Flames to announce plans to announce arena plans in the... future...

[homestand]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

Maybe it's time for an over/under pool of when this thing actually gets announced. I got mid-2016 the absolute earliest.

My major interest is where will I be sitting and how much will my tickets cost.

[Coach]

[Vulcan]

When the FIFA takes the Qatar World Cup away and awards them to Canada.

[JBR]

Announcement of a team in Las Vegas will happen first.

[lazypucker]

I will venture to guess that an actual new arena announcement won't be made before Ken King's Calgary Flames tenure is over (fired/quit/retirement)

[RM14]

Seems reasonable that if the City is seeking public input before making a decision on their involvement that it would be in everyone's best interest to show off a few swanky renderings to show the public exactly what is on the table. I think we should all see something soon. I find it interesting that last year Nenshi was completely opposed to any public contribution but since the meeting with Ken King, Nenshi is now ready to consider the option. The proposal must be awesome.

Season ticket holder meeting's are next week and I am looking forward to an update from the team.

[mikephoen]

Originally Posted by RM14

Seems reasonable that if the City is seeking public input before making a decision on their involvement that it would be in everyone's best interest to show off a few swanky renderings to show the public exactly what is on the table. I think we should all see something soon. I find it interesting that last year Nenshi was completely opposed to any public contribution but since the meeting with Ken King, Nenshi is now ready to consider the option. The proposal must be awesome.

Season ticket holder meeting's are next week and I am looking forward to an update from the team.

I can save you some waiting. Here is what they'll say:

• The scope of the protect is very large

• They are very excited about the plans
• A project of this size has a lot of 'T's to cross and 'I's to dot
• They expect to make a more formal announcement soon

[mhsyyc]

They won't do or say a thing until they figure out who these New Democrats are. I have no doubt they'd approached Prentice or someone in his government and gad some sort of arrangement. Who knows now what the lay of the land is provincially?

[Barnes]

Sent to me by a coworker.

There is an RFQ for cleanup of the WV posted to the Governments website. It closes on the 16th.

http://vendor.purchasingconnection.c...2-6DAC57EE35CE

Somethings happening.

[GreatWhiteEbola]

Originally Posted by Barnes

Sent to me by a coworker.

There is an RFQ for cleanup of the WV posted to the Governments website. It closes on the 16th.

http://vendor.purchasingconnection.c...2-6DAC57EE35CE

Somethings happening.

I want to see the bid package, I can't remember my APC username and password...

[Canehdianman]

my guess - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izQB2-Kmiic

[_Q_]

Originally Posted by mikephoen

I can save you some waiting. Here is what they'll say:

• The scope of the protect is very large

• They are very excited about the plans
• A project of this size has a lot of 'T's to cross and 'I's to dot
• They expect to make a more formal announcement soon

Don't forget

• Lots of moving parts
• This project will transform the city and be unlike anything else that we've seen in North America.

[Denscafon]

Originally Posted by Barnes

Sent to me by a coworker.

There is an RFQ for cleanup of the WV posted to the Governments website. It closes on the 16th.

http://vendor.purchasingconnection.c...2-6DAC57EE35CE

Somethings happening.

If you read who submitted the RFQ, its CLMC, the group in charge of East village. So this RFQ has nothing to do with the flames. This actually means the city might be favoring going forward with their original plan in converting the area to a residential area instead of an arena.

[Lord Carnage]

Originally Posted by Denscafon

If you read who submitted the RFQ, its CLMC, the group in charge of East village. So this RFQ has nothing to do with the flames. This actually means the city might be favoring going forward with their original plan in converting the area to a residential area instead of an arena.

What it does show though is that something is happening with the West Village.

Whether it be for the Flames or for the city, things are - at least - moving forward, and that will provide more clarity to the arena project.

Besides, as CMLC is the company doing the work for the East village, they probably have the pieces to reach out for a RFQ. I don't think that CMLC made the request points one way or the other.

[heep223]

Originally Posted by Denscafon

If you read who submitted the RFQ, its CLMC, the group in charge of East village. So this RFQ has nothing to do with the flames. This actually means the city might be favoring going forward with their original plan in converting the area to a residential area instead of an arena.

I don't think you can draw this conclusion from this. Actually the only conclusion we could draw would be that something's happening. The Flames could be involved in the long term plan or not but it wouldn't be the Flames doing RFPs etc.

Why is it residential or arena? It's going to be mixed use - retail, residential and possible arena.

[Denscafon]

Originally Posted by heep223

I don't think you can draw this conclusion from this. Actually the only conclusion we could draw would be that something's happening. The Flames could be involved in the long term plan or not but it wouldn't be the Flames doing RFPs etc.

Why is it residential or arena? It's going to be mixed use - retail, residential and possible arena.

It can be mixed use, but if CLMC is involved, most likely will not include an arena. They want to make the area similar to what is happening in East village.

This is the original proposal for west village in 2010.
http://www.realestateforums.com/calg...thias_tita.pdf

[heep223]

Originally Posted by Denscafon

It can be mixed use, but if CLMC is involved, most likely will not include an arena. They want to make the area similar to what is happening in East village.



This is the original proposal for west village in 2010.

http://www.realestateforums.com/calg...thias_tita.pdf

Ya I've seen that. I just don't think you can conclude that an arena is not involved because the city development organization is asking for proposals to clean up the site. Yes the concept in 2010 didn't include an arena but doesn't mean it can't now.

[Bunk]

CMLC analyzing scenarios with or without Flames complex.

[polak]

or the CMLC is paying for the clean up and then gifting at least part of the land to the Flames?

The arena may not be the entire scope of the project... In fact I doubt it is.

[CroFlames]

The more I look at that West village, the more I think there's no way in hell they are going to fit a rink, a stadium, a parking complex and some type of entertainment square/district. They'd be hard pressed to fit a rink and stadium with no parking.