West Village, Calgary

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West Village, located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, south of the Bow River, west of 14 Street, and north of the West LRT line, is an inner-city area which has been targeted by Calgary Sports and Entertainment (CSE) for major redevelopment. [1] The plans include the building of CalgaryNEXT, a proposed $890 million sports complex. [2]

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References

  1. "The City of Calgary : West Village Area Redevelopment Plan" (PDF). Realestateforums.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
  2. "New Calgary arena for Flames, Stampeders in West Village to cost $900M - Calgary - CBC News". Cbc.ca. Retrieved 2015-08-29.

Coordinates: 51°02′46″N114°06′00″W / 51.046°N 114.100°W / 51.046; -114.100

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