Commonwealth Stadium

Expert Service•Experienced•Sustainable•Innovation Canada’s Leading Janitorial Service 780.435.3355 www.bee-clean.com •Vancouver •Victoria •Kelowna •Prince George •Calgary •Edmonton •Ft. McMurray •Lethbridge •Regina •Winnipeg •Toronto •Ottawa •Gatineau •Montreal •and More! cell phones when they’re coming to an event,so that we can be better aligned froma ticketing standpoint, froma food and beverage standpoint,and froman overall customer satisfaction feel.” Taking care of Commonwealth Stadium in the cold Canadian climate is a constant challenge,according to Fesyk.“Alot of workand effort has been put into keep- ing the facility looking theway it is,”he says.“But it is a 40-year-old facilityand in terms of outdoor,open air facilities,that’s a pretty long life cycle.We have towork veryhard on snowremoval,ice cleaning; we have to do a lot of work to keep our turf in a usable condition. We’re the northernmost capital in Canada and,because of our climate,what we have to do to keep our facility up and operating is probablya lot more difficult.It would be nice if we could operate 12months of the season,but with theweather that we get in northern Alberta,it’s veryhard for us to do that.So,we do shut down the stadiumat the end of the football season in November andwe get everything going again,back early inMay.So,there’s a lot of work for us to do be- tween nowand the beginning of May,whenwe’re go- ing to be kicking off our 40th anniversarycelebration.” COMMONWEALTH STADIUM PREFERRED VENDOR n Bee-Clean Building Maintenance www.bee-clean.com Luckily,for Commonwealth Stadium,its 40th an- niversaryyear is likely to be as successful as itsmany predecessors.“We’re one of the highest drawing spec- tator stadiums inside the CFLand have been for de- cades,”Fesykdeclares.“That’s a real feather in our cap. And because the people in and around Edmonton and NorthernAlberta really support their CFL football club, and really support the events that we have,it allows us to remain relevant in themarket.It also keeps us on our toes,becausewe need to keep ever evolving to meet the changing demographics and the changing needs andwants of the spectators as wemove into the next fewyears.We’re always interested in bringing newand exciting live event options to the people of Edmonton and the surrounding area.”