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I live in Calgary and our NHL arena is nearing the end of it's life. Our mayor, Naheed Nenshi, has been very vocal about public funding for arena's and is hold
by giarc 11y ago
I live in Calgary and our NHL arena is nearing the end of it's life. Our mayor, Naheed Nenshi, has been very vocal about public funding for arena's and is holding the owners group and the NHLs 'feet to the fire' so to speak.
>I have said for a long time — and continue to strongly believe — that public money must be for public benefit and not private profit. [0]
I don't think he's necessarily against using public money, but he's not willing to just throw money at a stadium just because the Calgary Flames and the NHL say it's a good idea, or because 'that's the way it's done'.
[0] - http://calgaryherald.com/sports/hockey/nhl/calgary-flames/mayor-nenshis-statement-on-the-flames-arena-project http://calgaryherald.com/sports/hockey/nhl/calgary-flames/ma...
- wesd 11y agoIt's a terrible time to try to get public funding for a billion dollar project in Alberta while thousands of people are losing their jobs due to oil price. They will try again. Here is a Grantland picce that covert it: http://grantland.com/the-triangle/how-to-sell-a-stadium-in-six-easy-steps-calgary-gets-the-high-pressure-pitch/ http://grantland.com/the-triangle/how-to-sell-a-stadium-in-s...
- chucksmash 11y ago*Atlanta Flames
- swehner 11y agoThe NHL strike a few years ago had hardly any effect on people. They just went out to restaurants more, and bars. So hockey's loss = someone else's gains. If not, < Calgary should be fine without a stadium for those games