Mark Chipman agrees to meet with Mayor Bowman, but there's a catch

True North Sports and Entertainment Limited is open to meeting with Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman to resolve a public feud over a recent Carlton Street development dispute, but only if certain conditions are met.

True North’s Mark Chipman and Bowman are still at odds after the mayor made suggestions that a deal to develop a property at 220 Carlton Street by True North lacked transparency.

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​Chipman argued that Bowman was out of line to imply that the deal was in anyway dishonest or done behind closed doors.

Disappointed with the way the mayor’s office was publicly handling the issue, Chipman announced he had developed reservations and was unsure of whether the corporation would move forward with the project.

Bowman has said in the past that he was hoping to meet with Chipman privately.

And on Saturday, CBC News obtained a letter sent from True North to the mayor’s office and members of the executive policy committee on Feb. 13. It explains that Chipman is open to reaching a solution to the feud in person.

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In the letter, True North said Chipman will only meet with Bowman if he provides them with a written response beforehand that acknowledges some of the company's concerns and questions related to how the mayor's office handled things.

Bowman told CBC News Saturday afternoon that a response has been sent to True North regarding the letter.

Bowman said he wants to "move forward on efforts of CentreVenture in assisting the Convention Centre with its business plan."

He wouldn’t provide any other details on the matter, other than that his office was coordinating a meeting with the chair of the boards of both the RBC Convention Centre and CentreVenture, the city's arm's-length development agency.

Read the letter from True North to the mayor's office below.