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Originally Posted by etown
I like the CFR and I have heard that it has a decent economic impact on the city. (I suspect better than events like Crashed Ice)
IMHO;
The problem with Northlands securing this event is that it gives the organization a reason to limp along trying to operate the Coliseum for another couple of years.
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And that's bad why? As long as Edmonton has 2 functioning and popular concert venues of 15,000+ seats I think Edmonton will continue to grow as a regional tourist hub. And let's face it, Northlands is probably only going to pick up a few events that Rogers can't book and the Saddledome isn't a viable option. I would have hoped that the "more pie" crowd would trump the let's give everything to Rogers and Katz movement, but alas there are obvious holdouts...
Plus I don't think having a couple hundred extra workers dumped on the market looking for work isn't all that helpful in a struggling economy...