Construction of the first phase of the project that links the station with
Churchill station began in fall 2009 with completion originally set for early 2014.[4]
It was announced on August 31, 2009, that the
Katz Group had bought the land adjacent to the site for the MacEwan Station, with the intention to build
Rogers Place, a new
NHL arena.[5] That development became known as the
Ice District.
Around the station
Around MacEwan station and
Rogers Place, which was under construction at the time on the left
^"SD160 Light Rail Vehicle"(PDF). Siemens Transportation Systems, Inc. May 2007. Archived from
the original(PDF) on October 26, 2010. Retrieved August 1, 2014.