26-02-2019 23:28 via ottawacitizen.com

No more extensions in LeBreton mediation, Heritage Minister says

It seemed like loads of time. In mid-January the National Capital Commission granted the feuding Rendezvous LeBreton partners an extension until Feb. 28 to reach a deal on the 20-year, $4 billion project to redevelop LeBreton Flats.
Turns out, there was too much time. It’s rare that a mediation effort — such as the one led here by former Ontario chief justice Warren Winkler — lasts much longer than a day or two. Often it takes the threat of a real deadline to force changes in p
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