After 50 Years of Failure, Feds to Try Again on Major Land Project in Ottawa

After 50 Years of Failure, Feds to Try Again on Major Land Project in Ottawa
Owner of the Ottawa Senators Eugene Melnyk photographed during the 2008 NHL Entry Draft at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on June 20, 2008. Bruce Bennett/Getty Images
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OTTAWA—The government of Canada is once again trying to offload billions of dollars worth of Crown land next to Parliament Hill that has remained virtually empty since the 1960s.

The National Capital Commission will issue a new call for proposals to develop the LeBreton Flats area of Ottawa after a former redevelopment plan, which featured a new arena for the Ottawa Senators, ended in failed mediation and lawsuits.