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The National Capital Commission board of directors granted the Ottawa Senators and Trinity Developments more time on Monday to try to fix their relationship and continue with their vision for LeBreton Flats.

On Jan. 9, Warren Winkler, the veteran mediator trying to help Senators owner Eugene Melnyk, Trinity founder John Ruddy and project manager Graham Bird see eye-to-eye, asked the NCC for an extension of a termination notice, which was delivered to the RendezVous LeBreton group last month.

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The NCC’s termination of RendezVous from the LeBreton Flats development deal was scheduled to happen Saturday. At Winkler’s request, the termination date has been extended to Feb. 28, the NCC confirmed Monday night, after a board teleconference to discuss the request.

“While the NCC has prepared next steps to bring forward at a future Board meeting, it respects the ongoing mediation process led by the Hon. Warren K. Winkler, Q.C., and will not take further actions nor make further statements on this matter at this time,” reads a Monday statement.