Sohi spoke to Global News about the funding one day after the Alberta government pledged to spend $106 million over three years for downtown revitalization near Rogers Place.
Edmonton’s mayor says provincial funding for a new downtown revitalization deal reached between the city, the Alberta government and OEG Sports and Entertainment is “a step in the right direction.”
“What this investment does, is it allows us to build more housing in the downtown. It allows us to create more cultural sports activities and events and engage with community and bring more people downtown. And that is what is needed downtown: more people living downtown, more people coming downtown. …
“Alberta’s government is proud to be partnering with the City of Edmonton and OEG Sports and Entertainment on this exciting plan to support world-class facilities and services and revitalize downtown Edmonton,” Premier Danielle Smith said in a news release issued Friday. “It will bring more activity to that area and it will free up a space that has been sitting vacant, under-utilized, underused for almost a decade, and bring more vibrancy into that area. More people in the community, more eyes on the street makes our city a safe place.”Read the transcript of Trump, Zelenskyy and Vance’s chaotic meeting
“There will be more discussion on March 5 when administration will present a report to executive committee,” Sohi said.
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