Winnipeg Football Club puts another $4.5M toward stadium debt
The Winnipeg Football Club has taken another 4.5 million steps towards ownership of their new stadium at the University of Manitoba.
The club, which owns the CFL's Blue Bombers, announced Wednesday it has paid off another $4.5 million of its debt to Triple B Stadium Inc.
Triple B is a consortium of the University of Manitoba, the City of Winnipeg and the Province of Manitoba that was put in charge of overseeing the construction of Investors Group Field, with the province putting up most of the cash.
Wade Miller, president and CEO of the Bombers, said the WFC fulfilled its 2015 payment in large part due to revenues from hosting the 103rd Grey Cup and the FIFA Women's World Cup.
It also made a good chunk of money from hosting two major concerts, by One Direction and AC/DC.