Saskatoon Politicians Need Loonies To Build An Arena [Video]

Saskatoon wants to keep up with Edmonton in the concert and business conferences business.

There are a number of politicians in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in Canada who want a new arena in town. The problem for those politicians and Saskatoon business leaders is pretty simple. How do you go about finding loonies to fund the cost of a building in a city of about 275,000 people and a metro area of about 340,000 people? The building, which would seat around 16,000 people, would anchor an arena-village with businesses, residential space and hotels as part of the project. Saskatoon politicians and business leaders claim they need a new arena because concerts and business conferences are bypassing the city in favor of places like Edmonton which eight years ago opened an arena and Calgary which will be opening a new building in about three years. Saskatoon politicians want to keep up with nearby …