Prospera Place
Interior of Propera Place
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| Former names |
Skyreach Place (1999–2003) Prospera Place (2003–present) |
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| Location | 1223 Water Street Kelowna, British Columbia V1Y 9V1 |
| Owner | City of Kelowna |
| Operator | RG Properties Ltd. |
| Capacity |
Concerts: 8,000 Hockey: 5,507; 6,286 (with standing room) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | August 9, 1998 |
| Opened | August 28, 1999 |
| Construction cost |
$24 million ($32.8 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Architect | ICR Projects Inc. |
| Structural engineer | Weiler Smith Bowers |
| Services engineer | Matteotti Yoneda Associates Ltd. |
| General contractor | RG Construction, Ltd. |
| 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.
Opened 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.
Prospera Credit Union obtained naming rights to the arena in 2003, rights it will keep until at least January 2019.
Coordinates: 49°53′34″N 119°29′41″W / 49.89278°N 119.49472°W
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