BREAKING: Calgary city council votes 10-5 to explore transferring the Green Line LRT project to the Government of Alberta.

Alberta’s government says it’s pulling funding from the Green Line light rail transit project, already deep in sunk costs. Dreeshen blames Nenshi, Calgary's mayor until 2021, for creating an “untenable situation.” READ MORE: trib.al/VziKlVb trib.al/VziKlVb

NEW: Alberta Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen tells me in an interview he hopes to have a proposed alignment for Calgary's Green Line LRT through an independent third party by the end of the year. Background: globalnews.ca/news/10734435/…

Dear Calgarians, Yesterday, in response to the province withdrawing their funding of Phase 1 of the Green Line, from Eau Claire to Lynnwood/Millican, City Council made difficult decisions on the future of the Green Line LRT. This was not the outcome that any of us would have

Council voted 10-5 Wednesday evening to direct city administration to explore implications of a full wind-down of the project, as well a process to transfer the $6.2-billion project to the province. trib.al/tsuYMsx

Here’s the statement from Federal Infrastructure minister Sean Fraser’s office about the province’s intention to pull its funding from Calgary’s Green Line.

NEW: Mayor Jyoti Gondek met with Minister Dreeshen and Rob Anderson from the Premier’s office this morning about the Green Line. Here’s the mayor’s statement on the meeting:

Beginning Monday, Sept. 9, you'll see some familiar faces at new times! Read more here: trib.al/W6cWFjO

Gondek said there are concerns within and outside city hall that the situation has “shaken” market confidence in Calgary. trib.al/CbVtN3R