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Originally Posted by MastClimberPro
I am ambivalent regarding the old building, so I'm not advocating to knock it down.
However, since you asked, if one considers the Forum lands, the postal sorting facility, Rona, Shoppers and the grey field/parking lot on Robie you are presented with one hell of an opportunity for a grand public/private amenity. There is so much space you could probably preserve the Forum shell, convert it into a large hall space for fairs and the like and still have enough for a stadium (CFL or Soccer - don't care personally either way), transit hub, a few ice surfaces and some tall real estate commercial stuff in the mix. Moving spectators to and from that location with its proximity to the McKay and 102 would be substantially easier than anything down town.
Haven't crunched the numbers on the actual space available or what would fit but the "clean slate" prompt got me all excited.
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If only several of those properties were not privately owned…
One can only imagine the entertaining antics of our civic leaders if an opportunity like this were ever to surface. The virtue signaling and bowing down to special interests and whattaboutism would be absolutely breathtaking.
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