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May 15: Edmonton arena meeting
Follow along as City Council holds a special meeting to discuss the proposed downtown arena project.
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All I can say is be careful of what you wish for and you're always paying for something in some way. #yegarenaby GuitarKat via twitter 5/15/2013 9:52:06 PM -
Congrats to #yegcc & Katz Group for making the #yegarena work! Job well done thus far. GO #YEG ! http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/edmonton/Arena+deal+approved+council+Katz+Group+kicks+another/8389004/story.htmlby daneggert via twitter 5/15/2013 9:52:27 PM -
So, we are all spending our tax payers' money to this new #yegarena?? This better be worth itby PatJ_Pips via twitter 5/15/2013 9:52:37 PM -
Great to see #yegcc passing the #yegarena deal today. Katz group paying for it's own development project, who would've thought?by mfok via twitter 5/15/2013 9:52:43 PM -
Arena deal finally done 10-3 vote in favor of #yegarena now for the real question. What to do with the Gretzky statue? @EdmontonOilersby Oilers Diehards via twitter 5/15/2013 9:52:52 PM -
Woot so excited for the new arena hope it is built soon. #yeg #yegarena #arenadealby Chris Atkins via twitter 5/15/2013 9:52:58 PM -
Whether you supported the #yegarena or not, as long as you had an educated opinion it helped create a meaningful dialogue.by KevinDer via twitter 5/15/2013 9:53:15 PM -
Serious question - With the #yegarena being "official", will this impact things like potholes and mosquito control??by Rainyfool via twitter 5/15/2013 9:53:24 PM -
I like how the mayor is fired up he has passion #yegarenaby mpanasuik via twitter 5/15/2013 9:54:12 PM -
I'm proud of the visionaries on City Council who voted "Yes", today, for the new #yegarena. I'm also thankful for a like-minded team owner.by KurtLeavins via twitter 5/15/2013 9:55:18 PM -
Gorgeous weather, a great job, and now a new #yegarena ? Edmonton, I'm sufficiently impressed.by Katie Rollhighzer via twitter 5/15/2013 9:55:34 PM -
I know we'll all shed a tear for the beginning of the end of surface level parking lots downtown. Pouring out a forty. #YEGARENAby babiak via twitter 5/15/2013 9:55:40 PM -
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE THOUSAND FOOT TALL WOLVERINE STATUE?! #yegarena #yegby BarleyBoy20 via twitter 5/15/2013 9:56:03 PM -
Yeah arena deal is done. #yegarenaby jfburns1972 via twitter 5/15/2013 9:56:27 PM -
Edmonton's Mayor Mandel says he expects #yegarena construction to start "early next year, if not sooner." (via @EdmontonOilers)by NHLbiz via twitter 5/15/2013 9:56:29 PM -
Major gas price hike and #yegarena funding approval on same day. Coincidence? I think not! #dundundunnn #yegby spijkerschrift via twitter 5/15/2013 9:56:36 PM -
Note that #yegarena and museum will replace, respectively, a casino & a jail. I'm good with that. #yegdtby ChunkletsHockey via twitter 5/15/2013 9:56:49 PM -
What are we going to be naming #yegarena? Please don't rent the name to a corporation; let's name it #BillHunterMemorialCentre #yeg #Oilersby PaulOttoNeumann via twitter 5/15/2013 9:57:07 PM -
WE CAN FILL ALL THE POTHOLES USING THE WRECKAGE FROM REXALL PLACE AND THE BACCARAT CASINO YOU GUYS! #yegarenaby SouthNisku via twitter 5/15/2013 9:57:08 PM -
The one guy on #yegcc who was funded by developers hates the #yegarena. Good luck #yyc with getting a new arena built with our council.by CURTMAH via twitter 5/15/2013 9:57:52 PM -
This downtown arena project has been talked about for years now...make it happen already. #yegarenaby Faazzoo via twitter 5/15/2013 9:57:53 PM -
The more I hear about the #yegarena the more I wish the city was funding an escalator to nowhere insteadby YakovMironov via twitter 5/15/2013 9:58:02 PM -
and on the 8th day...god closed the #yegarena deal and saved us all from eternal grief and annoyance #EarlyXmas4Katzby Lisa Eisenbeis via twitter 5/15/2013 9:58:25 PM -
Finally the arena deal is done! #yay #citywontbesougly #yegarenaby a_mehta24 via twitter 5/15/2013 9:58:43 PM -
So when is construction of the new "Tear Drops Arena" going to start? #yegarenaby fantasticfridgy via twitter 5/15/2013 9:58:44 PM -
Daryl Katz is Edmonton's Monty Burns. #yeg #yegarenaby simonspeichert via twitter 5/15/2013 9:58:46 PM -
So the #yegarena deal is done? No room left for either side to Kardashian their way out of it?by Chris O'Leary via twitter 5/15/2013 9:58:50 PM