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The Penguins have entered a partâ€" nership agreement with gaming corâ€" The Penguins‘ lease on the aging structure is up next June, and the team â€" formerly owned by Hockey Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux â€" has been fighting a battle for years to get a new home in Pittsburgh. "Gosh, you can‘t see spring before this is done. Is there anyone in this world who thinks there‘s merit to waiting another year? I don‘t." "It should have been done a long time ago, from my perspective," said Balsillie, who reportedly bought the team for $175 million. "I don‘t think anyone can wait, or it‘s just going to cause another delay in the arena. Balsillie reiterated his commitâ€" ment to keep the team in Pittsburgh as long as a new arena deal gets done. He also said replacing the almost 50â€" yearâ€"old Mellon Arena was long overâ€" due. But anyone who expected the announcement might lead to the march of the Penguins to Hamilton‘s Copps Coliseum, or even to Balsillie‘s adopted home of Waterloo, were disâ€" appointed by the Peterborough native in a firstâ€"period news conference carâ€" ried live locally on NewsTalk 570. Rumours of the sale of the Nationâ€" al Hockey League‘s Pittsburgh Penâ€" guins were confirmed last Thursday when Jim Balsillie, coâ€"founder of Waterloo‘s Research In Motion, was introduced as the team‘s new princiâ€" ple owner during the Pens‘ home opener at the Mellon Arena in Pittsâ€" burgh. peculation that the sale of the SPinsburgh Penguins to a Waterâ€" loo businessman will mean the hockey team is moving to Canada doesn‘t seem to consider the strong familial bonds of these flightless birds. What does sale mean for this city? Waterloo man buys _ Pittsburgh Penguins _ of Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo 663 Victoria St. N. 1â€"888â€"746â€"6431 wwsskw.com Saab By Bos Vrranac Chronicle Staff move your mind" Continued on page 4 l T;:e W City of o veteran politicians went Tl:‘;ad to head at RIM Park last Wednesday over how the City of Waterloo is handling its legal issues. Townâ€"hall meeting ignites healthy debate Mayoralty race heats up By Anprea Bamey Chronicle Staff WATERLOO PuBuc LIBRARY Serving your community since 1856 ind thei Turnbull also raised questions over how much the city‘s appeal of a recent provincial court decision not to allow Waterloo to sue indiâ€" viduals who acted on behalf of MFP Financial Services Ltd. when the RIM Park financing deal was struck in 2000, will cost. and I don‘t know the point. "This is not transparent what soever." & Barrel blooper "Honestly, I‘m surprised certain people aren‘t aware of that and don‘t know that," he said. Transparency wasn‘t the only topic on which the candidates‘ views clashed. getting. This kind of thing happens everyday, where people can‘t comâ€" ment on legal matters. WATERLOO PUBLC LiBrary ANDREA BALEY BoTO Running for a friend Page 13 Hannah‘s Bella Bistro loves new location Page 18 ARTS FOCUS | Funny thriller opens in St. Jacobs Page 10 LIFESTYLE