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Originally Posted by GordonBlue
you keep saying the provincial government gave Edmonton a pile of money towards the arena, but that isn't true. they did give 7 million for the community rink, but that's about it.
here's the agreement with all the attached documents.
https://www.edmonton.ca/projects_pla...agreement.aspx
while the oilers may have bent over the city, I don't see provincial funding. I do see where Edmonton may is directing money the CRL, but that's not the same thing by any stretch of the imagination.
So I do agree with you that Calgary should get as much money as Edmonton did from the provincial and federal government towards the building of a new arena. |
So looking at that breakdown of the funding the Oilers received, how on earth can anyone be upset that the flames are also seeking public funds? Why should that joke of a franchise receive what they did, while the Flames are expected to foot the entire bill? While I do agree that the city of Edmonton got bent over in that deal, it doesn't make it any easier a pill to swallow for CSEC to have Nenshi tell them that the City is not interested in making a deal work.