It appears to be like just like the Ottawa Senators are one other step nearer to transferring to a brand new area in downtown Ottawa. This afternoon, the group introduced their growth arm–Capital Sports activities Improvement Inc.—and the federal authorities’s Nationwide Capital Fee (NCC) had signed an settlement on the purchase and sale of 4.5 hectares (11 acres) of land at LeBreton Flats for the eventual development of a serious occasions centre and area district that can ultimately grow to be the Senators’ new dwelling.
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Monetary phrases of the deal weren’t disclosed. Senators’ president and CEO Cyril Leeder was happy however cautious on asserting the dea, saying that whereas the acquisition and sale settlement is the “subsequent step within the course of, there are nonetheless many extra hurdles to clear in creating an occasion centre at LeBreton Flats”. These obstacles embody the financing of the mission, zoning, design and approvals, in addition to decontamination of the land to arrange for development. As Leeder identified in an interview earlier this 12 months, “it is going to be years” earlier than there are shovels within the floor to start development of the brand new constructing. (from, Bruce Garrioch, “It is going to be years’ earlier than Ottawa Senators transfer to LeBreton Flats, membership president says”, The Ottawa Citizen, 26/03/2025)
A brand new area at LeBreton Flats near downtown Ottawa could be considered by many followers as a way more enticing location than their present location within the west finish of Ottawa at Canadian Tire Centre in Kanata, 25 kilometres from town core.
