CalgaryNext arena project still in running for provincial funding

Alberta's municipal affairs minister says she's not inclined to use taxpayer money for a new professional sports complex in Calgary, but she's not closing the door either.

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DanielleLariveesays she wants to see how the numbers and projections play out on the project,addingthat no one has approached the province for money.

The proposed public-private partnership would see an $890million downtown sports centre with a new rink for the NHL Calgary Flames and a new stadium for the CFL Calgary Stampeders.

The city is currently crunching numbers with a report due this spring.

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has said the lack of an updated hockey arena could cost Calgary the chance to hold events such as the league's draft and its all-star game.