board and Katz Management Group I'm sure there'd be some sort of ego contest. The new arena probably wouldn't have been an optimal venue anyways BUT, it'll be interesting to see how RD handles the accommodations requests. I predict a need for several new RV parking lots and lodging availabilities to be zero from Olds to Ponoka.

[243 wild cat]

Originally Posted by sns2

Exactly ^^

I am happy Red Deer got it though. The CFR board got VERY VERY greedy in their demands. Cowboys will be the ones who lose out in the end on prize $$$.

Glad Red Deer can put it on but it will be run more like a small rodeo. And yes CFR board did get greedy in their demands and they will see it with prize $$$ 100% that is something they will not get back soon. Bad bad poker hands the board played Good thing its staying in Alberta too so hope Red Deer pulls in some $$$$

[purgatory.sv]

Originally Posted by mistermoosealberta

Looks like the big announcement Tuesday will bring the CFR to Red Deer!! There is an article in the Red Deer News.

Waiting for the announcement.

[sewerrat]

It will be a huge boost for Red Deer, Red Deer already hosts the Agri Trade which is a huge event. It is a perfect fit.

[blgoodbrand1]

Assuming this will be the building the rodeo takes place in.....isn’t this about 10k less seats than Edmonton?


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