Officials were tight-lipped on specifics after a two-hour closed-door meeting of the city’s events centre committee on Monday, though they said no formal negotiations with the Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corp. are currently taking place. The committee received a confidential update from staff on the progress made so far.
A third-party intermediary, the Event Centre Visioning Group, is continuing talks with both city administration and the Flames owners, eying a path back to the negotiation table. The group consists of three Calgary businessmen: John Fisher, CBRE executive vice-president; Guy Huntingford, NAIOP Calgary strategic director; and Phil Swift, Ayrshire Group executive chair.Article content
In January, council directed administration to look for new options for the project, including having a third party look for potential partners other than the Flames’ ownership.Article content “We’re focused on working with CSEC, rebuilding that relationship, and then the third party would work on the second part of the mandate,” she said.
1743 on the list of blunders by Yoti and her yyccc Stumbling and bumbling will be the hallmark of her reign ... 39 more months ... 🙄 yyc Calgary
Better known as corporate welfare.
The ownership group should just strike a deal with the T’suuT’ina and build out there. The chief there is pro-development.
Better make it happen.