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Multi-Centre Project Dead, Quesnel Mayor Reeling
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one is more disappointed than Mayor Mary Sjostrom, at the
results of the Multi-Centre referendum. On Saturday, 57%
voted against the project’s continuation. Mayor Sjostrom had
championed the project, and says she’s very disappointed it
won’t be built. Sjostrom points to the recession of 2008 as
the main factor in the project’s demise. She says the
Multi-Centre had been expecting provincial and federal
money, which dried up when the project was trying to get off
the ground. Sjostrom says the community still needs a new
arena, and space for the performing arts, so she will be
looking for future opportunities to make it a reality.