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Originally Posted by Muffins
The ring road negotiations went so fast and swimmingly, what could possibly go wrong?
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This would be different because it's private sector.
Let me be clear I'm playing devil's advocate here but given the signals coming from the city are pretty clear the majority of council aren't in favour of providing land (and land is something the Tsuu T'ina have in spades and might well donate to a partnership). It seems the that the City doesn't consider the Flames to be a significant revenue generator for the area, so why not explore other options that would keep the Flames 'in' Calgary?
An arena/stadium/casino/night club/hotel district could be quite the revenue generator for the Flames and their First Nations partner (not it the sports teams obviously). It's no less appealing than Firepark and better than something out in the suburbs.
If nothing else, it might result in the City viewing the project in a different light.