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Old 06-21-2018, 02:47 PM   #25
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Originally Posted by powderjunkie View Post
I recall the first release being pretty explicit that there had been no formal talks with the city, and implied very little discussion behind the scenes.

The discussion behind the scenes were:


'We are not interested in any proposal in the West Village, so don't bother with one.'


The discussion in front of the camera was:


'We aren't going to give the same deal as Edmonton.'




So naturally CSEC came up with a proposal that had the Edmonton funding model for a location in the West Village, and then acted all surprised when it got no traction.
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