Some news. Tomorrow the Event center committee will release an economic impact study for the Rivers District. Monday they will compete for funds against the BMO Centre, Arts Commons, and fieldhouse.
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Ahead of a city council meeting on Monday that will help determine which capital projects will take priority, proponents of a new arena are pushing for it to be on top of the pile.
Coun. Jeff Davison, who chairs the event centre assessment committee, confirmed they've been in conversation with the Flames ownership and talks are progressing.
"We are having high-level talks. Those talks have been positive. They have been proactive, and they have been respectful of each other's working positions," he said.
It's a far cry from previous talks on a new home for the Flames that ended in acrimony between the Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation and Mayor Naheed Nenshi.
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On Friday, the event centre committee will unveil both an economic impact study for the Rivers District where an arena could be built and an update on resources and the work plan for a new facility.
"This is not about an arena; it's about an entire district, and it's about bringing our city back to life," said Gondek.
On Monday, the event centre will face off against three other projects identified as priorities for funding — the aforementioned BMO Centre, a proposed Arts Commons Expansion and a new fieldhouse.
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