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Originally Posted by elly63
I had a quick look at York9 and hadn't heard of the owner, where is his money coming from? Even a small self financed stadium is a pretty big undertaking.
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The York9 primary owner (Baldassarra) owns the Greenpark Group, a real estate development company.
https://www.greenparkgroup.ca/
This info is also on their website:
https://york9fc.canpl.ca/owners-profile
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Originally Posted by elly63
I can't remember, which stadium was using shipping containers as boxes in the ends. Was it Halifax? Great idea, I'm interested in shipping containers as housing and find it interesting.
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HFX is using shipping containers as suites at one end of the Wanderers Grounds.
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Originally Posted by mistercorporate
The Saskatoon, Quebec City and Laval teams would be incredible developments! I'd rather Mississauga than Pickering, but it's cool nonetheless.
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Presumably the owner and stadium are further along in Pickering than they are in Sauga. The latter has one of the more vocal supporters groups in the country, so that certainly isn't their issue.