Calgary city council voted in July to build the new event centre — which would include an arena where the Calgary Flames would play — at a price tag of $550 million.

The public will have their say on the design of the new arena and what they want to see in the cultural and entertainment district in Calgary early in 2020.

A political scientist believes the vote on the new Calgary event centre shows who may have aspirations to be the city's mayor in the future.

A new home for the Calgary Flames will be debated Tuesday in city council chambers.

The event centre proposal would see the city and CSEC split the cost of construction 50-50. 

The plan for the $550-million event centre, which will host not only NHL games but other sports and entertainment events, will see taxpayers forking over a great deal of the funds going into the building. 

It's a battle between the heart, the mind and the pocketbook with Calgary's proposed events centre deal.

The City of Calgary, the Calgary Flames and the Calgary Stampede, which owns the land, have agreed in principle to terms on an event centre that would be the new home of the city's NHL team.

A proposal for a new event centre will go before city council members on Monday.

Calgary city councillors have voted in favour of an as-yet undisclosed funding strategy for four major capital projects.