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History Rogers Centre 's primary by Rod Robbie & Michael Allen and was constructed via the EllisDon Construction company based in london, Ontario. The stadium's construction lasted about 2 . 5 years, from October 1986 to May 1989. The approximate expense of construction was $600 million (CAD) this was covered with the united states government, Ontario provincial government, the location of Toronto, and a large consortium of corporations. The CN Tower viewed through the Rogers Centre Background The idea for building an indoor sports venue came following Grey Cup game in November 1982, held for the outdoor Exhibition Stadium. The game was affected by terrible weather that affected the patrons, who had been viewing from stands possess not sheltered. Thousand spend almost all the game in the concession section of the stadium, the listeners was drenched, and the washrooms were overflowing, sega's a around bad experience for any fans. In presence tomorrow was then-Ontario Premier Bill Davis, and then the poor conditions were seen by over 7,862,000 television viewers in Canada (at the moment number one TV audience ever in Canada). In the morning, for a rally at Toronto City Hall, millions of individuals who are there to observe the Grey Cup winners began to chant, "We apparent dome! Weight reduction a dome!" Also did other people who begun to discuss possibly an all-purpose, all-weather stadium. Seven months later, in June 1983, Premier Davis formally announced a three-person committee would look at the feasibility to create a domed stadium at Exhibition Place. The committee contained Paul Godfrey, Larry Grossman and former Ontario Hydro chairman Hugh Macaulay. Over future years various tangible projects emerged, including a considerable indoor stadium at Exhibition Place with a air-supported dome, very much like BC Place in Vancouver. In 1985 a major international design competition premiered to develop an alternative stadium, and offering of a site for any stadium. A lot of the proposed sites included Exhibition Place, Downsview Airport, and York University. The past site was located from the base of the CN Tower not to near from Union Station, an important railway and transit hub. The land is a major Canadian National Railway rail switching yard encompassing the CNR Spadina Roundhouse (the desolate downtown lands were section of an expert insurance policy for revitalizing the space which includes CityPlace). The charge could well be $150聽million. Ultimately the Robbie/Allen concept won simply because it provided the most significant roof opening with all the different finalists, therefore was probably the most technically sound. Stadium construction A suspension bridge was built within the railway land surrounding the stadium. Construction was done by lead contractor Ellis Don. Several factors complicated the construction: The lands housed a functioning water pumping station that must be relocated, the soil was contaminated with a century of industrial use, railway buildings must be torn down or moved, together with the site was rich with archaeological finds. One of the most complex issues was moving the John St. pumping station next door to its home south of this stadium. Foundations on the stadium were being poured governed the ability (located in the infield area) continued to operate, as construction on its new location had to be completed. Because the stadium was the 1st available on the planet, the architects and engineers kept design and style simple (with a sturdy dome shape) and used proven technologies to relocate the coverage. It was important the fact that the design works and become reliable in order to stay away from the various conditions plagued Montreal's Olympic Stadium. The 31-storey roof consists of four panels; you're fixed positioned as well as the other three are moved by electrically driven 'train' engines, that run on standard railway rails. Your roof, which takes 20聽minutes to spread out, is created beyond steel trusses paid by corrugated steel cladding, which unfortunately is roofed from a single-ply PVC membrane. Stadium financing Overhead view of Rogers Centre with all the roof closed, as seen on the CN Tower The stadium was funded by way of a public/private partnership, with all the government paying of the largest percentage of the tab. The 1st cost was greatly underestimated, in the final tab being released in at $570聽million (all dollar figures used are produced in Canadian funds as well as have not been adjusted for inflation). Seventy one numbers of government (Metro Toronto, Provincial, Federal) initially contributed $30聽million. This does not include the actual amount of the land the stadium sits on (simply because it was part of an agreement considering the Crown agency聽 CN Rail). Canada's three main breweries (Labatt's, Molsons, and Carling O'Keefe) each paid $5聽million that will fund the stadium. As well as 28 Canadian corporations (selected by invitation only聽 no tendering of contract) contributed $5聽million, that they received amongst the 161 Skyboxes with four parking spaces (for ten years, which has an opportunity for renewal) in addition to a 99聽year exclusive option on stadium advertising. Skyboxes initially leased for $150,000 roughly $225,000 a whole year in 1989聽 along with the kids tickets for all events. But the financing weren't without controversy. First off it has no public tender for supplies and equipment. Secondly, firms that paid the $5聽million fee received 100% stadium exclusivity with the lifetime of their contract that is extended as many as 99聽years. Most of the companies that signed on included Coca-Cola, TSN and CIBC. This exclusivity even extended to advertising. This became perhaps most obviously when Pepsi-Cola was banned from raising promotional banners within a Madonna concert performance. Lots of firms signed on without the presense of contracts being buying. Pepsi stated when which in fact had they known the car finance terms they might have paid much more than $5聽million for those rights. Local media like NOW Magazine referred to as amount charged "scandalously low" (Now Dec 3-9, 1998). In a CBC Television interview in the days ahead of stadium, an associate of the public proceeds to ponder "It is going to be interesting to observe several years from now whose stadium it could be, Toronto's dome or possibly a business centre like TD Centre". The stadium was completed 60 days late, being previously planned to open for ones first regular season Toronto Blue Jays game. Because of its location south of major railway corridor, new pedestrian connections needed to be built; the infrastructure was aspect of the reason for the high cost of your stadium. Skywalk is definitely a (1/2聽km聽 est.) enclosed walkway which leads out of the bottom of the CN Tower and using a bridge connects to Union Station (is the main PATH network). The John St. bridge was intended to provide North/South passage throughout the rail tracks linking Front Street when using the stadium. SkyDome opening "The Audience" - A sculpture by Michael Snow adorning the faade on your northwest corner of Rogers Centre. The stadium officially opened on June 3, 1989 and hosted an official grand opening show: "The Opening of SkyDome: A Celebration". It absolutely was broadcast on CBC television below evening hosted by Brian Williams. Which has a crowd that could reach over 50,000 there, it absolutely was the best test on the new facility. The big is a showcase of Canadian talent, and included performances in a range of acts. The celebrities consisted of Oscar Peterson, Andrea Martin of SCTV, impersonator Andr-Philippe Gagnon and rock band Glass Tiger. The cover was opened by your Premier with the Province, David Peterson, who pointed a laser pen for the ceiling to officially 'open' it. The rooftop opened, exposing the crowd to the downpour of rain. This while a group of famous Canadians sang a song on stage this was written for the opening, using the lyrics: "Open up, Amenable the Dome". Yet since crowd got increasingly wet, they could be especially heard chanting "Close the roof". But Stadco president Chuck Magwood insisted which your roof fully open. So when open, a small grouping of civilian skydivers flew in the now soaked stadium often skidding on the concrete floor into the cheers on the audience. The moment the roofing had opened, almost all the crowd had sought refuge in your concourse areas and under the overhangs from the components of the dwelling. The event was broken down straight into the following acts: The Opening of SkyDome聽 A Celebration Act I聽 "Prelude to Forever"聽 "Oscar Peterson will work this original composition together with the Toronto Symphony." Act II聽 A Tribute towards Builders of SkyDome聽 "An Olympic-style entrance of those who represent the lots of people liable for dwelling of SkyDome." Act III聽 Exactly how We Were聽 "Featuring Theresa Pitt, the lead in Toronto company of Cats (the musical)." Act IV聽 "We are Toronto"聽 "From a smaller settlement and several hundred settlers, Toronto is a true window to everyone. Individuals of Toronto representing sixty-eight nations will celebrate the Opening of SkyDome throughout their native costumes." Act V聽 "Open inside the Dome"聽 "Liberty Silver and Tommy Ambrose will work this very special celebration number and will be accompanied by our 3,500 volunteer performers." Act VI聽 "Open within the Dome" Finale聽 "Our host Alan Thicke will re-introduce the performers and may take part in a final celebration from the Opening of SkyDome."[citation needed] Financial problems and fallout The SkyDome logo (1989-2005). The stadium would later turn into thorn on the side of David Peterson's Ontario Liberal government due to its overspending in your venture. The Ontario Liberal Party was defeated via the Ontario New Democratic Party within the 1990 Ontario election. An appraisal via the new Bob Rae government in October 1990 said that the stadium was so in difficulty not wearing running shoes have to be booked 600聽days 1 year to make a fortune. The stadium had only made $17聽million included in the first year of operations, while servicing the debt was costing $40聽million. It had been determined that the abrupt late inclusion by Stadco of one's luxurious hotel and gym added another $112聽million into the tariff of home. As the Province slipped suitable recession, Bob Rae appointed University of Toronto professor Bruce Kidd and Bob White (then president on the Canadian Auto Workers) for the Stadco board to support contend with the stadium's growing debt. But by this time it turned out past due to turnaround for the costs. The completed stadium started life having $165聽million debt that ballooned to $400聽million by 1993. The stadium became an enormous liability in to the Provincial Government, and as the economy soured, so did public support for ones so-called "white elephant". In March 1994, Bob Rae's Ontario NDP government paid in full all outstanding debts through the Provincial treasury, and sold the stadium for your massively reduced price of $151聽million with a private consortium (including Labatt's parent company聽 Interbrew).[citation needed] In November 1998, the stadium filed for bankruptcy protection. Good reasons reasons was that the majority of for the Skybox contracts were up for renewal. Almost all 161 Skybox tenants had signed on for 10聽year leases; this oversight running a business planning, along with a marked lowering of availability of the stadium's two sports teams, led to an extensive cut in the balance companies were prepared to spend on the Skybox. On top of that, oxygen Canada Centre was under construction just later on, and selling highly desired boxes in the civic favourite Toronto Maple Leafs and new upstart Toronto Raptors. Many businesses cannot justify owning box suites at both stadiums. That same month, the Blue Jays re-signed on for yet another a long time around the facility.[citation needed] In late 1998, Sportsco International LP bought the stadium outside of bankruptcy protection for $85聽million. Purchase by Rogers Communications and renaming to Rogers Centre The Rogers Centre logo is large enough to wear for a lot of kilometres. In 2004, Rogers Communications, parent company from the Blue Jays, acquired SkyDome from Sportsco around $25聽million聽 about 4% belonging to the tariff of construction.[citation needed] On February 2, 2005, Ted Rogers, President and CEO of Rogers Communications, announced that his company would significantly enhance the team payroll over $210聽million on the next three seasons, starting in the 2005 season, and announced a three-year corporate contract to swap the name of SkyDome towards Rogers Centre. After a purchase (for less than $25聽million), Rogers refurbished the stadium by, among other things, replacing the once state-of-the-art Jumbotron which has a Daktronics ProStar screen, and erecting other new monitors, including several built in the outfield wall. They also installed a totally new artificial playing surface called FieldTurf. (Nowhere Jays were thus the third MLB team to try out on AstroTurf, as Tropicana Field had replaced its AstroTurf surface with FieldTurf in 2000, and also Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome had converted to FieldTurf in 2004.) In May 2005, the Toronto Argonauts decided three five-year leases at Rogers Centre, which sometimes look at the Argonauts playing outside Rogers Centre to a 2019. The team maintain a pool of choice leave in the final analysis associated with within the three lease agreements. The Argos also announced that they will not move into a brand new stadium which had been being planned at York University, a project which York subsequently cancelled.[citation needed] In November 2005, Rogers Centre received the entire makeover on the 100 level concourse, so that it is larger. This required some seats that they are removed, which lowered its capacity size. They even renovated 43 luxury boxes and converted a number of them into larger party suites that could accommodate possibly 150 people. Nowhere Jays had planned for renovations in winter of 2006 to the Blue Jays' clubhouse and weight room, as well as the visitors' clubhouse; president Paul Godfrey also mentioned any potential project to install a faade to the outside of the stadium, whose concrete exterior have been criticized for appearing "cold" and imposing. In April 2006, the Rogers Centre became the primary buildings of size to take on a wholly smoke-free policy in Canada. The Rogers Centre made this decision before an action of provincial legislature that required all Ontario public venues to move smoke-free by June 1, 2006. Designated smoking rooms, or "puffers" while they maintained, will no longer be accessible to patrons. Due to this fact, smokers will not have the ability to smoke during events simply because of the pre-existing no pass-out policy, which would not support readmittance in to the facility after exiting. The Rogers Centre was dry on April 7, 2009, as the province of Ontario imposed the first of your three-day alcohol suspension in the stadium, for "infractions (that) developed at certain past events," using the press release. Etymology Toronto city view from plaza watching the Rogers Centre. The name "SkyDome" was coined by Kellie Watson, a personal citizen from the capital of scotland- Wallaceburg, Ontario, who entered a province-wide "name the stadium" contest later. Sponsored by Toronto Sun, ballots were offered for the people to submit their suggested name. Over 150,000 entries were received with 12,897 different names. The choices committee narrowed it as far as four choices: "Towerdome", Harbourdome, SkyDome, and merely "the Dome". The judges' final selection was SkyDome. Over 2,000 people proposed SkyDome, and therefore total name was drawn from lots of similar entries. Premier David Peterson selected a name using a lottery barrel. The selected winner won lifetime seats to any event at SkyDome (including concerts). Both seats are only just behind the dish. From the press conference announcing the name, Chuck Magwood (president in the Stadium Corporation of Ontario) commented: "The sky's a large a part of the whole roof process. The name possesses a feeling of the infinite which is what it is all about". (Before being officially named, the stadium was reported in media as simply "the dome")[citation needed] Stadium features Several restaurants have views of events, Windows restaurant looks to the field. The venue was the best major team sports arena in The states to sport a functional, fully retractable roof (Montreal's Olympic Stadium also experienced a retractable roof, but resulting from operational issues, it absolutely was substituted for an unchangeable roof). Your roof comprises four panels cover up a neighborhood of 345,000聽square feet (32,100聽m2). Each of the middle panels slide laterally to stack above the north semi-circular panel, therefore the south semi-circular panel rotates throughout the stadium and nests within the stack. Requires 20聽minutes for that roof to start or close.[citation needed] Even nevertheless the retractable roof would technically encourage the make use of natural grass, the stadium has always used artificial turf; initially AstroTurf, then FieldTurf from 2005 to 2010 before switching on AstroTurf. The Rogers Centre is just one of two remaining venues in main League Baseball using artificial turf (all the other you were Tropicana Field). The centre even offers an on-site fitness center and difficult Rock Caf, which may not renew its deal for 2010 and then, a result of the recession. The Renaissance Toronto Hotel can also be located within Rogers Centre, with a bit of of your standard hotel rooms overlooking an office. Artwork聽 over $5聽million of artwork was commissioned in 1989. The Audience聽 by Michael Snow may be a number of bigger life depictions of fans located over the northeast and northwest entrances. Painted gold, the sculptures show fans a number of acts of celebration. A Tribute to Baseball聽 by Lutz Haufschild聽 located above the Southeast and Southwest entrances of Gate 5. The Art belonging to the Possible聽 by Mimi Gellman聽 located inside over the north side of this concourse on Level 100. The glass and steel sculpture incorporates the signatures of 2000 builders of SkyDome, and is a tribute for their work. Several of the artifacts found during excavation for example musket balls and pottery seemed to be included. The brightly illuminated sculpture became a challenge to baseball players once the stadium first opened. The bright lights were considered a distraction to batters. Salmon Run聽 by Susan Schelle, located outside through the South East entrance; it is a large fountain containing various steel salmon cutouts. Spiral Fountain聽 by Judith Schwarz.[citation needed] Rogers Centre videoboard Rogers Centre videoboard The main video screen while in the Rogers Centre is called the Rogers Centre videoboard it's known during Blue Jays games as "JaysVision". Developed by Daktronics, the screen is 33聽feet (10聽m) high and 110聽feet (34聽m) across. The panel is made up of modular LED units which could be replaced unit by unit, and can be repaired immediately whether it's damaged throughout an event. Originally, this screen had been a Sony JumboTron before it was replaced. Temporarly, it has been the greatest available today worldwide.[citation needed] The videoboard plus the stadium played host to a number of television events, just like series finales for Cheers and Star Trek: Generation x, together with live coverage from the funeral of Princess Diana. Soccer fans had the ability to watch the 2006 FIFA World Cup final on July 9, 2006 at Rogers Centre on the state of the art video board.[citation needed] Stadium usage Sports Toronto Blue Jays host the Detroit Tigers in MLB action. Besides baseball and Canadian football, Rogers Centre was the unique home of your National Basketball Association's Toronto Raptors, who played on the venue from November 1995 to February 1999, with regards to Air Canada Centre was being built. It turned out to be somewhat problematic in the form of basketball venue, even in view that it was a very temporary facility. Many fans in your upper level could only see the game about the replay boards as they quite simply were to date from the court. Rogers Centre has additionally hosted exhibition soccer, cricket, Gaelic football, Australian Rules Football and three NCAA International Bowl games. The 1992 World Series and 1993 World Series were played at Rogers Centre. The whole world Wrestling Federation hosted WrestleMania VI and WrestleMania X8 at Rogers Centre in 1990 and 2002. On May 31, 1997, the venue hosted a post Olympic track and field event that pitted Olympic track champions Donovan Bailey and Michael Johnson, at a 150m race which was billed like a competition with the title belonging to the "World's Fastest Man". Bailey won the race, completing it activities like the of 15 seconds and winning the 1.5 billion dollar prize. Johnson opened up lame within the 110m mark claiming a quadricep injury. Soccer matches are actually regularly located in current times; on the list of been rarely played for the venue when its Astroturf surface ended up positioned.[citation needed] Rogers Centre certainly is the site of various major high school graduation and collegiate sporting competitions Prentice Cup for baseball and, from 1989 to 2003, the Vanier Cup championship of Canadian Interuniversity Sport football (then SkyDome).[citation needed] Since 2008, the Rogers Centre would be the host for the Greater Toronto high school's Metro Bowl. Toronto Argonauts vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats, October 27th 2005. In January 2007, Rogers Centre played host in the original International Bowl, an NCAA college football games game between Western Michigan University and also University of Cincinnati. In 2008, Rutgers played Ball State inside second International Bowl. The University at Buffalo Bulls and then the University of Connecticut Huskies took part in the last International Bowl on January 3, 2009. In November 2007, it hosted the 95th Grey Cup, its first since 1992 and third all-time. It was also the venue for ones 2007 Desjardins Vanier Cup on Friday November 23, just couple of days before Grey Cup Sunday. It was actually the 16th Vanier Cup hosted at SkyDome/Rogers Centre, returning after having a three year absence that was hosted by Hamilton, Ontario (2004 and 2005) and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (2006). It turned out the 56th Grey Cup hosted by your city of Toronto as the championship's inception in 1909, and then the 40th Vanier Cup hosted because of the Toronto since that championship's inception in 1965.[citation needed] The National Football League's Buffalo Bills announced its intentions to perform five "home" games (and three pre-season games) in Rogers Centre in October 2007; the earliest these regular-season games occurred on December 7 in the 2008 NFL season versus the Miami Dolphins. It marked to begin with an NFL team has produced a "home" stadium outside of the U . s .. The debts played a preseason game around the Pittsburgh Steelers from the Rogers Target August 14, 2008. (See Bills Toronto Series for more info regarding this.) Games with the first round within the 2009 World Baseball Classic were played in the Rogers Centre. In 2007, Bruce Power, Canada's largest private nuclear operating company, struck a great deal considering the Toronto Blue Jays that is going to permit the energy producing company to power the Rogers Centre with emissions-free electricity. Concerts Soon after its opening, the stadium became a common venue for big scale rock concerts it is number one indoor concert venue in Toronto; they have hosted many international acts including Metallica, Madonna, U2, Depeche Mode, The Rolling Stones, Important Tenors, Radiohead, Simon & Garfunkel, Garth Brooks, Backstreet Boys, Roger Waters, Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Limp Bizkit, Eminem, Janet Jackson, Avril Lavigne, Jonas Brothers, and Cher, the aforementioned for the Halloween extravaganza in 2003. Michael W. Smith and N'Sync also performed with the Rogers Centre. The stadium has several concert configurations, including smaller Theatre (capacity 5,000 to 7,000) and Concert Hall (formerly SkyTent; capacity 10,000-25,000). Mainly because of the form of the stadium and building materials used, the acoustics have been known to be rather poor, as well as the loudness/quality can vary greatly to the stadium. Its popularity with artists and fans has diminished gradually, with a lot stadium concerts now occurring in the Air Canada Centre. The SkyTent, a small grouping acoustical curtain sails that would be hoisted on rigging over the floor, can be used in lowering sound distortion and improve sound quality by dampening reverberations surrounding the stadium.[citation needed] The dome may be open for only three concerts: Bruce Springsteen's show in 2003, and U2's two concerts last year as part of its 360 tour. One of one's more notable concerts was the 1990 Blond Ambition Tour by Madonna. The touring show had become extremely controversial with the risqu visuals and performances. Once the concert came to Toronto, police were alerted the fact that show might violate local obscenity laws. The authorities were on-site towards the concert and threatened charges without changes. The show began as planned, but no charges were laid. The incident is shown inside Madonna documentary Truth or Dare.[citation needed] Other uses Rogers Centre contains 143,000聽sq聽ft (13,300聽m2) of exhibition space, and can host many different events year-round. It hosts several annual auto shows, along with the Canadian International AutoShow in February and Importfest in October. Travelling shows like World Wrestling Entertainment (with used the facility to host two WrestleMania events), Disney on Ice, Monster Jam and circuses have also used the venue. The Opening Ceremonies for the XVI International AIDS Conference were held at Rogers Target August 13, 2006.[citation needed] It has hosted many public speakers, including appearances via the Dalai Lama, Christian Evangelist Billy Graham, Nelson Mandela, and J. K. Rowling, to get a book reading.[citation needed] In addition to being a venue that hosts sports, concerts and various other events, the Rogers Centre also houses your head offices of a range of businesses. The Toronto Blue Jays individual office headquarters based in the building and until 2008, the Toronto Argonauts did likewise. It is is know for the pinnacle offices of Ticketmaster Canada. Rogers Centre is a home of the main Ticketmaster outlet (ticket centre) for eastern Canada, located within the south end from the building beside Gate 7. Too, the structure is the Toronto Renaissance Hotel, a Premier Fitness/Health Club, a Rogers Plus store, a hardcore Rock Cafe, and Windows Restaurant. Starting in 2006, the Hard Rock Cafe only opens travellers have the a performance on the building.[citation needed] On non-event days, you will find daily around the Rogers Centre. Attendance records Atlanta Braves v. Toronto Blue Jays in the then-SkyDome on July 19, 1999. World Wrestling Federation's WrestleMania X8 attracted the most important ever paid crowd to SkyDome. The March 17, 2002 event gathered 68,237 fans. WrestleMania VI held the prior record of 67,678 on April 1, 1990.[citation needed] Major League Baseball: The 1991 All-Star Game on July 9 attracted 52,383 spectators. Billy Graham Mission Ontario Youth Rally: This meeting, on June 10, 1995, is conceivably probably the most attended event around the Skydome's history. The attendance of 72,500 was boosted by performances by a number of Christian music groups, and by extensive seating to the field. Likewise, there has been multitudes outside - by some accounts over 30,000, watching the expensive vacation event on screens about the stadium. Toronto Blue Jays: A large group of 52,268 attended Game 5 of your 1992 World Series, which Toronto lost 7-2 to the Atlanta Braves. The tiniest crowd for just a Jays game occurred on September 9, 2009, when 11,159 watched Toronto lose 4-1 contrary to the Minnesota Twins. Canadian Football League: 54,088 packed SkyDome to enjoy the 1989 Grey Cup Game from the Saskatchewan Roughriders and then the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Toronto Argonauts: The 1991 Eastern Division Final played from the Winnipeg Blue Bombers drew a group of 50,386. Toronto Raptors: A March 24, 1996 game resistant to the Chicago Bulls drew viewers of 36,131. To do this game, the basketball venue was reconfigured to suit more fans due to interest in the visiting team, which basketball superstar Nike jordan played for to make certain. Surprisingly, the expansion Raptors handed the record-setting Bulls amongst their ten defeats that season, winning 109-108. Soccer: A July 31, 2004 soccer game between Celtic FC although Roma drew 50,158. Timeline 1986聽 October 3聽 Official innovative on the website. 1987聽 June 3聽 The stadium is termed "SkyDome" 1989聽 June 3聽 Stadium officially opens, hosting a live opening night gala. 1989聽 June 5聽 Stadium plays host to its first Blue Jays game. 1989聽 June 5聽 Fred McGriff hits the primary homer ever at SkyDome. 1989聽 June 7聽 John Cerutti records the main Blue Jays win at SkyDome. 1989聽 June 8聽 Rod Stewart performs the pioneer concert at SkyDome. 1989聽 The Saskatchewan Roughriders defeat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 43-40 within the 77th Grey Cup. 1990聽 ML baseball season attendance record is broken with 58 sellouts as well as a total crowd of three,885,284 1991聽 July 9聽 Host belonging to the Baseball All-Star Game 1992聽 The Calgary Stampeders defeat the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in your 80th Grey Cup. 1993聽 October 23聽 Nowhere Jays win their second straight World Series championship after Joe Carter hits a walk off great hit. 1995聽 June 22聽 2 acoustic panels disappear the inner ceiling inside 7th inning injuring 7 fans. 1995聽 July 9聽 A worker dies when installing lights to have a computer show (falling 25聽feet) 1998聽- November聽- Several dignitaries, including Pm of Canada Jean Chrtien, honour South African president Nelson Mandela. 1998聽 November聽 SkyDome files for bankruptcy protection 1998聽 SkyDome is bought by Sportsco. 2001聽 August 3聽 your roof was closed in the 3rd inning of your Toronto Blue Jays game, with the request of the dish umpire Tim Welke caused by a major infestation of aphids. 2002 - March 17 - WrestleMania X8 sets Skydome attendance record of 68,237. 2005聽 February 2聽 Rogers Communications buys the Stadium and renames it Rogers Centre. 2007聽 November 25聽 Rogers Centre plays host on the 95th Grey Cup, the best in Toronto in 15聽years. The Saskatchewan Roughriders defeat the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 23-19 in the game. 2008 - August 14 - Rogers Centre plays host into a pre-season Football game between Buffalo Bills and Pittsburgh Steelers, the most important from a 5 year lease deal which can observe the Bills playing occasional home games in Toronto Panoramic view of Blue Jays game with open roof. Panoramic view of an Argonauts game at Rogers Centre. Panoramic look at a baseball game at Rogers Centre from the 500 Level. Facts and figures Stadium related The field level seating rotates on tracks to reconfigure for football and baseball. The stadium roof carries a patent, preventing its design from being easily copied: U.S. Patent #05167097. Officially registered on December 1, 1992 to dome architects Rob Robbie and Chris Allen. To accommodate American fans, America currency is accepted through the entire stadium. The original mascot for the stadium is a turtle called Domer. When the retractable roof is open, people standing on the observation deck of the nearby CN Tower look on area of. 50聽million people have visited SkyDome/Rogers Centre. When the roof is open, 91% within the seats and 100% on the field is available to the sky, covering a vicinity of three.2 hectares (8聽acres). The roof weighs 11,000 tons, as well as being held together by 250,000 bolts. The stadium's inward-looking resort rooms have regular two-way windows, yielding instances of what some could consider indecent exposure. When SkyDome first opened, several getting yourself into sex was televised for the scoreboard Jumbotron on top of a baseball game. Days later, men was caught masturbating during the game in its entirety view of the packed stands. The guy, later located from a Sports Illustrated reporter, calmly said, "I thought we were holding one-way windows." Patrons surely have to sign contracts stipulating that they will not perform any lewd acts within view of the stadium. When the stadium first opened, the Toronto Transit Commission was anxious about job of moving the larger crowds. Just to streamline the admittance to the subway as well as to encourage riding on the bus use on the stadium, all tickets with the first 30聽days also worked being a Metropass. The stadium corporation has become requested to assistance in the design of other venues through the U.S., Netherlands, England, Australia, New Zealand, to Singapore, China and Germany (Source Rogers Centre Blog post). It was the more costly stadium inside the CFL and Major League Baseball, constructed at a price of C$570聽million. This record was passed by the fresh Yankee Stadium for US$1.3聽billion. However, whenever the value of SkyDome back in 1984 is adjusted for inflation, it is roughly C$1.05聽billion (2006).[citation needed] If Montreal's Olympic Stadium (which once were the household field from the Expos, only useful for CFL playoff games considering that the late 2000s) were counted, it is going to take the title, along with a cost C$1.6聽billion in 1976. See also Wikimedia Commons has media relating to: Rogers Centre List of Canadian Football League stadiums List of current Football stadiums List of Major League Baseball stadiums List of Australian Football League grounds Notes ^ "2007 Grey Cup game sold out". Canadian Football League. http://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=newser&func=display&nid=21672. Retrieved 2007-11-20. "The capacity crowd at Rogers Target Sunday are going to be 52,230."聽 ^ SkyDome ^ "Rogers Purchases SkyDome". 2005-07-01. http://www.lexpert.ca/deal.php?id=3039. 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Google satellite image SkyDome 3D model on the internet Earth SkyDome and international sports stadium discussion Official websites Official site Bills Toronto Series 聽 Links to related articles Preceded聽by Exhibition Stadium Home of the Toronto Blue Jays 1989聽 present Succeeded聽by current Preceded聽by Exhibition Stadium Home belonging to the Toronto Argonauts 1989聽 present Succeeded聽by current Preceded聽by first stadium Home on the International Bowl 2007聽 present Succeeded聽by current Preceded聽by first arena Home with the Toronto Raptors 1995聽 1999 Succeeded聽by Air Canada Centre Preceded聽by Wrigley Field Host from the MLB All-Star Game 1991 Succeeded聽by Jack Murphy Stadium Preceded聽by Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo Seville IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics Venue 1993 Succeeded聽by Palau Sant Jordi Barcelona Preceded聽by Luna Park Buenos Aires FIBA World Championship Final Venue 1994 Succeeded聽by Olympic Indoor Hall Athens Preceded聽by Ralph Wilson Stadium Home of the Buffalo Bills (shared with Ralph Wilson Stadium) 2008聽 present Succeeded聽by current Preceded聽by Trump Plaza Host of WrestleMania VI 1990 Succeeded聽by Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Preceded聽by Reliant Astrodome Host of WrestleMania X8 2002 Succeeded聽by Safeco Field Preceded聽by Jalisco Stadium Guadalajara Pan American Games Opening and Closing Ceremonies 2015 Succeeded聽by TBD TBD v聽聽d聽聽e Buffalo Bills Founded in 1959 Headquartered Orchard Park, Los angeles The Franchise Franchise History Players Seasons Starting Quarterbacks Coaches Logos and Uniforms Seasons Toronto (series) Stadiums War Memorial Stadium Ralph Wilson Stadium Rogers Centre Culture Buffalo Sports Curse Fight songs Ralph Wilson Billy Buffalo Buffalo Jills Lore Buffalo All-Americans AAFC Bills Utility company The Comeback Wide Right Music City Miracle Head Coaches Ramsey Saban Collier Johnson Rauch Ringo Knox Stephenson Bullough Levy Phillips Williams Mularkey Jauron Gailey Division Championships (10) 1964, 1965, 1966, 1980, 1988, 1989 , 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995 Super Bowl Appearances (4) XXV XXVI XXVII XXVIII League Championships (2) 1964, 1965 Wall of Fame Simpson, Kemp, McGroder, Sestak, Shaw, Wilson, 12th Man, Dubenion, Stratton, Ferguson, Levy, DeLamielleure, James, Abramoski, Kalsu, Saimes, Kelly, Smerlas, Hull, Talley, Ritcher, Thomas, Reed, Tasker, Smith Seasons 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Media Radio network John Murphy Van Miller Mark Kelso Steve Tasker Ray Bentley 97 Rock Toronto Series broadcasters Current League Affiliations League: National Football League Conference: American Football Conference Division: East Division v聽聽d聽聽e Toronto Argonauts Founded in 1873 Within Toronto, Ontario The Franchise Franchise Records Players Seasons Head Coaches Stadiums Rogers Centre Exhibition Stadium Rosedale Field Varsity Stadium The Rivalries Hamilton Tiger-Cats Winnipeg Blue Bombers Montreal Alouettes Lore Labour Day Classic Important Figures Doug Flutie聽 Joe Theismann聽 Terry Greer聽 Condredge Holloway聽 Dan Ferrone聽 Dick Shatto聽 Don Moen聽 Paul Masotti聽 Pinball Clemons Retired Numbers 22 31 55 60 Key Personnel Owners: David Braley Gm: Adam Rita Head Coach: Jim Barker Grey Cup Championships (15) 1914 1921 1933 1937 1938 1945 1946 1947 1950 1952 1983 1991 1996 1997 2004 Grey Cup Finals Appearances (21) 1911 1912 1914 1916 1917 1921 1933 1937 1938 1945 1946 1947 1950 1952 1971 1982 1983 1987 1991 1996 1997 2004 Eastern regular-season championships (15) 1936 1937 1945 1960 1971 1982 1983 1984 1986 1988 1991 1996 1997 2005 2007 CFL seasons (52) 1958聽 1959聽 1960聽 1961聽 1962聽 1963聽 1964聽 1965聽 1966聽 1967聽 1968聽 1969聽 1970聽 1971聽 1972聽 1973聽 1974聽 1975聽 1976聽 1977聽 1978聽 1979聽 1980聽 1981聽 1982聽 1983聽 1984聽 1985聽 1986聽 1987聽 1988聽 1989聽 1990聽 1991聽 1992聽 1993聽 1994聽 1995聽 1996聽 1997聽 1998聽 1999聽 2000聽 2001聽 2002聽 2003聽 2004聽 2005聽 2006聽 2007聽 2008聽 2009聽 2010 Current League Affiliations League: Canadian Football League Division: East v聽聽d聽聽e Toronto Blue Jays Based in Toronto, Ontario The Franchise History Expansion Draft Seasons Records First-round picks Awards & League Leaders Roster Players Minor League Players Managers Broadcasters Opening Day Starters Current season Ballparks Exhibition Stadium Rogers Centre Spring Training: Grant Field Dunedin Stadium Managers Hartsfield Mattick Cox Williams Gaston Tenace Gaston Queen Johnson Fregosi Martinez Tosca Gibbons Gaston General Managers Bavasi Gillick Ash Ricciardi Anthopoulos Culture Continental League BJ Birdie Ace "OK Blue Jays" 1991 All-Star Game Joe Carter's Great hit "The Doc Deal" Rivalries Pearson Cup Toronto-Montreal rivalry Montreal Expos California Yankees Boston Red Sox Detroit Tigers Important Figures Roberto Alomar Jesse Barfield George Bell Pat Borders Joe Carter Tom Cheek Jim Clancy Carlos Delgado Tony Fernndez Cito Gaston Roy Halladay Tom Henke Aaron Hill David Wells John Cerutti Pat Hentgen Jimmy Key Paul Molitor Lloyd Moseby John Olerud Ted Rogers Dave Stieb Vernon Wells Ernie Whitt Level of Excellence Pat Gillick Paul Beeston 1 Tony Fernndez 11 George Bell 12 Roberto Alomar 29 Joe Carter 37 Dave Stieb 43 Cito Gaston 4306 Tom Cheek Retired Numbers 42 (Jackie Robinson) Key Personnel Owner: Rogers Communications President & CEO: Paul Beeston Gm: Alex Anthopoulos Manager: Cito Gaston World Series Championships (2) 1992 1993 American League Pennants (2) 1992 1993 Division Titles Eastern: 1985 1989 1991 1992 1993 Wild Card: none Minors AAA: Vegas 51s AA: New Hampshire Fisher Cats A: Dunedin Blue Jays Lansing Lugnuts Auburn Doubledays Rookie: Gulf Coast League Blue Jays DSL Blue Jays 1 DSL Blue Jays 2 聽 Seasons (34) 1970s 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980s 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990s 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000s 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010s 2010 v聽聽d聽聽e Toronto Raptors Founded in 1995 Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario The franchise Franchise Expansion Draft All-Time roster Seasons Records Draft history Head coaches Broadcasters Current season Arenas SkyDome Maple Leaf Gardens Copps Coliseum Air Canada Centre Head coaches Brendan Malone Darrell Walker Butch Carter Lenny Wilkens Kevin O'Neill Sam Mitchell Jay Triano D-League affiliate Erie BayHawks Administration Owner: Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment President & GM: Bryan Colangelo Head Coach: Jay Triano Important players Damon Stoudamire Marcus Camby Doug Christie Tracy McGrady Alvin Williams Vince Carter Charles Oakley Antonio Davis Morris Peterson Jerome Williams Chris Bosh Jalen Rose Jos Caldern Andrea Bargnani T. J. Ford Anthony Parker Other important figures Isiah Thomas Glen Grunwald Chuck Swirsky Division titles (1) 200607 Rivals New York Knicks Nj-new jersey Nets Culture and lore Mighty Mouse T-Mac Air Canada Mo Pete JYD CB4 Il Mago The Swirsk The Raptor 2001 Playoffs, Game 7 Naismith Cup Toronto Huskies Media TV: Raptors NBA TV TSN TSN2 The Score Radio: CJCL Announcers: Matt Devlin Leo Rautins Jack Armstrong Sherman Hamilton Paul Jones Eric Smith v聽聽d聽聽e Landmarks in Toronto Infrastructure Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (Island Airport)聽 Don Valley Parkway聽 Gardiner Expressway聽 Highway 401聽 Hogg's Hollow Bridge聽 Leaside Bridge聽 PATH Underground聽 Prince Edward Viaduct聽 R. C. Harris Water Treatment Plant聽 Toronto Pearson Airport terminal (in Mississauga)聽 Union Station聽 WindShare Windmill Sports Air Canada Centre聽 BMO Field聽 Christie Pits聽 Maple Leaf Gardens聽 Ricoh Coliseum聽 Rogers Centre聽 Varsity Stadium Entertainment and media 299 Queen Street West聽 Bathurst Street Theatre聽 Bloor Cinema聽 Canada's Walk of Fame聽 Canadian Broadcasting Centre聽 Canon Theatre聽 Distillery District聽 Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres聽 Four Seasons Centre聽 Horseshoe Tavern聽 Massey Hall聽 Molson Amphitheatre聽 The music activity Hall聽 The Opera House聽 Princess of Wales Theatre聽 Royal Alexandra Theatre聽 Roy Thomson Hall聽 Sony Centre for those Performing Arts聽 Telus Centre for any Performing Arts Educational Art Gallery of Ontario聽 Bata Shoe Museum聽 Canadian Air and Space Museum聽 Enoch Turner School聽 Gardiner Museum聽 Hockey Hall of Fame聽 McLaughlin Planetarium聽 McMichael Gallery (in Kleinburg)聽 Ontario Science Centre聽 Riverdale Farm聽 Royal Conservatory of Music聽 Royal Ontario Museum聽 Todmorden Mills聽 Toronto Reference Library聽 Toronto Zoo聽 University of Toronto (Leslie L. Dan Pharmacy Building聽 Robarts Library聽 Scarborough Campus)聽 York University Institutional City Hall聽 Convention Centre聽 Hospital for Sick Children聽 Old City Hall聽 Ontario Legislature聽 Osgoode Hall聽 Toronto General Hospital Parks, squares, and natural landmarks Albert Campbell Square聽 Centennial Park聽 Edwards Gardens聽 High Park聽 Leslie Street Spit聽 Maple Leaf Square聽 Mel Lastman Square聽 Morningside Park聽 Nathan Phillips Square聽 Queen's Park聽 Scarborough Bluffs聽 Toronto Islands聽 Toronto Waterfront WaveDecks聽 Trinity Square聽 Yonge-Dundas Square聽 Waterfront Trail Historical Black Creek Pioneer Village聽 Casa Loma聽 Don Jail聽 Fort York聽 Gibson House聽 Gladstone Hotel聽 Gooderham Building聽 John Street Roundhouse聽 King Edward Hotel聽 Lambton House聽 Mackenzie House聽 Montgomery's Inn聽 Mt. Pleasant Cemetery聽 Queen's Wharf Lighthouse聽 Royal York Hotel聽 St. James' Cathedral聽 St. Lawrence Hall聽 St. Michael's Cathedral聽 Spadina House Shopping Downtown Yonge聽 Eaton Centre聽 Harbourfront Centre聽 Honest Ed's聽 Kensington Market聽 St. Lawrence Market聽 Sam the Record Man聽 Scarborough Town Centre聽 World's Biggest Bookstore聽 Yorkdale聽 Yorkville Amusement Canada's Wonderland (in Vaughan)聽 Centreville Amusement Park聽 CN Tower聽 Exhibition Place聽 Ontario Place聽 Sunnyside Neighbourhoods The Annex聽 Bay Street聽 The Beaches聽 Cabbagetown聽 Chinatown聽 Corso Italia聽 Don Mills聽 Gay Village聽 Greektown聽 The Junction聽 The Kingsway聽 Leslieville聽 Little Italy聽 Queen West聽 Roncesvalles聽 Rosedale聽 Runnymede-Bloor West Village By type Parks and ravines聽 Old buildings聽 Skyscrapers Italics indicate structures now defunct or demolished. v聽聽d聽聽e Current ballparks in main League Baseball American League Angel Stadium of Anaheim聽 Comerica Park聽 Fenway Park聽 Kauffman Stadium聽 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum聽 Oriole Park at Camden Yards聽 Progressive Field聽 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington聽 Rogers Centre聽 Safeco Field聽 Target Field聽 Tropicana Field聽 U.S. Cellular Field聽 Yankee Stadium National League AT&T Park聽 Busch Stadium聽 Chase Field聽 Citi Field聽 Citizens Bank Park聽 Coors Field聽 Dodger Stadium聽 Great American Ball Park聽 Miller Park聽 Minute Maid Park聽 Nationals Park聽 Petco Park聽 PNC Park聽 Sun Life Stadium聽 Turner Field聽 Wrigley Field v聽聽d聽聽e Current stadiums on the Canadian Football League West Division BC Place Stadium (Vancouver) Commonwealth Stadium (Edmonton) McMahon Stadium (Calgary) Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field (Regina) East Division Canad Inns Stadium (Winnipeg) Ivor Wynne Stadium (Hamilton) Percival Molson Memorial Stadium (Montreal) Olympic Stadium (Montreal) Rogers Centre (Toronto) v聽聽d聽聽e Current stadiums of one's Football American Football Conference Arrowhead Stadium聽 Cleveland Browns Stadium聽 Gillette Stadium聽 Heinz Field聽 Invesco Field at Mile High聽 Jacksonville Municipal Stadium聽 LP Field聽 Lucas Oil Stadium聽 M&T Bank Stadium聽 Meadowlands Stadium聽 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum聽 Paul Brown Stadium聽 Qualcomm Stadium聽 Ralph Wilson Stadium聽 Reliant Stadium聽 Rogers Centre1聽 Sun Life Stadium National Football Conference Bank of America Stadium聽 Candlestick Park聽 Cowboys Stadium聽 Edward Jones Dome聽 FedExField聽 Ford Field聽 Georgia Dome聽 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome聽 Lambeau Field聽 Lincoln Financial Field聽 Louisiana Superdome聽 Meadowlands Stadium聽 Qwest Field聽 Raymond James Stadium聽 Soldier Field聽 University of Phoenix Stadium Hall of Fame Game Fawcett Stadium International Series Wembley Stadium 1 Home stadium of Buffalo Bills for example regular season game on a yearly basis. v聽聽d聽聽e Current NCAA Division I FBS college pigskin bowl game stadiums Alamodome (Alamo)聽 Aloha Stadium (Hawaii, Hula)聽 Amon G. Carter Stadium (Armed Forces)聽 AT&T Park (Emerald)聽 Bank of America Stadium (Meineke)聽 Bronco Stadium (Humanitarian Bowl)聽 Cowboys Stadium (Cotton)聽 Ford Field (Little Caesars Pizza)聽 Georgia Dome (Chick-fil-A)聽 Independence Stadium (Independence)聽 Jacksonville Municipal Stadium (Gator)聽 LP Field (Music City)聽 Ladd Peebles Stadium (GMAC, Senior)聽 Florida Citrus Bowl (Champs Sports, Capital One, East-West Shrine)聽 Legion Field (Papajohns.com)聽 Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (Liberty)聽 Louisiana Superdome (New Orleans, Sugar)聽 Qualcomm Stadium (Poinsettia, Holiday)聽 Raymond James Stadium (Outback)聽 Reliant Stadium (Texas)聽 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium (EagleBank)聽 Rogers Centre (International)聽 Rose Bowl (Rose, BCS Nat'l Champ.)聽 Sam Boyd Stadium (Sin city)聽 Sun Bowl Stadium (Sun, Texas v. Nation)聽 Sun Devil Stadium (Insight)聽 Sun Life Stadium (Orange)聽 Tropicana Field (St. Petersburg)聽 University Stadium (New Mexico)聽 University of Phoenix Stadium (Fiesta) v聽聽d聽聽e WrestleMania venues Madison Square Garden (I, X, XX)聽 Houston Memorial Sports Arena (2, VII)聽 Allstate Arena (2, 13, 22)聽 Nassau Coliseum (2)聽 Pontiac Silverdome (III)聽 Trump Plaza (IV, V)聽 Rogers Centre (VI, X8)聽 RCA Dome (VIII)聽 Caesars Palace (IX)聽 XL Center (XI)聽 Honda Center (XII, 2000)聽 TD Garden (XIV)聽 Wachovia Center (XV)聽 Reliant Astrodome (X-Seven)聽 Safeco Field (XIX)聽 Staples Center (21)聽 Ford Field (23)聽 Citrus Bowl (XXIV)聽 Reliant Stadium (XXV)聽 University of Phoenix Stadium (XXVI)聽 Georgia Dome (XXVII) v聽聽d聽聽e Rogers Communications Inc. Corporate Directors Ronald Besse聽 Charles Birchall聽 H. Garfield Emerson聽 Peter Godsoe聽 Thomas Hull聽 Philip Lind聽 Nadir Mohamed聽 David Peterson聽 Ted Rogers聽 Edward Rogers III聽 Loretta Rogers聽 Melinda Rogers聽 William Schleyer聽 John A. Tory聽 J. Christopher Wansbrough聽 Colin Watson Telecommunications Fido聽 Rogers Cable聽 Rogers Hi-Speed Internet聽 Rogers Telecom聽 Rogers Wireless Magazines Canadian Business聽 Chatelaine (English)聽 Chtelaine (French)聽 Flare聽 glow聽 L'actualit聽 LOU LOU聽 Maclean's聽 Marketing聽 MoneySense聽 Profit聽 Today's Parent Cable Television/Specialty Channels The Biography Channel聽 CPAC聽 G4 Canada聽 OLN聽 Rogers Sportsnet聽 Rogers TV1聽 TV Rogers (French)1聽 TVtropolis聽 Setanta Sports聽 The Shopping Channel聽 Viewers Choice Conventional television Citytv stations CITY聽 CHMI聽 CKAL聽 CKEM聽 CKVU Omni stations CFMT聽 CHNM聽 CJCO聽 CJEO聽 CJMT Radio stations AM CFAC聽 CFFR聽 CFTR聽 CIRS聽 CIWW聽 CJCL聽 CKAT聽 CKGL聽 CKWX FM CFGP聽 CFLT聽 CFRV聽 CFSR聽 CFUN聽 CHAS聽 CHDI聽 CHEZ聽 CHFI聽 CHFM聽 CHMN聽 CHNI聽 CHTT聽 CHUR聽 CHYM聽 CIKR聽 CIKZ聽 CIOC聽 CISQ聽 CISS聽 CISW聽 CITI聽 CJAQ聽 CJET聽 CJMX聽 CJNI聽 CJOK聽 CJQM聽 CJQQ聽 CJRQ聽 CJRX聽 CKBY聽 CKER聽 CKFX聽 CKGB聽 CKIS聽 CKIZ聽 CKLG聽 CKMH聽 CKNI聽 CKQC聽 CKSR聽 CKXC聽 CKY聽 CKYX Other assets Dome Productions聽 Jack FM (most Canadian stations)聽 Rogers Building聽 Rogers Centre聽 545 Lake Shore Boulevard West聽 33 Dundas Street East聽 Rogers Park聽 Rogers Media聽 Rogers Plus聽 Spring Fishing Show聽 Toronto Blue Jays Notes 1Community channels owned by Rogers Cable Some assets in the above list are just partially owned by Rogers Communications. 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