My questions are about how deep pocketed the ownership group is. Ambrosie says they are (and he outta know) but I still have questions. These guys must have got a pretty good payout for the Coyotes but much of the reading I've done on the people mentioned isn't real positive. And where does Richard Butts fit into it. You don't seem to read much about him when talking about the ownership group. Aside from the article below what does he bring to the table (for good or bad)
Some background of one of the ownership group
Richard Butts resigns as Halifax’s CAO, heads to Clayton Developments
REMO ZACCAGNA thechronicleherald.ca
December 9, 2015
Halifax’s top bureaucrat is heading to the private sector.
In a surprise move, Richard Butts, Halifax Regional Municipality’s chief administrative officer since 2011, announced he is stepping down from his position next month to take on a new role as president of Clayton Developments Ltd.
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The hiring of Butts is the result of a national executive search by an independent recruiter and came together quickly, Hawker said.
“We just think that we’ll be in good hands with him. Clayton has built a strong foundation of excellent communities, and we’re hoping that Richard will help us keep doing that.”
Butts, who headed the city’s top-earners list, was paid $343,000 in the fiscal year that ended March 31. City spokesman Breton Murphy confirmed that Butts will not receive a severance package of any sort but will be paid as per usual during the one-month transition period.
Before becoming Halifax’s chief administrative officer,
Butts was Toronto’s deputy city manager for four years and was also involved with Toronto’s solid waste management for several years.
Mayor Mike Savage said Butts brought “financial discipline to the decisions the city has made,” and he is surprised, though not shocked, to see him leave.
“I wasn’t expecting it at this point in time,” Savage said in an interview. “
I know he’s sought after, both by other municipalities and obviously by the private sector.
“CAOs don’t last forever in municipalities. He’s been here about five years. We know that other cities have been after him, and he has experience in the private sector as well, so we knew that people would be coming after him.”
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The mayor said he had no concerns of any perceived conflict of interest that may arise from the city’s top bureaucrat moving to
take over one of Halifax’s biggest development companies, which has spent billions in residential projects that include the Parks of West Bedford and Portland Hills
Group makes ‘very credible’ pitch for Halifax CFL franchise
Dave Naylor TSN.ca November 16 2017
“We have had discussions with the CFL’s board of governors and ongoing discussions with commissioner Ambrosie,” said
Anthony LeBlanc, a partner in the group and former president and CEO of the NHL’s Arizona Coyotes (and former vice president of global sales for BlackBerry)
Along with LeBlanc, whose family is from New Brunswick and who began his business career in the province,
the group includes Bruce Bowser, a Halifax native who is currently president of AMJ Campbell Van Lines, and Gary Drummond, a businessman from Regina who was president of hockey operations for the Coyotes.
The Halifax group is modelling its plan on that of the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group, which received a conditional franchise from the CFL in 2008 and then redeveloped Frank Clair Stadium and the land surrounding it.
It’s believed the Halifax group would like to have a conditional franchise granted before the start of the 2018 CFL season, with a goal of beginning play as soon as 2020.
The potential owners want to brand the franchise to identity not just with Halifax but all of Atlantic Canada.
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