Phil Tank: A better path existed for new arena in downtown Saskatoon

Saskatoon city hall engineered a process that showed little trust in residents, unlike a far more transparent effort in Regina.

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Many may have forgotten that this rather stumbling journey toward a new arena/event centre to anchor an entertainment district began with a 2018 report from consultants hired by SaskTel Centre and TCU Place.Article content You don’t have to agree with those conclusions — and you’re certainly free to criticize the consultants’ verdict — but that report at least boasted the appearance of independence.

But keeping the costs associated with the Midtown site secret was unnecessary and insulting. In Regina, where a

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