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A public meeting will give Calgarians an inside look into the exact details of an agreement in principle that could land the city a new event centre, but critics are already skeptical of the cost breakdown.
More details on the deal to replace the aging Saddledome in Calgary came to light in a Monday meeting of the city’s event centre committee.
Coun. Andre Chabot called the arena deal "as reasonable a compromise as we could have hoped for."
Key details in Calgary's $1.2 billion events centre deal are still unknown as negotiations with the city and Calgary Flames owners continue.
One critic says Calgary's deal with the Flames on the Event Centre generates no operating revenue for the city.