January 5, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BC Place Stadium roof panel suffers repairable tear

Vancouver, BC - At 1PM today, there was a tear in the west panel of the roof at BC Place Stadium. The cause of the tear has yet to be determined.

Howard Crosley, General Manager at BC Place Stadium, said:

“Because of the tear, we activated a controlled deflation of the stadium roof. Everyone in the building was evacuated safely and the public were not in danger at any time.”

“We are currently assessing the damage. Our major concern right now is the water accumulation if it continues to rain and snow, but we are addressing this issue.”

“The good news is that the tear occurred only in one panel and it is repairable. A replacement panel will be flown in here for early next week.”

“There are no events booked at BC Place for the next 20 days, so at this time we do not anticipate any being affected. It is business as usual.”

“This is the first time in BC Place history that there has been an issue with the roof, which is inspected each year on a regular basis. The last inspection was in August 2006 and the roof was reported to be in good condition.”