Calgary announces agreement for new $1.2 billion arena for the Flames

[snag]

Excellent point about provincial money! Why should taxpayers in Peace River pay to make the Flames owners even richer?

And as opposition, she was staunchly opposed to Edmonton getting money for Rogers.

 

[KrisLetAngry]

City and province likely throwing even more money at billionaire owner who doesn’t even reside in Canada…

Yea to avoid taxes.... so better give him... tax money.

 

[MMC]

 

[muddywaters]

This is good news …. Alberta’s premier city getting a new piece infrastructure like this would be fantastic … as a city taxpayer I fully support this and money well spent …

 

[Pucklington]

They can have it. We'll just spend our money on something else.

In all seriousness I wonder if that's why Utah has suddenly jumped onto the radar screen. Is this another ploy by the Flames owners to score their free money from Calgary taxpayers (Like the Oilers tried to pull off with a visit to Seattle that one time)?

I could see that with Murray Edwards...

 

[MMC]

 

[snag]

$300million from the province......ffs

 

[9911]

This is good news …. Alberta’s premier city getting a new piece infrastructure like this would be fantastic … as a city taxpayer I fully support this and money well spent …

Then the taxpayers of Calgary can pay for it. $330 mil from the Province. Smith was opposed to any provincial money for Edmonton. I guess that sentiment goes out the window when she’s buying votes in Calgary.

 

[MMC]

 

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

So by my calculation, 71% publicly funded? 330M from province, 528M from the city?

CSEC ratf***ed the taxpayers hard. Oof.

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

This is good news …. Alberta’s premier city getting a new piece infrastructure like this would be fantastic … as a city taxpayer I fully support this and money well spent …

Calgary is Alberta's premier city? Didn't know that (I'm American never been to Alberta). I had thought Edmonton was the premier city.

 

[BKIslandersFan]

This is good news …. Alberta’s premier city getting a new piece infrastructure like this would be fantastic … as a city taxpayer I fully support this and money well spent …

Don’t agree with this but alas, Calgary isn’t the first and won’t be the last city to publicly fund arenas. And puts kabosh on the idea that Canadian cities won’t cave.

 

[Coffey]

$300million from the province......ffs

WE GOTTA PAY FOR THEIR ARENA?

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

 

[snag]

WE GOTTA PAY FOR THEIR ARENA?

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

And the demolition of the old one....

I am correct in that Northlands Coliseum is still standing with them trying to figure out wtf to do with it, right?

Wow.

 

[muddywaters]

Calgary is Alberta's premier city? Didn't know that (I'm American never been to Alberta). I had thought Edmonton was the premier city.

LOL

 

[MMC]

Does this impact new Ottawa owner's chances at getting public funding for a new Sens arena?

 

[MeHateHe]

Does this impact new Ottawa owner's chances at getting public funding for a new Sens arena?

Doug Ford never wanted to be the mayor of Ottawa, so no.

 

[Coffey]

And the demolition of the old one....

I am correct in that Northlands Coliseum is still standing with them trying to figure out wtf to do with it, right?

Wow.

I don't get it.
If she fishing for votes? Everyone in that cowdung city votes blue anyway.

 

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

Calgary is Alberta's premier city? Didn't know that (I'm American never been to Alberta). I had thought Edmonton was the premier city.

Edmonton is the capital but anyone who has been to either will tell you Calgary is nicer.

 

[snag]

Calgary is Alberta's premier city? Didn't know that (I'm American never been to Alberta). I had thought Edmonton was the premier city.

Calgary has always had superiority complex so we just let them go along with it. I lived there for a number of years after high school (and before ever living in Edmonton....and live nowhere near either now) and it was amazing how rent free Edmonton lives in their heads (and not just the Oilers)

Edmonton is the capital but anyone who has been to either will tell you Calgary is nicer.

It is. I would live there again over Edmonton any day of the week. But not because of the people

 

[Demon Eyes]

a new arena will bring in more events....although the saddledome is more booked then the new rogers place in edmonton

 

[bustamente]

Final price will be well over 1.2 B

 

[9911]

And another $30 m for a community arena.

 

[LemonSauceD]

this thread is going to turn into Edmonton Vs Calgary very soon

 

[super6646]

Murray Edwards doing so much winning. Went from paying half to under 30% for the arena deal. No one else did today. Calgary taxpayers and Edmonton taxpayers can be united in something today