Archive of posts tagged "whitecaps"

Whitecaps FC First MLS Home Game

March 25th, 2011 @ 10:22am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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The Vancouver Whitecaps FC hosted its first MLS game at home last weekend at Empire Field. Although the opposing Toronto FC fans had a presence in the stands, it was quickly drowned out by the chants and cheers of Whitecaps fans. Photo credit: John Bollwitt The crowd of 23,000 on opening day was electric with [...]

Another BC Place Construction Update

February 7th, 2011 @ 1:05pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Last August, after the iconic marshmallow-like dome of BC Place was deflated and removed, I posted a construction update. Now that all of the masts for the new roof at the stadium are in place, BC Pavilion Corporation (PavCo) announced today that they expect the project to be complete by September 30th, 2011. Here’s a [...]

Sneak Peek: Empire Field

June 17th, 2010 @ 2:45pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Empire Field (at Empire Fields with Empire Stadium around it) will host the BC Lions‘ home opener this Sunday. I’ll be heading over for a preview tomorrow and will also be at the game on Sunday however my camera-toting husband got a bit a a preview earlier this week. Although it’s temporary (aka TEmpire Stadium) [...]

BC Place Stadium Deflated

May 3rd, 2010 @ 9:30am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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BC Place Stadium’s iconic “marshmallow” pillow-top roof will be deflated this week in preparation for major renovations and a new retractable roof. Photo credit: John Bollwitt on Flickr Plans for the retractable replacement were announced last October by Kevin Kreuger, Minister of Tourism, Culture, and the Arts. Krueger said the new roof would cut energy [...]