Long-running debates over Sudbury arena, Sault downtown plaza, North Bay rinks being put to voters
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The long-running debate over where to build a new arena in Greater Sudbury will start all over again with the election of a new mayor and city council on Oct. 24.
In 2017, council selected the proposed Kingsway Entertainment District over a site in downtown Sudbury, setting off years of legal challenges and divisive discussion in the community.
That chapter closed in July when city council rejected the $215 million price tag for building a new event centre on the Kingsway.
"I think we need an arena," said Paul Lefebvre, a former Liberal MP now running for mayor.
"And it should be downtown."
Lefebvre says he would work with city council to come up with a plan, but is focused on using the money the city has already borrowed for a new rink, even if that's just used to renovate the existing 70-year-old Sudbury Arena.
"And just not to put lipstick on it, but really do a full reno or build brand-new, if we can afford it," said Lefebvre.
Former city councillor Evelyn Dutrisac says if elected Greater Sudbury's next mayor she would put the arena question on ice.
"It's not the time right now, because there's too much division," she said.
"There's been fighting and there's been a waste of time and we've doubled or tripled the cost,"
Political newcomer Miranda Rocca-Circelli says as mayor she would audit all city operations, which should help them decide how much can be spent on a new arena.
"In a world of abundance, there's nothing to say that we can't have two arenas," she said.
In North Bay, a proposed arena is also a hot topic on the campaign trail.
The city has looked for years at replacing its aging recreational rinks and council has draw up plans for a two-pad arena and community centre to be built in the Steve Omischl sports complex in the south end.
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