NHL arena document released by Markham

Yorkregion.com
May 11, 2015
By Laura Finney

The City of Markham has released part of the secret arena documents.

The KPMG work plan report has been made public and is available on Ward 4 Councillor Karen Rea’s website.

However, the report appears to be at least partially redacted - a passage under the heading Our Proposed Team has been blacked out.

Last month, the Information and Privacy Commissioner ruled Markham needed to reconsider its decision not to release arena documents and make the KPMG work plan agreement public.

Rea had filed the complaints to the privacy commissioner in 2012 on behalf of a ratepayers group, before she was elected as a councillor.

The plan for an NHL arena fell through in 2013, but reports related to the $325-million proposal have remained secret.

In February, Rea brought a motion to make the documents public, but Mayor Frank Scarpitti ruled the motion out of order, citing the freedom of information and privacy act.

When the IPC decision was made, the city asked for a 60-day extension.