Every day when he gets to work, the construction site a stone’s throw from his office is a tonic for Robert Hayes.

Over the past few weeks, physical progress on the Scotia Place events centre has become more apparent, as it began rising above the facility’s 40-foot pit.

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“You don’t appreciate what it’s really going to look like from the rendering or designs,” said Hayes, president and CEO of Calgary S

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