Riders and Federated Co-op unveil new $20 community zone

Rider fans with Co-op memberships have an affordable new option to attend home games.

On Monday, the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) introduced the Co-op Community Zone – a 2,000-seat section spanning the entire 600 level on the east side of Mosaic Stadium.

Tickets for the community zone will be $20 each for Co-op members.

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Craig Reynolds, president and CEO of the Riders, said the community zone tickets are now the most affordable ones in the stadium.

“So much of what we do is trying to get families and kids to the stadium, and this is just another opportunity for that in a really affordable way,” Reynolds said on Monday.

“With the reach and the accessibility via the Co-ops, you’re going to, hopefully, reach that kid – whether they’re in Foam Lake, or they’re in Watrous or wherever they happen to be – they’re going to have a really easy way to access Roughrider tickets, just simply by being a Co-op member.”

Craig Reynolds, president and CEO of the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Sept. 15, 2025. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)

The tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. The first set of tickets will be sold starting Sept. 22.

FCL CEO Heather Ryan said this partnership with the Riders was years in the making.

Although FCL is owned by Co-ops across western Canada, the participating Co-ops for the community zone are all based in Saskatchewan.

“These things don’t happen overnight, but it takes great teamwork and people with aligned values,” Ryan said.

“We want to make sure that the community is represented (and) what’s important. Our members talked about what good value is, just making sure that it really went back to the people who support both Co-op and the Roughriders.”

The Co-op Community Zone is on the 600 level. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)

Ryan stressed the importance of having two local fixtures like FCL and the Roughriders working together.

“Co-op members are fiercely proud, and so is Rider Nation,” Ryan said.

“In terms of actually being able to get your tickets at local Co-ops for a very affordable price, while you’re getting your fuel, while you’re getting your groceries and a number of other things (since) they already have that connection with Co-op – and then tying in where it’s easy to get your tickets as well at a super affordable price – we get kind of the (best of both).”

Ryan said the partnership is scheduled to take place from 2025 until 2028, but said it remains to be seen where it could go beyond then.