Prospera Place
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| Prospera Place | |
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 Interior of Propera Place |
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| Former names | Skyreach Place (1999–2003) Prospera Place (2003–present) |
| Location | 1223 Water Street Kelowna, British Columbia |
| Broke ground | August 9, 1998 |
| Opened | May 5, 1999 |
| Owner | RG Properties Ltd. |
| Operator | RG Properties Ltd. |
| Construction cost | $20 million ($25.8 million in 2013 dollars[1]) |
| Architect | I.C.R. Architecture and Project Consultants Inc. |
| Services engineer | Matteotti - Yoneda Associates Ltd. |
| Capacity | Concerts: 8,000 Hockey: 6,007; 6,886 (with standing room) |
| Tenants | |
| Kelowna Rockets (WHL) (1999–present) | |
Prospera Place, formerly known as Skyreach Place, is a 6,886-seat multi-purpose arena, in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. It replaced Kelowna Memorial Arena, which is still in use for smaller events.
Built in 1999, it is home to the Kelowna Rockets hockey club.
The arena hosted the Memorial Cup in 2004.
The arena has hosted concerts by many famous artists, spanning many different genres.
The So You Think You Can Dance Canada Tour came to the arena in 2009 & 2010.
A multi-story parking garage is situated nearby, as well as a private parking lot made available by the arena for attendants who have purchased a parking pass.
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- ^ Canadian inflation numbers based on Statistics Canada. "Consumer Price Index, historical summary". CANSIM, table (for fee) 326-0021 and Catalogue nos. 62-001-X, 62-010-X and 62-557-X. Last modified: 2011-01-25. Retrieved January 16, 2012
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Coordinates: 49°53′34″N 119°29′41″W / 49.89278°N 119.49472°W
