Mewata Stadium () was a
multi-purpose stadium
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in
Calgary
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,
Alberta
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, Canada. It was the home stadium of the
Calgary Stampeders
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, both before and after the formation of the
Canadian Football League
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in 1958, until they moved to
McMahon Stadium
McMahon Stadium is a Canadian football stadium in Calgary, Alberta. The stadium is owned by the University of Calgary and operated by the McMahon Stadium Society.
The stadium is between the downtown core and the University of Calgary, north of ...
for the 1960 season, where the team still plays.
The land for Mewata Park was a gift from the Government of Canada.
The Mewata Stadium opened in 1906, and by 1919 (if not earlier) had bleachers with a seating capacity of 10,000.
[
The stadium was razed in 1999 and replaced with Shaw Millennium Park, including a greenspace and ]skateboard park
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.
Other uses
Mewata Stadium was briefly the home of two Calgary soccer
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teams, the Calgary Mustangs of the Canadian Professional Soccer League in 1983 and the Calgary Kickers
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of the Canadian Soccer League
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from 1987 through 1989.
During World War II
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, 1st Battalion, The Calgary Highlanders
The Calgary Highlanders is a Canadian Army Primary Reserve infantry regiment, headquartered at Mewata Armouries in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The regiment is a part-time reserve unit, under the command of 41 Canadian Brigade Group, itself part of 3 ...
, used the bleachers at Mewata Stadium to pose for unit photographs before departing for overseas service. The Highlanders had mobilized 1st Battalion for war service on 1 September 1939 and garrisoned at the adjacent Mewata Armouries
Mewata Armoury (also referred to as Mewata Armouries) is a Canadian Forces reserve armoury in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ''Mewata'' ( is derived from the Cree word (), meaning "Oh, be joyful".
The building was built between 1915 and 1918 for a ...
until the summer of 1940. The Highlanders used the stadium for training purposes.[Farran, Roy ''History of the Calgary Highlanders 1921-1954'' (The Bryant Press, Calgary, AB, 1954)]
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