NEW: The Calgary Stampede received a $90M land deal as part of Scotia Place agreements. New details show the figures of the deal that were largely redacted in the agreement documents. globalnews.ca/news/1113033... - ThreadSky

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adammacvicar.bsky.social • 1 day ago

NEW: The Calgary Stampede received a $90M land deal as part of Scotia Place agreements. New details show the figures of the deal that were largely redacted in the agreement documents.

https://globalnews.ca/news/11130333/calgary-stampede-90m-land-deal-scotia-place/

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travisfigures.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Another ugly chapter in Calgary's use of taxpayer money and assets...

A multibillionaire who fled Canadian taxation and lives abroad needed our help, while the values of sports teams skyrocket..

peterloliver.bsky.social•1 day ago

What did they originally pay for that land? Were the Calgarians who once lived there forced to sell only to the Stampede?

peterloliver.bsky.social•1 day ago

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/victoria-park-residents-being-pushed-by-stampede-expansion-plans-1.269941

peterloliver.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Taxpayers also funded a completely unnecessary 1,000 stall surface parking lot on private property for the Stampede as part of a secret deal.

https://www.projectcalgary.org/secret_arena_land_deal

peterloliver.bsky.social•23 hours ago

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-evan-woolley-ward-sutherland-stampede-cmlc-1.6000851

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