SpeedFlex27

Old School tradition...

Whoa be it to any politician who does not listen to the people after they spoke. Especially after a plebiscite which costs a lot of taxpayer money to put on the ballot. If it is a resounding defeat, then it would be political foolishness to ignore the results of the plebiscite. Especially if the congestion gets worse slowing down the commute thru that intersection & it will. People will be angry & blame Bowman.

You can't be upset if that is what voters want. It's what the people want.

Yeah, been to Vegas. Crossing the street won't kill you but the taxis willing to run you over to get into the hotels on the strip will. The traffic at Regent & Lagimodiere isn't nearly as busy as P & M. Traffic at lunch or rush hours is nuts. Guess the voters will decide in October. It's been closed for nearly 40 years. A couple of generations of Winnipeggers have never seen it open. I'll be shocked if things change after the municipal election.

I used to work downtown (one of the first jobs I had after university so a freaking long time ago) in the Grain Exchange Building. I used to bus it to work & got off right in front of the Richardson Building & then walk a block or so to my work. At lunch, the thought of crossing that godforsaken intersection never crossed my mind even though Eaton's was close by. It's just so bloody huge. I don't think many people would want to cross it if it was open.

Sorry to see Bowman go. Still don't know if this is scheme related using Bowman as more of a decoy to open up others or he just wasn't getting open or thrown to? Turns out we could have used that money for another player regarding the salary cap.

Hope Henoc is enjoying the circus. Looks good on him.

I Yeah, sounds right. Hard to keep track of some of these players names.

The "claim" is there is a strike going on at the grounds where BMO is or something like that. There was no parking so no one showed up. All I hear are excuses. Other excuses are the Jays are playing, the PNE is on, ya da ya da ya da. Pretty lame ones as that.

I was reading on 3DN that Landon Rice's stock on the Ti Cats has really fallen. He got beat out as a starting guard by a rookie that Hamilton selected this year's Draft. From the article, he is barely back up material. To deal a first round pick that soon just shows how little the Cats think of Rice.

Reed should start checking the internet job sites to find another job as his day of reckoning is coming fast. I'm sure there are a few high schools in the US looking for athletic directors.

Bag of footballs, basically. What a steal.

Yes, 1991. Thanks for that.

Hardrick as well.

Try telling Matt Dunigan he had to sit because of a sore hand. He froze his shoulder which was broken to play in the 1990 Grey Cup. He was in tremendous pain the entire game. Matt Nichols the same. They are warriors. Players rally for them. Willy is a wet noodle. Shows no leadership at all.

No, don't compare Winnipeg to any other city. Rich vs poor? 1st world vs 2nd??? What a dipshit comment. Glad you think so highly of the place you live. I live in Calgary & if I could come back I would in a heartbeat. You don't know how good you have it.

He injured his throwing hand last night but to me it looked like he just quit. Like he didn't want to play anymore.

As requested, a perspective from a Calgarian on what we're doing but also a former Winnipeger who grew up there. I remember when the intersection being discussed was closed. In the early 1970's Winnipeg could have had a light rail transit system. Mayor Stephen Juba proposed a monorail system similar to what Vancouver has now in & around 1970. He was laughed at & ridiculed for the idea & it never went forward. Then Vancouver went ahead with their above ground light rail system in 1976 while Edmonton & Calgary went ahead with their own surface light rail systems in the late 70's. It didn't help that before Uni City ( the name that was given to the merger of all the different cities with the City of Winnipeg) was called there were 2 local governments running against & competing with one another before the merger. The Metro Corporation was established in 1961 & was funded by the province to oversee all the small cities like Transcona, St, Vital, St. Boniface, Ft. Garry, St. James etc. The Chairman was Jack Willis. Then there was the City of Winnipeg with Mayor Juba. Both governments seldom got along & clashed over a number of things like what projects should be built, who would pay what & how much, who should oversee & maintain infrastructure such as roads, bridges, sewer & water, street cleaning & snow clearing, etc. Juba's idea of a monorail system was opposed by the Metro Corporation & by extension the Province. Winnipeg City Councillors didn't like the idea of a monorail system either & Juba's idea died. The Metro Corporation was dissolved on January 1, 1972 when the suburban cities merged with the City of Winnipeg. Judging by what Edmonton, Calgary & Vancouver did with light rapid transit it turned out to be an opportunity lost. Now, it's probably too expensive for Winnipeg to even think of starting even a small LRT system. What a difference an LRT would have made to traffic congestion in Winnipeg & moving people to & from the suburbs to downtown & back. Calgary's first LRT line was completed in 1981 & went NW from the downtown to McMahon Stadium & the U of C. Of course, this was a boon for the 1988 Winter Olympics. A second line was built to go south from downtown as well & construction started a month after the NW line was opened for service in 1981. I believe that the NW line wasn't more than 10 kms in length. Since then, the LRT has expanded to all 4 quadrants of the City from north to south. Currently there are 59 kms of C Train service on the Red & Blue lines that carry over 306,000 people during the work week from Monday to Friday. That's a lot of cars taken off the roads during rush hour mornings & evenings. When I say expensive just chew on these numbers. Calgary is building another LRT line from downtown to the deep SE of Calgary. The first leg will be approximately 25 kms in length. Eventually the entire Green Line as it is called will be 39 kms long with eventual completion of the second leg to be finished within the next 15-20 years .The cost of the first leg is $4.5 billion dollars. Cost of the first leg of the new Green Line will be shared three ways by the City of Calgary, the Province of AB & Ottawa. As an aside, there are federal dollars for projects like this but cities & provinces have to sign on first before the feds will pay their one third.

No, it shouldn't & is not. He had the Argos defense all discombobulated all game. They didn't know what was coming next.

It's becoming apparent that if anyone needs firing it's Kavis Reed. That offense is really bad. Sherman can only coach the talent Reed provides him. I also hope Khari jones didn't buy a house in Montreal. or signed a long term lease on an apartment. He's on borrowed time.

Willy pulled. Schilz not much better.

Maas to BC this off season. Joining Hervey.

I don't think Davis is better than the three qbs the Als have now.

it must just suck being just a short yardage qb.

Olafioye down. Not good news for the Lions. Doesn't look like he was wearing a brace. Well, maybe he was...