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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
No it wouldn't, City Hall would dare them to build it outside the city. It would be a disaster for the Flames to not have the arena within shouting distance of downtown. They'd be better off staying at the Dome. So if the Flames want to threaten to build it in Balzac, City Hall will have a good laugh and wish them the best of luck. It's pretty much an empty threat "Don't pay for our arena and we'll go to a worse location that will!".
And as I already mentioned, because Winnipeg and Edmonton are both no good and were idiotic, we should be too? Or maybe we should be like the actually good cities like Montreal and Toronto and Vancouver whose arenas were 100% privately financed.
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Depends. A place like Balzac might be motivated to put together a pretty enticing deal for them.
Its a negotiation. It amazes me how black and white people can be.
The Flames' ownership wants an awesome arena in downtown Calgary just as much as everyone else. But if the city acts like children, there
are options.
If you think hockey fans wouldn't go to Balzac (or Okatoks), well I think you're wrong.