REAL District is a 102-acre (0.41 km2) sport complex and exhibition grounds in Regina, Saskatchewan , operated by the Regina Exhibition Association Limited ( REAL ). The area is home to Mosaic Stadium , an outdoor stadium and home of the Saskatchewan Roughriders , and Brandt Centre , an indoor arena and home of the Regina Pats . Brandt Centre is connected to an interconnected series of various convention and sports facilities, including the Viterra International Trade Centre, Canada Place, the AffinityPlex (a multi-purpose indoor area that also supports an indoor soccer field . Formerly known as the "EventPlex," but sponsored by Affinity Credit Union since September 2018), 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 .
7-443: 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. Naming rights to the site were previously held by IPSCO (as IPSCO Place ), and British steel company Evraz (as Evraz Place ). In March 2022, REAL announced that the site would be renamed "REAL District", in order to place
14-470: A larger emphasis on REAL's involvement in the facilities, and the individual facilities' naming rights. The association also stated that it had inadvertently received shipments, phone calls, and resumes from entities who thought Evraz Place was a company office. REAL denied that the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine was the main impetus for dropping the naming rights (while domiciled in the United Kingdom,
21-468: A new $ 37 million, 150,000 square-foot convention space that would link all of Evraz Place's indoor facilities. 50°27′10.0″N 104°38′25.0″W / 50.452778°N 104.640278°W / 50.452778; -104.640278 This article about a Canadian ice hockey arena is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a building or structure in Saskatchewan
28-506: A sports venue in Canada is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a building or structure in Saskatchewan is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Regina Exhibition Stadium Regina Exhibition Stadium , also known as Regina Stadium and Queen City Gardens , was an indoor arena at Evraz Place in Regina, Saskatchewan . Constructed in 1919,
35-477: 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. 50°27′04″N 104°38′14″W / 50.451111°N 104.637094°W / 50.451111; -104.637094 This article about
42-710: The venue was home arena of the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League before the construction of the Agridome in 1977. The venue was notable for its use in agricultural exhibitions, sporting events, and concerts. Jack Hamilton served as president of the Regina Rink Company which raised funds to install an artificial ice maker in the Regina Stadium. He operated the rink for 11 years from 1938 to 1949, when it
49-541: Was known as the Queen City Gardens. In 2015, the arena was used as a filming location for Chokeslam , a professional wrestling -themed romantic comedy film. By 2017, the arena had been described as "deteriorating", and contrasting to other new developments at the grounds such as Mosaic Stadium . In 2017, Regina Exhibition Stadium was demolished in order to construct the International Trade Centre,
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