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Second group interested in developing LeBreton Flats as Melnyk-backed proposal flounders
OTTAWA — A second group has expressed its interest in developing Ottawa’s LeBreton Flats, and it says an NHL arena is part of its plan.
DevCore Group, which submitted a bid to develop the area near Parliament Hill in 2016 but lost to a group co-headed by Senators owner Eugene Melnyk, said in a statement Monday that it remains ready to take over the project should the current agreement between the National Capital Commission and Melnyk’s group be terminated.
“Our team has the expertise, experience and the financial resources that are necessary to deliver a world class project on behalf of the citizens of Ottawa and all Canadians, working together with the National Capital Commission and the City of Ottawa,” DevCore Group president said Jean-Pierre Poulin said in a statement.
“With respect to hockey … we will still include a portion of land adjacent to the LRT station reserved for the exclusive construction of an NHL arena.