City council starts planning for downtown arena/convention centre

Saskatoon city council votes to start the planning process for a new downtown arena, a new convention centre and possibly a combined facility in downtown.
City manager Jeff Jorgenson said the decision, supported by council in a 10-1 vote on Tuesday, means the city will no longer focus on renovations to Saskatoon’s aging suburban arena, SaskTel Centre, or the downtown convention centre, TCU Place.
Instead, it focus on a combined facility or facilities downtown and establishing a distri