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Edmonton's Downtown Arena
Follow along as City Council holds a special meeting to discuss the proposed downtown arena project.
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While #yegcc Sloan and Diotte chew nails, EVERYONE else who were in #yegcc chambers will enjoy a liquid lunch. #yegarenaby femaleparent via twitter 1/23/2013 7:20:35 PM -
It will be interesting to see how many of the #oilers return to #yegcc chambers after lunch. My guess would be none. #yegarenaby femaleparent via twitter 1/23/2013 7:22:28 PM
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Katz is putting zero dollars into #yegarena, but gets everything... Superb negotiating skills by #yegadmin. #yegarenaby CommonSenseSoc via twitter 1/23/2013 7:23:09 PM -
When is someone on #yegcc going to ask how many hours of free ice time per year will be given to tax payers! #yegarenaby bertbertski via twitter 1/23/2013 7:24:39 PM -
OMG THE #OILERS ARE AT #YEGCC!!! Wait.. Don't they have an embarrassing loss they have to bag-skate for?!? #yegarena #yegby CalHobbsJr via twitter 1/23/2013 7:24:48 PM -
Wow we have a deal on a new #yegarena ... Except for being short about $114 million! Doesn't sound like a real deal to me. #yegcc #oilersby GarthNorris via twitter 1/23/2013 7:25:12 PM -
Anyone mocking the oilers for showing up at #yegcc have now relinquished their rights to be hockey experts on twitter every game #yegarenaby RicoCasanova via twitter 1/23/2013 7:27:06 PM -
What??No great controversy over the siezing of hens from a Bonnie Doon home!! @rivercityhens #yegarena #yegcc have taken over Twitter todayby IngridREC via twitter 1/23/2013 7:27:58 PM -
Re #yegarena "......It's an important part of our future........" - Shawn Horcoff Him getting traded more importantby bertbertski via twitter 1/23/2013 7:28:34 PM
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How many more seats will new arena have vs Rexall Place? 1,000? $600 million is a LOT of money for not that many more seats. #yegarenaby Libarbarian via twitter 1/23/2013 7:28:44 PM -
The more it snows. . . Intermission at #yegcc and #yegarena vote. Festivities resume at 1:30. #oilersby John MacKinnon via twitter 1/23/2013 7:30:05 PM -
My friend @brentrathgeber, is a staunch, responsible defender of taxpayer dollars. I think his perspective on #yegarena is very welcome.by BRinYEG via twitter 1/23/2013 7:30:30 PM -
So has Katz duped #yegcc into giving him a welfare transfer for the #yegarena yet??by sjaroszuk via twitter 1/23/2013 7:30:31 PM -
So where does the extra $114 mil for #yegarena come from when the Government of Alberta shuts them down? Then what? #yeg #oilers #ablegby TyranAult via twitter 1/23/2013 7:30:55 PM -
MT“@Emily_Mertz:When @vassykapelos asked @ebs_14 if he was bored in #yegcc mtg, Eberle: well, there was a lot going on pbs.twimg.com/media/BBUSnO-CMAA6vyt.jpg”
by VassyKapelos via twitter 1/23/2013 7:31:47 PM -
Full #yegcc #yegarena presentation - http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/documents/Arena_Update_january_23_2013.final.pdf #yegdt #yegby DECLorg via twitter 1/23/2013 7:33:07 PM -
What if they find an "ancient" Indian graveyard when they start digging for the new #yegarena Imagine the fun that would ensue. #IdleThatby KKineshanko via twitter 1/23/2013 7:34:30 PM -
The last time you left the Rogers Centre...did you yearn to linger around it’s windswept plaza? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/does-toronto-need-a-casino/ #yegarenaby CWhite20XX via twitter 1/23/2013 7:34:40 PM -
Can't we just have a bake sale or sell some Mundare Sausage to make up for the missing $100M in #yegarena deal? #goodidea #hungryby Kevin Jesus via twitter 1/23/2013 7:35:38 PM -
Don't get why contrary to almost all evidence otherwise, #yegcc believes #yegarena will provide economic & social boost to downtown #cdnpoliby CWhite20XX via twitter 1/23/2013 7:36:18 PM
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I like option B #yegarenaby ottomanisland via twitter 1/23/2013 7:36:56 PM -
If Farbrother says #yegarena dead with no crl, but crl won't be approved by shovel in ground time... who's lying again?by CommonSenseSoc via twitter 1/23/2013 7:37:20 PM
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Plus, $90M plan aimed to improve Edmonton river valley access, footbridge & trolley. http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/edmonton/plan+aimed+improve+Edmonton+river+valley+access/7861071/story.html via @edmontonjournalby Elise Stolte via twitter 1/23/2013 7:37:22 PM -
Oh wait.. I can hear it now.. Mandel will say "we've gone too far to turn back now"... Breach of trust. #yegcc #yegarenaby CommonSenseSoc via twitter 1/23/2013 7:38:31 PM
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Farbrother defines "level playing field" as taking new #yegarena ticket tax, giving it to Katz, old arena ticket tax, giving it to Katz.by CommonSenseSoc via twitter 1/23/2013 7:41:26 PM
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Hear from Jordan Ederle tonight @globaledmonton on #yegarena latest. #yeg. pbs.twimg.com/media/BBUYoIJCEAA9tEK.jpg
by vinesh pratap via twitter 1/23/2013 7:43:14 PM -
#yeg & Katz Group had meetings all weekend. Was Oprah the mediator? "ORIGINAL FRAMEWOOORRKK! NO MORE CONCESSIOOOONNS!" #yegoprah #yegarenaby CalHobbsJr via twitter 1/23/2013 7:43:29 PM
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I wonder if @Shaw will resume coverage of the #yegcc meeting this afternoon especially since the #yegarena vote is on tap.by gjmventures via twitter 1/23/2013 7:44:20 PM -
Oilers getting a new arena cause they stunk up the old one so bad tuesday night. #yegarenaby notjaycole via twitter 1/23/2013 7:46:20 PM -
“Photos: New proposed images of downtown arena http://edmjr.nl/145pAFZ #yeg #yegarena”
@northern2020 @drshafiq4 @pharmazizby UsmaanHameed via twitter 1/23/2013 7:50:36 PM -
Sorry hockey fans. You guys are alright 7 times out of 10. I just hate corporate welfare. #yegarenaby craddo via twitter 1/23/2013 7:51:52 PM -
Yes! #yegarena has hit that point in the day when all the lovely lady spammers are flooding the hashtag. #InTheBigTimeby journalistjeff via twitter 1/23/2013 7:51:53 PM -
It surprises me we've not heard more about the #yegarena being a regional asset and therefore dollars should come from wider than Edm #shpkby ian_mccor via twitter 1/23/2013 7:55:04 PM -
Edmonton's new slogan, as decided by #Oilers ownership City of Rubes. #yegarenaby COALM via twitter 1/23/2013 7:55:13 PM -
If they agree to the arena deal, they need to rebuild the roads for the traffic they will bring in #yeg #yegarenaby campbea via twitter 1/23/2013 7:56:38 PM -
I'd like to thank all those I follow in the UK for tweeting about #yegarena . You'll never know how happy it makes me.by theatrejunkiehm via twitter 1/23/2013 7:56:50 PM -
via @dstaples on @OilersNow, Vote to made by 3pm, expects 11-2 or 10-3 in favor of new #yegarenaby heavyoilcountry via twitter 1/23/2013 7:57:15 PM -
An excellent deconstruction of why Edmonton is in the pickle it's in with the arena - http://ow.ly/h4prT #yegcc #yegarenaby DuncanKinney via twitter 1/23/2013 8:00:00 PM -
So Katz demands money for a new #yegarena but Bruce Wayne asks for nothing when he saves the world #HappensAllTheTimeReadAComicBookby DTF via twitter 1/23/2013 8:02:43 PM -
Alright everyone. Grab your coffee, hit the washroom. #yegarena debacle to continue in T-minus 27 minutes.by JasFranklin09 via twitter 1/23/2013 8:03:49 PM -
Councillor Bryan Anderson joins us now to talk #yegarena. #Oilersby OilersNow via twitter 1/23/2013 8:06:29 PM -
If you could say one thing to #yegcc right now about #yegarena, what would it be? I'm curious.by JasFranklin09 via twitter 1/23/2013 8:06:54 PM
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Oilers practice about to get underway at a small community rink...they gave up Millenium Place ice so players could go to Council meeting.by Dan Tencer via twitter 1/23/2013 8:10:35 PM -
Why They Build It #yegarena http://freemarketsports.com/2012/09/26/why-they-build-it/by omar_aok via twitter 1/23/2013 8:11:03 PM -
Back in 15! Watch live here: http://councilontheweb.edmonton.ca/ #yegcc #yegarenaby JasFranklin09 via twitter 1/23/2013 8:14:31 PM