Melnyk's complaint in the LeBreton case is "totally false," says the respondent

Project Leader RendezVous LeBreton said he would vigorously defend himself against the "utterly false" claims made in a lawsuit filed on Friday by the Ottawa Senators owner's company. Eugene Melnyk.

Capital Sports Management Inc. (CSMI) Melnyk partners in the redevelopment offer, including Graham Bird and his firm, Graham Bird Associates, for $ 700 million.

The lawsuit accuses Bird of failing to warn CSMI of the potential impact of a neighboring development at 900 Albert Street, a project of Trinity Developments, another LeBreton project partner.

According to the lawsuit, while Bird represented both CSMI and Trinity as part of the project, CSMI severed its relationship with Bird. CSMI claims in the lawsuit that Bird continued to suggest that he represented both partners in meetings with the city.

"Ready and willing" to go from the front

"All the allegations against the RendezVous LeBreton Project Management Company – GBA Development and Project Management – are entirely false and will be vigorously defended," Bird said in a statement released on Tuesday.

Echoing Trinity's comments last week, Bird suggested that the project could always go forward – with the right partners.

"We are ready, willing and able to proceed with the development of LeBreton Flats," he said. "My company is committed to restoring the historic LeBreton landmark, ending the leaching of contaminants in the Ottawa River, and continuing to pursue the right solution with voluntary partners, including the national capital. "

Bird said he had learned the lawsuit by the media on Friday, noting that the news had arrived the day after the award of the Order of Ottawa.