LeBreton Flats: Senators reach agreement to purchase land

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Crédit: Linus Ullmark of Ottawa Senators skates against Montreal Canadiens in preseason game.

The Senators’ arena has been the talk of the town for a long time now. We know that the team’s current arena in Kanata is poorly located… which really makes life difficult for everyone there.Having an arena that’s hard to get to is a recipe for disaster.For a while now, the idea of seeing a new arena built on LeBreton Flats has been popular around here. We’re talking about a corner that’s in a much better location, and necessarily, it would be a much better idea. And visibly, the project is finally starting to take shape: in the last few minutes, the club has signed an agreement to buy 11 acres of land on LeBreton Flats.And no, the club didn’t buy it to make huge offices: that’s where the new arena is going to be built.

[content-ads]This is obviously an extremely important step in the project. Finding the land is often one of the most difficult steps… but there’s still a long way to go.Zoning, design of the new arena, soil decontamination and approvals: that’s what awaits this project now.

It’s logical to think that the first spectators at this new arena won’t be walking through the doors for several years yet. But in a context where the organization’s future in Ottawa has often been threatened by the situation of their arena, this is great news for hockey fans in the capital.And it should put to rest the few rumors of a move that just wouldn’t die.[spacer title=’Overtime’]- Great read on the Habs prospect.

– Will they make it?

– Great news.