**Full Podcast:** https://lovethenorth.ca/article/261001-sudbury-ward-borg-on-roads What if Sudbury could rethink its Events Centre project while reducing the financial burden on taxpayers? Ward 9 candidate **James Borg** joins Love the North with an alternative vision for Sudbury's future. Instead of building the arena downtown, Borg proposes transforming the downtown Events Centre site into a multi-level facility housing **police and fire services, commercial businesses, and parking**. His alternative? Build a larger, potentially 16,000-seat arena at the **Kingsway Entertainment District (KED)**, with room for future development and expansion. But the biggest difference is **how the arena would be financed**. Borg wants to open the project to **private investors**, including successful Northern Ontario entrepreneurs, mining industry investors, and potentially Wolves owner Dario Zulich. The goal? Reduce or potentially eliminate direct taxpayer funding by creating an investment opportunity where private investors share in the ownership and potential returns. The discussion also tackles Sudbury's deteriorating roads, rising costs, rural services, infrastructure priorities, and accountability at City Hall. **The big question:** Should taxpayers finance a downtown arena, or should Sudbury explore private investment at the KED while repurposing the downtown site for essential emergency services? Watch the full conversation and decide for yourself! **Love the North — Your Community. Your Voice. Your Future.** #LoveTheNorth #Sudbury #Ward9 #JamesBorg #SudburyElection2026 #KED #EventsCentre #PrivateInvestment #TaxpayerDollars #NorthernOntario