Mosaic Place

Mosaic Place (also known as the Moose Jaw Multiplex) is a multi-purpose arena in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. It hosts ice hockey and curling events and is home to the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League. It opened on August 19, 2011 and seats 4,500 spectators. It replaced the Warriors' former arena, the Moose Jaw Civic Centre.

Mosaic Place
During the 2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Location110 1st Avenue NW
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
S6H 0Y8
Coordinates50°23′26.16″N 105°32′18.94″W
OwnerCity of Moose Jaw
OperatorMoose Jaw Downtown & Field House Facilities Non-Profit Board
Executive suites21
CapacityIce hockey: 4,414 (4,714 with standing room)
Concerts: 5,000+
Construction
Broke groundJuly 9, 2009
OpenedAugust 19, 2011
Construction cost$61.2 million
($68.1 million in 2018 dollars[1])
ArchitectMcDonell Quiring Neumann Architects[2]
PSW Architects[2]
Project managerMHPM Project Managers, Inc.[2]
Structural engineerJohn Bryson & Partners[2]
Services engineerSterling, Cooper & Associates[2]
General contractorVentana Construction Corporation[2]
Tenants
Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) (2011–present)
Website
http://www.mosaicplace.ca/

History

By the early 2000s, the Moose Jaw Civic Centre faced criticism that it was too small and not up to standards for the Warriors hockey team. A civic referendum in 2006 approved construction of a new $36.3 million arena, with the city contributing $15 million. Soon after, plans emerged for a more ambitious $61.2 million facility, with $36.5 million coming from the city.[3][4] A group of citizens sued the city, claiming that the referendum vote in 2006 did not allow the city to spend more than the original amount.[5] The case was dismissed, and civic voters approved the project again in 2009 with a second referendum.[6]

The entire project cost about $61 million, with the city of Moose Jaw paying $34.5 million. Provincial and federal governments paid $8 million and community fundraising committed to $10 million. Groundbreaking for the new facility took place on July 9, 2009.[7] Ten-year naming rights to the facility were sold to The Mosaic Company for $150,000 per year, beginning in 2011.[8]

Mosaic Place's operational costs are subsidized by the municipality.

Events
Major events hosted by Mosaic Place

2011—Holiday Festival On Ice featuring Kurt Browning, Western Canadian Under-16 Challenge Cup, Subway Series WHL All Stars vs Russian U-20 team.

2012—Paul Brandt, John Mellencamp, Simple Plan, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Alice Cooper, Cesar Millan, Moscow Ballet, Capital One Canada Cup of Curling.

2013—Marilyn Manson, FMX Free Style Canadian Championship, Terri Clark, Billy Talent with Sum 41, Marianas Trench with Down With Webster, JUNO Cup, Mötley Crüe with Big Wreck, Carrie Underwood, Tragically Hip, Great Big Sea, Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker.

2014—Larry the Cable Guy, Telus Cup – Midget AAA (Major) national hockey championship, Chicago, Alan Jackson, Brad Paisley, Blue Rodeo, Dean Brody with Cassadee Pope, ZZ Top, Back Street Boys with Victoria Duffield, Doobie Brothers, John Fogerty, Avenged Sevenfold, ABBA the tribute, and Holiday Festival on Ice, starring Kurt Browning.

2015—Scotties Tournament of Hearts (national women's curling championship), Counting Crows, Toby Keith, Wiz Khalifa, Tenors, Bret Michaels, Three Days Grace & STYX.

2016—Disturbed, Megadeth, Jeff Dunham, Lord of the Dance, The Price is Right, PBR (Professional Bull Riding) and Meat Loaf.

2020—Scotties Tournament of Hearts (national women's curling championship).[9]

Announced future events — Dolly Parton, Billy Currington & Celtic Thunder.

References
  1. Canadian inflation numbers based on Statistics Canada tables 18-10-0005-01 (formerly CANSIM 326-0021) "Consumer Price Index, annual average, not seasonally adjusted". Statistics Canada. November 15, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2020. and 18-10-0004-13 "Consumer Price Index by product group, monthly, percentage change, not seasonally adjusted, Canada, provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  2. Award Magazine Moose Jaw August 2011
  3. Gourlie, Matthew (June 18, 2008). "WHL Happy With City's Decision". Moose Jaw Times-Herald. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
  4. Wolfe, Cory (June 19, 2008). "WHL Applauds Moose Jaw Decision to Build New Arena". The StarPhoenix. Saskatoon: CanWest. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
  5. "City of Moose Jaw Scores Victory in Hockey Arena Court Case". CBC News. December 24, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
  6. "Clear Yes to Moose Jaw Multiplex". CBC News. February 25, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
  7. "Construction Begins on Moose Jaw Multiplex". CBC News. July 9, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
  8. "Moose Jaw Complex Gets Corporate Name". CBC News. August 11, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
  9. Staff writer (October 25, 2018). "Scotties headed back to Moose Jaw in 2020". Regina Leader-Post. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
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