01-25-2018, 09:45 AM
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
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Preliminary agreement reached for new Ottawa arena
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa...ting-1.4502170
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The National Capital Commission has reached an agreement in principle with RendezVous LeBreton to redevelop LeBreton Flats, a 21-hectare patch of mostly vacant land beside Ottawa's core.
The Ottawa Senators-led winning bid to develop the land centred around a new NHL arena, also included an accessible community centre, 4,000 units of housing, a French-language public school and public space.
NCC CEO Mark Kristmanson said Wednesday the agreement lays out the conditions for an eventual sale of public land to RendezVous Lebreton.
He said it is the basis of what will still be a challenging negotiation in the weeks ahead.
Negotiating a land deal has been slow-going, with RendezVous LeBreton chosen as the preferred bid in spring 2016.
Senators owner Eugene Melnyk once mused about the team playing in a new downtown rink in the 2020-21.
That timeline is all-but-impossible, with a land deal not expected to be finalized for at least a year — or longer.
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