Montreal’s Olympic Stadium tower won’t fully reopen by next summer’s 50th anniversary of the 1976 Games, as renovations have gone over budget. CTV News App Contact Us FAQ Newsletters Team.

April 15, 1977: The Expos play their first home game at Olympic Stadium, losing 7-2 to the Phillies. A crowd of 57,592 witnesses the event. 1977-1986: The roof is in storage, first in France and ...

The ageing Olympic Stadium was designed by French architect Roger Taillibert for the 1976 Montreal Summer Games and features a now-iconic angled tower that suspends the roof from a series of cables.