NCC moves to terminate development deal with troubled Rendez-Vous LeBreton Group
OTTAWA — The National Capital Commission says it is moving to terminate a development deal with Rendez-Vous LeBreton Group, which includes Senators owner Eugene Melnyk, in the wake of bitter legal infighting within the development group.
The NCC, the Crown corporation responsible for the redevelopment of the land at Ottawa’s LeBreton Flats, signed a preferred proponent term sheet with Rendez-Vous LeBreton — a group composed of Trinity Development Group Inc. and Melnyk’s Capital Sports Management Inc. — on Jan. 19 for a new development including an NHL arena.
The plan ran into a significant hitch last month when the group told the NCC that unresolved internal issues in its partnership prevented it from moving forward with its proposal.
The situation deteriorated further when Melnyk sued Trinity chair John Ruddy for $700 million dollars in late November. A statement of claim alleged “a number of breaches, all arising out of a conflict of interest, that directly resulted in the failure of the partnership.”