▁the ▁Convention ▁Centre ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁sports ▁ven ue ▁and ▁was ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁W inn ip eg ▁Cy clone ▁basketball ▁team ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁A ▁$ 1 8 0 - mill ion ▁expansion , ▁completed ▁between ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁roughly ▁double d ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁facility , ▁adding ▁ ▁of ▁exhib it ▁space ▁and ▁under ground ▁par king . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁facility ▁was ▁re brand ed ▁as ▁the ▁R BC ▁Convention ▁Centre ▁W inn ip eg ▁after ▁its ▁naming ▁rights ▁were ▁purchased ▁by ▁Royal ▁Bank ▁of ▁Canada . ▁By ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁the ▁annual ▁visitor ▁count ▁to ▁the ▁W inn ip eg ▁Convention ▁Centre ▁had ▁increased ▁by ▁about ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 5 5 7 , 0 0 0 ▁which ▁was ▁directly ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁W CC ▁expansion . ▁ ▁Events ▁▁ ▁The ▁W inn ip eg ▁Convention ▁Centre ▁hosts ▁regularly ▁scheduled ▁annual ▁events ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁New ▁Years ' ▁E ve ▁dinner ▁and ▁dance , ▁a ▁Christmas ▁craft s ▁show ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" Sign atures ▁Hand made ▁Market ", ▁the ▁Mid - Can ada ▁Bo at ▁Show , ▁the ▁Man it oba ▁R V ▁Show ▁and ▁S ale , ▁the ▁W inn ip eg ▁Career ▁Fair , ▁the ▁Home ▁& ▁Garden ▁Show ▁( former ly ▁Home ▁Expression ▁Show ), ▁the ▁W