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The Place Bell is a multipurpose sports facility under construction in Laval, Quebec, Canada. It will include a 10,000 seat main arena and two smaller ice rinks. The former mayor of Laval, Gilles Vaillancourt, announced the project on February 13, 2012.〔("Laval pushes ahead with arena plans: Sports complex set to be completed by 2014" ), CBC News, February 13, 2012.〕〔("Laval to go ahead with controversial $120-million sports complex" ), Global Montreal, February 13, 2012.〕 The facility will be managed by Evenko, the same company that operates the Bell Centre in Montreal, home of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League. As in the case of the Bell Centre, the naming rights for the Laval arena have been acquired by Bell Canada.〔("Laval ice complex to be run by management of Habs’ Montreal arena" ), ''The Hamilton Spectator'', February 13, 2012.〕 The cost of the project is estimated at $120 million: according to Vaillancourt, Laval's share will be $42 million, with the Quebec provincial government expected to contribute $46 million and private investment $32 million.〔Martin C. Barry, ("Laval to build Place Bell amphitheatre by 2014" ), ''Laval News'', February 27, 2012.〕 Initial plans called for the arena to be built in the city's Quartier de l'Agora district, next to the Laval courthouse, but the unstable soil in that location led to a move. In October 2012, the city announced that the project will be located adjacent to the Montmorency station of the Montreal Metro Orange Line. Construction started in late 2014 with a completion date in 2017.〔François Gagnon, ("Laval: la Place Bell changera d'adresse" ), ''La Presse'', October 10, 2012 (in French).〕〔("Le déménagement de la Place Bell confirmé" ), ''Courrier Laval'', October 14, 2012 (in French).〕 It has been reported that the Laval arena may become the new home of the Canadiens' minor league affiliate, the St. John's IceCaps of the American Hockey League.〔François Gagnon, ("Les Bulldogs, de Hamilton à Laval" ), ''La Presse'', January 26, 2012 (in French).〕〔Pierre Saint-Arnaud, ("Amphithéâtre de Laval: Bell et Evenko injectent 32 millions $" ), Canadian Press in ''Le Nouvelliste'', February 14, 2012 (in French).〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Place Bell (Laval, Quebec)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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