This past week has seen the resolution of the Pan Am stadium debacle.
Finally, after two years of squabbling about where to build a new one city council has agreed to rebuild Ivor Wynne – although they won’t call it by that name anymore. Naming rights are part of the deal; they bring with them big money. Ivor Wynne Stadium will be no more, just like the Civic Stadium that was before it.
I have fond memories of Civic Stadium when I was a kid. I remember sitting in the stands with my parents watching Victoria Day fireworks, buddled up against the chill spring evening in blankets brought from home. The fireworks disappeared when I was a kid, moved to various outdoor locations of the city over the years. Now the fireworks are held at Bayfront Park, with people coming from all over the Hamilton area to see the yearly display.
The only reason I’ve gone into Ivor Wynne Stadium over the years is to watch Tiger Cats football games. My taste for games ended quite some time ago when the tenor of their advertising changed and took on a more aggressive tone. It began with the meat campaign and it never got any better for me. The decision-makers over at Ti-Cat headquarters haven’t been winning any brownie points with their negotiation tactics. Note: we are where we started. How much money have we spent to get there?
I hope someone at the city’s keeping track and preparing the bill for accounts payable over at Ti-Cat administration.
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