In late December, the Calgary Flames arena deal officially hit the ditch when the Flames and the City both opted not to clear the last budget approval hurdle prior to construction.
But just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water, the arena saga will return to city council at Tuesday’s meeting.
Back in January, when council affirmed (via a unanimous vote) their intentions to build an arena despite the 2019 deal with Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation falling apart, we were led to expect two pieces of news to come out of the March meeting:
- The Event Centre Assessment Committee, which produced the 2019 deal, will be re-instituted under its old terms of reference.