The Prince George Conference and Civic Centre (pictured) first opened its doors on February 11, 1994 as northern British Columbia's premier meeting and conference venue.
An aerial photograph taken while the Prince George Conference and Civic Centre was under construction in the early 1990s. The facility was officially opened on February 11, 1994.
One of Prince George’s most familiar and functional buildings for business, commerce, and entertainment hits the quarter century mark today. The Prince George Conference and Civic Centre (PGCCC) first opened its doors on February 11, 1994 as northern British Columbia's premier meeting and conference venue. Owned and operated by the City of Prince George, the downtown destination has played a significant role in the economic and business development for the region and serves as a gathering and meeting place for numerous local, provincial, and national events and activities.
The Conference and Civic Centre hosts approximately 120,000 guests and 400 events over the course of a year. The peak year for attendance in the Conference and Civic Centre was 2015 when the venue hosted attendees of the 2015 Canada Winter Games and hit a high of nearly 245,000 event participants. The City estimates that the facility has welcomed about three million visits to date.
The PGCCC is one of 11 buildings in the downtown area that is connected to the City’s Downtown Renewable Energy System. By being connected to the DRES, greenhouse gas emissions from the facility have dropped by about 150 tonnes per year compared to heating with natural gas - an almost 90 percent decrease. This is the equivalent of taking 32 vehicles off of the road per year.