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The Laurentian University debacle was such a massive failure of oversight and accountability that I still canât believe it happened the way it did. The whole thing was infuriating in its crudeness and clumsiness.
As a lifelong Sudburian, it left me feeling heartsick and somewhat hopeless regarding this city. I am left ashamed of the Laurentian leadership and embarrassed for my city.
And now, against all logic and evidence, in a process as opaque as that of the university fiasco, the Kingsway Entertainment District project gets the go-ahead by a slim margin. Serious matters that were supposed to be addressed in this final consultant review, were not dealt with. Thus, the report appeared to be a thinly veiled whitewash of the KED that did not even examine Project Now, the leading alternative and cheaper contender.
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Despite the failings of the legal challenges, opponents continued to spread false and misleading information, along with allegations of wrongdoing against some councillors in an attempt to erode public confidence in the local leadership.
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In January, council decided to take another six months to have the consultant from 2017 update his original report with all of the factual changes that have occurred over the past four years. His conclusion was that as a result of what has happened since the original decision, The Kingsway location for the new events centre has become clearly and undoubtedly the one with the highest economic benefit, for the lowest cost and the least amount of risk, when compared to building a new centre downtown or renovating the current arena.
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The city is progressing with all of its large projects, including The Junction projects that will transform the downtown skyline, Ian Wood, executive director of strategic initiatives, communications and citizen services, told councillors this week.
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While Place des Arts has made great progress and should be open to the public later this year, the two marquee projects are just starting to take shape.
But despite the delays, the Junction East is coming along well, Wood said.