LeBreton Flats redevelopment talks have failed; Mayor points to 'frustration' dealing with Melnyk

The mediation efforts to rescue the $4-billion LeBreton Flats development have failed, the National Capital Commission announced Wednesday morning.
A day before the official deadline, the NCC said it has been advised by mediator Warren Winkler that he was unsuccessful in reaching a settlement to save the plan put forward by RendezVous LeBreton Group, which included a new NHL arena as the centrepiece on 55 acres of derelict land downtown.
The NCC board, which has members from all over Canada, is