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“We believe the arena shortfall was partly because entertainment was nonexistent in 2010.” CAM TUCKER Despite taking a huge hit in the camtuckertimes@gmail.com entertainment business last year, the AESC does appear to be in better shape he Abbotsford Entertainment for 2011. and Sports Centre will amass a Several large acts are on the bill, deficit of $3.4 million – in large including KISS – one of the most well part to a lack of events, said known rock and roll bands Abbotsford city manager First reported @ ever – and Maroon 5. abbotsfordtimes.com Frank Pizzuto. “We believe that’s a really positive sign,” said Pizzuto. Financial statements for “The quality of entertain2010 released by the city “The quality of ment is there and I think last week show the AESC, entertainment is it will be much better in the 7,500-seat facility that 2011.” cost taxpayers $85 million there and I think The building’s main tento construct as part of Plan it will be much ant, the Abbotsford Heat, A, brought in $2.4 million in accounted for $1.2 milrevenue but had an operat- better in 2011.” lion of the 2010 deficit and ing cost of $5.8 million. In 2009, the arena had a – Frank Pizzuto is projected for a second straight season to fall short shortfall of $2.6 million. of its $5.7 million in guaranThe main reason for the deficit, said Pizzuto, was the shortage teed revenue, as per the 10-year supply fee agreement the city has with the of big events. “We’ve always known that the opera- local AHL ownership group. tions of the arena cost money,” he see AESC, page A5 said.
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ing about Campbell when he was granted the right of unsupervised family visits bbotsford Police are in the area last May. issuing yet another Campbell, a diagnosed warning around a sex pedophile, was serving a offender who will be living 24-year sentence for five in the community followsexual assaults, forcible ing his release from prison confinement and posthis week. session of a prohibited James Douglas Campweapon. bell, 60, who has served He has more than 60 JAMES CAMPBELL two-thirds of his sentence, criminal convictions datwill receive an automatic ing back to 1967, including legislated release as of Wednesday, the sexual assaults of several young according to the National Parole girls, aged five to 12, and one sevenBoard. see CAMPBELL, page A16 Abbotsford Police first issued a warn-
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