Corridors Devin Dreeshen News Today

The government of Alberta, City of Calgary, and Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation (CSEC) – the owners of the Flames – announced Thursday that they have agreed to develop a $1.2 billion multipurpose event centre that includes an $800 million arena to replace the 40-year-old Scotiabank Saddledome. Salim Valji has more.

Dreeshen said the project was deemed a priority for the provincial government because of the growing importance of the logistics and industrial hub in Balzac, and because of the substantial traffic coming off the QEII to access the CrossIron Mills mall and other major retailers nearby.