Raise the Hammer

Wow, that's a shift. Let's hope it continues...

Ticat President Scott Mitchell said the Cats love the West Harbour and love what the city is trying to do there...they just need to hammer out some details that will improve their income.

In an earlier Spec article he also said that the West Harbour is "bordered by water on one side and a cliff on the other. You can't get in or out, there's no parking, no access, no public transportation."

I guess everyone who goes to Bayfront uses their teleportation devices.

Beam me up, Scott Mitchell..

The thousands(?) of people there this past weekend must have swam in from aldershot.

I just read an interesting proposal in the Toronto Star:

Give track and field to University of Toronto, and instead give the Soccer Stadium to Hamilton! The writer seemed to imply that the Soccer Stadium was larger and more suited to the Ti-Cats needs than expanding the track and field Pan Am Stadium.

Think it's too late to explore such an idea?

The article I discussed above can be found here:

http://www.thestar.com/sports/panamgames/article/810676--perkins-tory-s-the-man-to-save-pan-am-stadium-deal

He undermines his credibility with his ridiculous assertion that the West Harbour is "totally unworkable". Too bad, because it's an interesting idea, but his aversion to the West Harbour site makes me question his real motives.

makes me question his real motives

You find concern trolls everywhere.

Young was quoted as saying

"If the building doesn't work for us as prospective tenant ... it's up to the landlord to figure out how to fix the problem."

Oh I dunno, how about finding another tenant? Or how about this - if the Cats want to stay in Hamilton so badly as he says they do they find a way to make a stadium in Hamilton work, regardless of where it's put??? Major tenant or not, the Cats are subsidized at 1.3 million so how is them being the tenant a benefit to the landlord? MAKE money, then maybe the tail has a point in trying to wag the dog!

Also, here's a doozie: "'The location should be a secondary consideration to the business arrangements,' Young said."

Really?? Long term viability takes a second seat now? Legacy was the point in the first place right?

http://www.thespec.com/News/Local/articl...

^O NOES WE MIGHT LOSE OUR "TENANT" FOR 8 NIGHTS A YEAR! WHAT EVAR WILL WE DO?

"'The location should be a secondary consideration to the business arrangements,' Young said."

Translation: "Long term viability takes a back seat to my short term self-interest. I'm cashing out, baby!"

Great. Finally. Hamilton will retain it's heritage of compromising commercial potential in order to subsidize a national sports institution while annoying thousands of local residents a few days each year.

On to the next project!

I wonder if sprinkling some cayenne or maybe some ground black pepper will keep the trolls at bay?

It seems to work for squirrels.

@Wowza

What commercial potential is being compromised by this site? Is there some shortage of commercial property in the northwest end of downtown?

Translation: "Long term viability takes a back seat to my short term self-interest. I'm cashing out, baby!" - highwater

DING DING DING!!!!

We have a winner in the Interpreting Corporate Jargon Contest!

Nicely done highwater : )