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By Vod_Kann (registered) | Posted August 30, 2011 at 18:55:22
I'm in the minority but I'll say it- The more I think about it the more I like the Ivor Wynne-now new stadium.
I put my cards on the table first:
-I am an ex-pat I live in Bronte
-I am a lifelong Cats fans and ticket holder. I've been going to games since I was five. Did I like the tactics and politicking that Cat management did last year- no. While it had a positive results (at least to me), the carnage that got us there was dibiliating.
-However, at least to me, the team is bigger than a couple of individuals. The cats have been a part of this city since almost Confederation long before likes of Ballard, McDonald, and Young. The will be around a lot later. In many ways they are the one thing outside family that keeps me connected with this city. They are the thing that gets me off my duff and into Hamilton 10x per year. Nothing else does (yes shame on me and I am planning on doing and seeing more Hammer!).
-I wasn't so much pro west harbour (although I think it would have worked amazingly) as I was anti-Confederation Park & East Mountain (Bad ideas both)
I'm like Lawrence, I love that Balsam Avenue site. In a "monkey-see monkey do" world of LA Live copycats. We still have something that is becoming more and more unique to the sporting world- the neighbourhood ballpark. I love the walk to the stadium with the neighborhood coming to life every game- how many other things truly get people out of their houses in a sense of true community. In a time when most people avoid living by a stadium like the plague these people embrace it.
As somebody who lives out of town , we missed the boat on the GO train I'll admit but this work with a new LRT system when (not if) it comes in. The new bars and restaurants on Ottawa street are the same distance from IWS2 as Hess village is from the West Harbour. This could be the Hess of the east end?
It remains to be seen but some of the early talk truly points to keeping a community district. The Scott Park Arena, pool and ball diamond remain for instance. Even talk of closing off Cannon between Balsam and Melrose to create a real district. will it stay this way? Who knows but I'm want to give it a chance.
To paraphrase the immortal Norman Dale- "I would hope you would support what this is. Not, what this is not. "
I've listened to Roy Green I've respected Roy Green and you Bill Kelly are no Roy Green!
"Remember we don't pay them- they pay us!" -Scott Thompson defending CHML's pro-ticats East mountain stadium stance while being the Ticats exclusive radio right
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