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The original baseball grandstands were demolished in the early 1980s to make way for the Blue Bombers' new clubhouse. Stadium renovations in the late 1980s were aimed attracting an AAA Baseball club to the hitherto football-only portion of the complex. To that end, artificial turf, retractable seats on the east side stands, and new seating behind the home plate area were installed. While the hoped-for AAA baseball club arrived for only 1 year, the independent Northern League granted Winnipeg an expansion team which adopted the Goldeyes name. After five years at the stadium, the Goldeyes moved to the new baseball-only facility, CanWest Global Park , in 1999 . Canad Inns Stadium hosted the opening ceremonies of the 1999 Pan-American Games . Several improvements were undertaken in preparation for the event, including the replacement of benches with individual seats, improved lighting and sound, and a new Sony JumboTron scoreboard. The stadium's artificial turf was replaced in 2004, and a new FieldTurf surface was installed. The CFL Grey Cup championship game has been held at Canad Inns Stadium in 1991 , 1998 , and the stadium will host the event for the third time in 2006 . The original stadium held around 17,600. This was added onto in 1971. In this time, second decks were added for a capacity of 25,000. Many additions were added on to make the capacity 29,503 for football. A nine million dollar renovation in 1999 added new seats and among other things a new lounge and luxury seating area. SEE ALSO |
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