Edmonton Parade Headlines

Don’t forget about the Capital Ex parade this morning. Mostly because it will be causing some traffic delays in downtown Edmonton.

So…I don’t know if you’ve heard anything about the downtown arena and entertainment district proposal from the Katz Group. If you haven’t, then we’re about to school you.

The most interesting items include Daryl Katz now offering $100-million for the arena AND $100-million for the entertainment district.

Say, if we keep waiting does he just end up paying for all of it? Or, because we heard the Oilers will not play in a renovated Rexall Place, does he throw that money to another city?

If you are updated, this will be a chance to learn just a little bit more. Each newsroom’s story on the big meeting at City Hall is included today.

Arena-up!

from the Edmonton Journal:

Oilers owner commits $200M to arena project

Oilers won’t play at Rexall, Katz Group says

Non-threat helps focus debate (The threat that wasn’t a threat. And, more importantly, the Batman or Joker question.)

Katz takes crowbar to Rexall option

Early start to Edmonton LRT paid parking turned down by council

Court appoints caretakers for Alberta Soccer Association (What an example they’re setting for the kids.)

Tailings ponds pose toxic threat: report

from the Edmonton Sun:

Katz says renovated Rexall not an option

Tough to separate arena fact from fiction (The Hicks on Six take.)

from Metro Edmonton:

Katz commits ‘no less than $400M’ to downtown arena project (That includes the $200-million he’s spent on the Oilers. Not that $200-million for an arena and stuff isn’t a fantastic offer.)

from The Canadian Press:

Oilers owner Daryl Katz urges city council to help pay for new NHL rink

from 630CHED/iNews880:

Katz willing to double investment in arena district (At least one group isn’t pleased to hear about a levy to pay for the potential project.)

Honda Indy staying put (A new group will be running the race, not Northlands. Which should get taxpayers off the hook. Meanwhile…on runway 30 of the City Centre Airport…)

from CBC Edmonton:

Oilers owner pitches new arena to council

Alberta midway inspection flawed: U.S. Expert (Those who inspected the ride before it crashed are inspecting it after.)

End WCB Bonus pay: Liberals

from CTV Edmonton:

Oilers will not play in a “renovated Rexall Place”: Katz Group

from Global Edmonton:

Katz ups arena offer

from Vue Weekly:

To the poorhouse (Why not giving money to the homeless is just to relieve our uncomfortableness with the situation.)

The big party (The Alberta Party begins becoming an actual political machine.)

from SEE Magazine:

Summer Camp for Sceptics

How many arena stories did you read?