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We don't really know how far apart the city and the Flames are. This is still the sabre-rattling stage of things.

Once the environmental report gets back, we'll all have a lot better idea about what can realistically be done with the land, and how much it will cost.


If the report comes back and says everything is fine and the current containment plan is still working and will remain safe for another 20 years as long as it remains the way it is, it's a very different conversation moving forward than if the report says that the land needs to be cleaned up immediately and that the best solution is to remove all the soil and cover it with tonnes of concrete.

If it's the second option, the idea of putting an arena/stadium complex on top of all that concrete is an easier sell. If it's the first, then the Flames will need to convince everyone that it's in anyone's best interest but their own to spend the money now, and to spend it on CalgaryNext.