Tuesday, February 17, 2009
67s and condos thrown into the mix
Nothing can ever be straight forward. When you think all the issues that are laid out to examine and scrutinize, another dilemma presents itself.
So now the Eugene Melnyk camp in their bid to bring soccer to Ottawa, has shown a new blueprint for their stadium. Not only are adjoining soccer fields and a new parking lot included, but new office buildings, commercial space and even residential units (that would be sweet to live in that district!) are a part of the mix. Kanata doesn't really have a "town centre", so this proposal would definitely fit the bill.
The Jeff Hunt group wanting the CFL back has put forward the thought that the Ottawa 67s, the forgotten junior hockey team in this debate, will be put at risk if Frank Clair isn't revamped. I actually agree with that sentiment: If Frank Clair doesn't get the go-ahead, it's getting a wrecking ball to develop more condos, plain and simple. Would they leave the Civic Centre alone? Probably not...there's prime real estate there.
There's nothing stopping the 67s from playing elsewhere, or even building a new arena somewhere else. But the latter won't likely happen if money is already tied up for the MLS proposal. And I'm not so sure families would be as willing to make a trek to the west end to see the 67s play at Scotiabank place, if Hunt's pride would allow for that.
The saga continues...
So now the Eugene Melnyk camp in their bid to bring soccer to Ottawa, has shown a new blueprint for their stadium. Not only are adjoining soccer fields and a new parking lot included, but new office buildings, commercial space and even residential units (that would be sweet to live in that district!) are a part of the mix. Kanata doesn't really have a "town centre", so this proposal would definitely fit the bill.
The Jeff Hunt group wanting the CFL back has put forward the thought that the Ottawa 67s, the forgotten junior hockey team in this debate, will be put at risk if Frank Clair isn't revamped. I actually agree with that sentiment: If Frank Clair doesn't get the go-ahead, it's getting a wrecking ball to develop more condos, plain and simple. Would they leave the Civic Centre alone? Probably not...there's prime real estate there.
There's nothing stopping the 67s from playing elsewhere, or even building a new arena somewhere else. But the latter won't likely happen if money is already tied up for the MLS proposal. And I'm not so sure families would be as willing to make a trek to the west end to see the 67s play at Scotiabank place, if Hunt's pride would allow for that.
The saga continues...
# posted by SBP : 11:10 PM
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