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Originally Posted by Keith P.
Well, I dunno. Every retail business I talked to said their business was way down for those 2 weeks. Everybody left town and the Games people spent very little money. I know that bars and restaurants really took a hit. I am very dubious of these claims of great benefit.
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A lot did take a hit. The place I work at experienced a bit of a boost in numbers but that was solely because we are located on a major thoroughfare that gets ridiculously busy with everything. Mind you keep in mind the "rush" we got from Canada Games events were more pathetic than the Sunday night "beach run", "cold beer drive-thru rush" on Holidays, or rushes from tournaments nearby.
I think its safe to say Downtown benefitted from the free concerts at the Grand Parade. I know the one I went to with Great Big Sea was packed from end to end and a lot of people just stayed afterwards to party it up on Argyle Street.