Pacific Coliseum

Venue Description

The Pacific Coliseum at Hastings Park is home to one of Vancouver's major event sites. An annual fair that attracts up to 60,000 people a day and the location is served extremely well by public transportation.

Venue Capacity: 14,239
Elevation: 26 m

Timeline
Completion of major capital upgrades was achieved by fall 2007.

Post-Games Use
As the largest building within the Hastings Park complex, the Pacific Coliseum will continue to serve as a venue for diverse events such as ice shows, basketball, hockey, boxing, concerts, large assemblies, and many types of trade and consumer shows.

Venue Events

Figure Skating

Ladies’ Singles
Men’s Singles
Ice Dance
Pairs

Short Track Speed Skating

Men’s 500 m
Ladies’ 500 m
Men’s 1,000 m
Ladies’ 1,000 m
Men’s 1,500 m
Ladies’ 1,500 m
Ladies’ 3,000 m Relay
Men’s 5,000 m Relay

Venue Details

VANOC Investment

Improvements to the Pacific Coliseum are estimated at $20.4 million. The governments of Canada and British Columbia are jointly funding the upgrades to the existing facility.

Sustainable attributes

• Renovation of existing facilities, entirely contained within existing footprint
• No increase to the percentage of impervious land surface on the project site after renovations
• Equipment upgrades, including energy efficient fixtures, are expected to improve indoor air quality
• Arena seating upgraded — old seats auctioned off as sport fundraiser

Scope of work and plans for 2010
The upgrades to Hastings Park are part of long-term restoration plans that began in 1994. Structural and cosmetic renovations will revitalize the Pacific Coliseum to address 2010 Winter Games and community needs. The replacement of nearly 16,000 seats and the expansion of the ice surface to international size have been completed. The balance of the building and technical changes for the Pacific Coliseum include ice plant improvements and upgrades to washroom facilities, concession space, building heating/ ventilation/air conditioning/lighting and dehumidification systems.