Update: RendezVous LeBreton in mediation to try to salvage project

In yet another dramatic twist in the LeBreton Flats legal saga, the main combatants have agreed to mediation to see if their disputes can be settled before Jan. 19, the date set by the National Capital Commission to end its relationship with RendezVous LeBreton.
The development was revealed Friday morning as Graham Bird, president of GBA Development and Project Management, filed a statement of defence against the $700-million lawsuit filed in November by Ottawa Senators owners Eugene Melnyk.&nbs