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Originally Posted by phil235
That makes sense. I guess they would be setting them up for a flood of complaints if they build a big stadium at Minto. Not so sure about Mann, though. Not too many neighbours close by down there.
Are they still talking about adding stands on the highway side of the Lees field? It would be nice if they could get that up to 5-6000. Or is the plan just to use Lansdowne for any big games?
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Yes and Yes, They still hope to put 1,600 seats on the highway side bringing total seating to 5000. They also would need to put up a sound deafening wall along the highway. Some visitors have complained that the highway creates too much noise on the field. Oddly the Ontario dept, that looks after highways put one up on the opposite side of the highway but has refused to pay for one on the university side---even though the university is a public institution beholding to the Province.
But the Panda game is at TD Place and if any other game happens(like a Yates Cup Final) where the attendance could be well beyond what Gee-Gees Field can handle , the university would look to see if TD Place is available.
The university has been trying to sell naming rights to the stadium for years now. Most of the proceeds, if not all, would probably go toward upgrades to the stadium. They have being trying so long without results that I think you can classify their efforts as a Big Fail.
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