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Originally Posted by Keith P.
Given the financial state of the province's books, you can forget about any provincial funding for something like this in Halifax. Meanwhile, once Shawn Graham sells off NB Power he will have pockets full of cash to toss at projects like a stadium.
I don't mind an economical stadium, but I don't like the "temporary stands and a football field" concept. You are tying up a valuable chunk of property and you need certain facilities to be installed to make it viable. Far better to design what you need and build it rather than cobble together a bunch of temporary junk that won't last.
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And if anything should illustrate how things will go, look at todays news.... City now on the hook for 40 millon.
N.S. government kicks in $2 million toward Bedford arena
By PATRICIA BROOKS ARENBURG Staff Reporter
Tue. Nov 17 - 9:47 AM
The province will lay down the cash to help Bedford residents hit the ice.
The Department of Health Promotion and Protection announced today that the Nova Scotia government will contribute $2 million to the four-pad arena being built on the Hammonds Plains Road.
The B-FIT program, which started in 2007, was created to replace and upgrade recreation facilities in Nova Scotia.
"The arena will provide more opportunities for local residents to live healthier and more active lives," Maureen MacDonald, Minister of Health Promotion and Protection, said in a news release.
Halifax Regional Municipality had expected the federal and provincial governments to cover half the cost of the $40-million project through the federal-provincial stimulus program, but was surprised in July when the feds rejected the project. At the time, the province indicated that it still wanted to support the project, and would try to do so through another funding program.
The facility, owned by HRM and operated by Nustadia Recreation Inc., is expected to open in September 2010 and will offer ice time for minor sports.
(pbrooks@herald.ca)