The first administrative step towards another new deal for a new home for the Calgary Flames went forward at Calgary’s city council meeting on Tuesday. Council voted to reform a committee to further work on the file.
The committee has a slightly different name and composition than the prior incarnation, but it’s very much operating with the same aims.
The old committee was called the Event Centre Assessment Committee. The new one is called the Event Centre Committee. Aside from the exclusion of the word “assessment,” the committee is very similar.
From the report to council, here’s the framing for the group:
The Committee’s work would be guided by a mandate to provide recommendations to Council after receiving and reviewing the information provided by Administration and its third party regarding the development of an Event Centre within a larger culture and entertainment district that meets the long-term goals of The City of Calgary including those embedded in the Downtown Strategy and Rivers District Master Plan.