Ottawa Now - Downtown councillor concerned that Mayor Sutcliffe's Lansdowne 2.0 numbers don't add up | Unpublished
Hello!
Source Feed: CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Publication Date: October 20, 2025 - 18:35

Ottawa Now - Downtown councillor concerned that Mayor Sutcliffe's Lansdowne 2.0 numbers don't add up

October 20, 2025

The Lansdowne 2.0 project is moving toward a final decision at Ottawa City Hall. And earlier today, Ottawa’s Mayor delivered an update on the redevelopment and construction approval plan. Mark Sutcliffe said taxpayers should be encouraged by this announcement, applauding the project as a good return-on-investment. The annual price tag to Ottawa’s taxpayers has dropped down to $4.3 million, which was originally projected to be $5 million annually as of 2023. A new 5,500 seat event centre and North Side stand installation at TD Place will now cost $313 million, and the full construction project value now sits at $418 million. However, a Downtown city councillor isn’t buying the hype or the decreased expenses, as Capital Ward councillor Shawn Menard fears that Sutcliffe’s numbers don’t add up. Menard joins Kristy Cameron on today’s Ottawa Now.



Unpublished Newswire

 
Despite having a "successful year" with 188 events at TD Place, Lansdowne Park had an overall net loss of $11.1 million for the fiscal year ending March 31 — $1.9 million higher than the previous year. Read More
October 21, 2025 - 17:18 | Joanne Laucius | Ottawa Citizen
The fire destroyed a third of the town in July 2024 and forced 25,000 residents and visitors to flee.
October 21, 2025 - 17:14 | Alessia Simona Maratta | Global News - Canada
The company said at the time of the postponement that about 63 per cent of the MEG shares represented by proxy or expected to be voted in person at the meeting backed the bid.
October 21, 2025 - 16:56 | Alessia Simona Maratta | Global News - Canada