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Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed
My prediction:
we'll really see 2 or 3 years from now, when Calgary's new arena is well underway, and Edmonton's arena hasn't even started construction - or perhaps has been significantly scaled back to make it work with the funding they've got.
I still get the feeling that nothing will be done in Edmonton while Katz owns the team.
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The deal is done as I posted in more detail earlier:
The city councillors have voted 10-3 in favour of the revised deal. Shovels are expected in the ground by summer 2013. Expected date of completion is 2016 before the start of the NHL season.
The final price tag at $601-million (480 arena and 121 million for LRT, Winter Garden). The mayor is very confident that the funding will not be an issue from the Provincial government