The Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group is cutting 40 per cent of its staff at TD Place, as COVID-19 and the limits on gatherings continue to hammer the entertainment and sports industries. OSEG runs the arena and stadium at TD Place and the commercial areas at Lansdowne in the Glebe. It owns the Ottawa 67s hockey team and Ottawa Redblacks CFL team, but sports team staff were not included in the job terminations, according to the letter obtained by CBC News. A longer recovery periodIn the letter, Goudie described how OSEG's original planning accepted that it was unlikely it would sell tickets for another event at TD Place in 2020. City audit followup released same dayEarlier in the day, the arena, stadium and parking garage at TD Place had been the focus of city auditors.

Source: CBC News September 30, 2020 21:21 UTC