blueandgoldguy

I have heard this too from a friend who recently vacationed in Cuba.

Isn't it too hot in the summer? Average of plus 32 in June, July and August doesn't sound ideal.

I would imagine a cut of the bar sales would do it. A place like Doubles isn't packing people in on a regular basis so anything that brings people in the door (even if they don't pay to get in) is a win for them. The price of a ticket compared to a few hours of drinking/eating is pretty small I would think. I guess. You have to pay for the wrestlers, their accomodations, their travel, renting ring equipment, paying someone to set everything up, security. I would think bringing in one "big name" to do a show would cost a thousand alone.Cost of one name:airfare hotel his pay for the night (anywhere from a few hundred to several thousand). When Kurt Angle left WWE, I was the first promotion that asked to book him. I was told $5000. i said done. The next day, the booking agent (TNA) emailed me to say sorry, it's now $10.000 and no video can be taken of the event (which is where promotions can make money, DVD sales). $5000 and DVD sales, I would have done but not $10 000 and no DVD. Ok. Thanks for that info. Forgot about the sponsorships. Was it some other promotion that had Luger, Steiner/s and a few others at U of M a few years ago?

The renos to make BMO football ready aren't happening now. That's the third phase which is not set in stone at this point. It will cost $30 million to make BMO football-friendly (retractable seats and I'm assuming locker room facilities for the Argos). $10 million has been secured from the city, $10 million from the province, but their remains $10 million funding gap. MLSE will not fund that so it will probably come from CFL teams (that's my guess).

I would imagine a cut of the bar sales would do it. A place like Doubles isn't packing people in on a regular basis so anything that brings people in the door (even if they don't pay to get in) is a win for them. The price of a ticket compared to a few hours of drinking/eating is pretty small I would think. I guess. You have to pay for the wrestlers, their accomodations, their travel, renting ring equipment, paying someone to set everything up, security. I would think bringing in one "big name" to do a show would cost a thousand alone.

Cool. I'm excited yet a little bit hesitant. The first 5, maybe 6 seasons were great television. This is before the mythology of the show started to collapse on itself as you stated. After that, it became somewhat nonsensical and inconsistent. With the exception of a few episodes, the final 2 seasons were at best mediocre. The show never would have lasted past season 2, if the quality of writing and choice of actors from those final 2 seasons were present from the beginning. Little spoiler alert for those of you who never watched the original series and are planning to on Netflix or somewhere else... -Carter (the creator) broke so many promises as the series progressed - 1) killed the cigarette smoking-man..twice when he originally stated "you can't kill the devil." 2) Scully and Mulder will never have an intimate relationship - they did, and it was not a one-off. The relationship appeared to be rekindled in the second movie. By the way, the second movie was incredibly boring. -moving the series from Vancouver to California - this was precipitated by Duchovny's desires to be closer to his wife, Tea Leoni. I still remember back in the late-90s people took to calling her Yoko because of this. Also, remember watching a now somewhat infamous interview with Duchovny prior to the move to Cali stating that in Vancouver it rains like the tropics without the tropics. Regardless of the motivations of the move, X-files lost many potential spooky settings for the remaining 4 seasons when they left for Cali. It was the beginning of the end. Show was losing it's edge and i believe it was lead to the elimination of some recurring actors in the show which leads me to... -killing the shadowy syndicate. Another nail in the coffin for the show. I still believe they killed some of these characters because the actors who played them resided in Vancouver and due to certain restrictions (acting in other tv shows or movies), Carter and company found it expedient to eliminate these characters in one fell swoop rather than deal with their travel and time restrictions. After their elimination and the reformation of a new syndicate under a now somewhat neutered cigarette-smoking man, the stakes just didn't feel as high. -additions of Gish and Patrick. No chemistry whatsoever. -the big payoff for Mulder's decades long quest to find his sister (with several false discoveries along the was - clones) leads to the discovery that she was "taken into the light" -heaven I presume. This occurred only a few short months or years after her original abduction so she had been dead for decades. As a fan, although becoming a little more reluctant a fan of the show at this point, I felt ripped off. No reconciliation between Mulder and his sister which served as the genesis for Mulder's passion. -Show became increasingly convoluted in the latter seasons. Introduction of the supersoldiers in the final seasons was entirely unneccessary plot device.The black oil that had mutated into an alien-birthing device in the movie failed to appear after season 6. The writers chose to ignore it altogether. -cigarette-smoking man telling Mulder he kept him alive all this time to watch him fail. Uh huh, that sounds like a reasonable explanation and consistent with his character's actions in the 9 seasons preceding this final episode. Incidentally, CSM was incinerated shortly after saying this. Looks like the devil can be killed twice. -2012 - the date the alien invasion and colonisation of earth is set as predicted by the Mayans or so sayeth the CSM. If this is true, than this upcoming 6 part series would have to take place before 2012..or maybe the writers will just pretend that never happened too..or write some poorly reasoned explanation for the audience with one or two lines of dialogue..like they glossed over the authorities no longer coming after Mulder in the second movie. Enough ranting from me lol. We'll see how this turns out. I'm skeptical but hopeful it will be better than the final seasons of the original series.

I'm not complaining about a few cm of snowfall in march. Par for the course. We are coming off a pretty mild winter. February was the only month below average temperature. Our snowfall was 1/2 - 2/3s of what it normally is...which isn't much compared to other parts of Canada. WHy was this thread directed at KBF? Anyways, Kelowna has some advantages - mild winters, longer spring and fall, surrounded by beautiful mountains. Then again, it's a ridiculously expensive place to live and the average wage does not compensate for the higher living costs; higher unemployment, lower average wages and a very slow-growing population. Plus a hear many in the BC interior are not the most progressive-minded. Most important, no CFL and NHL team.

Do these local wrestling shows actually make the promoters money? I've been under the impression most of these shows lose money when you factor in all the comps for what is usually a small crowd at these events. And I would imagine the gate is the most important revenue source by far. What other revenue sources are there that compare to that?

Maher makes a helluva lot more money than Ezra ever did on television. That's true. One probably makes millions each year while the other is unemployed while posting videos proclaiming he and the Sun Network won debates on several current topics of interests and whining how unjust it is that CBC gets mandatory carriage in what should be a free market while complaining the SUN News network should have been given that same mandatory carriage..

I sat in the $9 Seven-Eleven seats as a kid in the north endzone ski slope seats. Those ranged anywhere from rows 27 all the way up to row 43 - the final row. Actually not a bad view from up there and you can see the entire ice. Not all views in the upper deck were bad. Back in the early 90s when Perth's took over as corporate sponsor who offered the discounted tickets, we often sat in rows 6 - 8 between the blueline and the face off circle. Since the upper deck hung over a good portion of lower bowl, you were actually close to the ice. Saw many highlights from the 1992-93 season up there including Teemu's record-breaking goal against Quebec and rookie record-breaking assist against the Laffs.

The high attendances in the Brier's history occurred over a relatively short span - late 90s to late 2000s. That coincides with Boomers hitting middle age and late middle age. So it's not surprising that crowds have started to dwindle. Boomers are the largest segment of the population and as they age and are less likely to attend these events, the age group replacing them will be comparatively smaller. Thus, the smaller crowds. Prior to the curling boom period, the crowds at the Brier were no better than they are now.

I mean things certainly aren't peachy keen, but comparing Manitoba to Alberta isn't exactly fair. Alberta sits on a pile of black gold, doesn't have to deal with annual floods of the caliber that we see, and in general is built on better terrain than Manitoba. With all these advantages, the conservatives have routinely screwed the pooch in Alberta, and the fact that people are even comparing the two provinces is evidence of that. I can't really fault the NDP for the debt considering the federal government is also still in deficit, and the 8% PST thing was so overblown it's not funny. The same people who advocated for a decade long property tax freeze (this is the real cause of the crumbling infrastructure) are the same people who are complaining about the PST. All that said I really think that Manitoba needs a change in leadership, which is why I was hoping Selinger would be defeated here. Pallister is just too much of a buffoon to govern and the fact that he will likely win terrifies me. It's times like these that I wish we had proportional representation so that voting for a third party was feasible. I'll vote for the Cons, but it would be nice to have a legit third option in the liberals. Last time they were relevant was the mid-90s.

The building inspectors in Calgary (and probably Alberta) are spread very thin. Friends of ours bought a brand-new expensive home in the Evergreen area of Calgary. They soon noticed that the dryer wasn"t working properly, so Bob followed the dryer vent duct all the way up to the attic. He was stunned to see that the duct was not connected to any vent, but just dumped onto the insulation, lying there pumping all the dryer moisture into the attic. Bob called the city inspector who told him to call the builder who told him to call the mechanical contractor who told him to call the new home warranty program and no one accepted responsibility or offered to fix it. The building inspector told Bob that they had 20 minutes to inspect every home, and that included travel time. Bob eventually gave up in disgust and put his own vent cap in. He went up the street and told all his neighbours- every one of the 21 other homes had the same deficiency and none were fixed by the builder. Just another example of the Alberta DISadvantage & how this province has fallen into a huge hole. Not the first time either. There have been thousands of homes built in the late 70's & early 80's in Calgary that went up so fast they weren't up to code. Builders didn't care. All they cared about was selling these places as quickly as they could for as much profit as they could possibly make & cut all kinds of corners. Built cheap but sold high to unsuspecting suckers. These unscrupulous fly by night builders went out of business in the early 80's when interest rates were at nearly 20% & owners with problems on say a 3 year home had no one to go after when problems arose. Anyone thinking of moving out here to Calgary, Edmonton or elsewhere in Alberta should think twice & stay put. It's only going to get a lot worse. Alberta is going to be a **** place to work & live. It's anyone's guess as to how long oil prices will stay low, but what is your estimate iso? I'm assuming of course this is the reason you are stating that Alberta is going to be a **** place to work, yes?

I believe the Moose averages 7500-8000 over the 7 years they spent at MTS Centre. I think the Ice Caps can draw a similar number provided the ticket prices are more or less comparable to 4 years ago when the Moose were last here. Cheaper prices also need to extend to the concessions if they really want to cater to the AHL fanbase. That means knocking a buck or two off soft drinks, beers and various food items. They can't claim to market to families and those with middle and lower incomes if the pricing for EVERYTHING doesn't reflect that.

The trick they use is to give money for "infrastructure"- roads, sewers and so forth. It is pure coincidence that these infrastructure projects happen to be in the immediate vicinity of sports venues. It also happened with the Senators' arena in Kanata- several tens of millions of dollars were granted by the federal Liberals (I believe). The funding for the new arena in Quebec consists of $200 million from the province and $200 million from the city. No fed money.

Riders get a C. That can't be right. The great Rod Peterson said the Riders were the winners in free agency this off-season when they signed Glenn.

Wonder who Hamilton's backup is going to be with LeFevour going to the Als? Can't be Masoli as that guy is an awful turnover machine.

Thanks for posting that Rider article. Many laughs from this poster. Like that part about how the Riders signed everyone they wanted to while the Stamps roster was decimated.

I wonder if Goossen can be that impact Canadian starter for the team this season? Or is it too soon to expect that? Worth noting that Labatte was pretty impactful in his second season.

Eliminating Sadam in 1990 would not have guaranteed any sort of resolution in Iraq unless you have an effective plan for rebuilding the leadership of the country afterwards - one that includes a partnership with former Baathist party officials (those who have a previous understanding of the country and the inner workings of its government) and not disbanding the army to leave all the heavy lifting to the invading forces' army (what the US did in 2003). I doubt it would have turned out any different if they decided to eliminate Sadam in 1990. Still would have ended up with thousands of US soldiers killed and hundred of thousands of Iraqis killed and no noticeable appreciation in the quality of life. The UN is not always right but they were right in calling the US war on Iraq in 2003 illegal. And outside of England, every other country of consequence agreed by choosing not to get involved -a wise choice indeed.

CBC is still left wing, but certainly nowhere as far left on the political spectrum as SUN News is right. CBC also had Kevin O'Leary on the network for a very long time. SUN news did not even attempt to have a regular on their network to provide an opposing viewpoint.

Always amusing how the SUN criticized the Edmonton Oilers arena deal with Katz yet nary a peep about the $400 million in taxpayers money being used in building the new Quebec City arena. I'm sure Peladeau's potential ownership of the future Nordiques has nothing to do with that though. There is a similar situation happening with the Winnipeg Free Press, Mark Chipman and the new mayor Bowman. Bowman was championed as someone who campaigned on transparency at city hall and the Free Press seemed to go along with that idea after the shenanigans pulled by Sam Katz in his relationship with Shindico amongst other transgressions. Free Press went after Katz pretty hard and deservedly so. However, the minute that Chipman questions True North on the relationship with CentreVenture and possibly favouritism such as different terms and conditions regarding the land on the site of the former Calrton Hotel, the Free Press proceeds to write a serious of scathing articles on Bowman accusing him of endangering a True North $400 million proposal in the SHED district. The thing is, it's just a proposal at this point, nothing more, and we don't know how many millions in subsidies it would require nor do we know if it will look anything like that render and who will actually occupy all that floor space. Pretty funny though that the newspaper champions a guy who was endorsed by Chipman prior to the election on the strength of his promise for transparency and rapid transit. Now that he is questioning the dealings of True North he is getting taken to task in a series of editorials by that same newspaper. I'm sure the heavy advertising that Chipman's auto dealerships have in the Winnipeg Free Press have nothing to do with it though.

While the organization had it's share of critics, and rightfully so - Media folks losing their jobs is NEVER a good thing. http://canadalandshow.com/article/everyone-sun-news-deserved-be-fired Here's something else to remember: these young reporters launched their careers by contributing to a hate-machine that perpetuated prejudice, especially against Muslims, in a nation that's already highly suceptible to anti-Muslim sentiment. It doesn't matter how many people lost their jobs or how many young and talented journalists Sun News Network took a chance on. Everyone who accepted a cheque from the network was complicit in spewing its hatred. I'm sure it was a young and talented reporter who cobbled together this special report, "Islam's war on the world," which suggested that a religion of 1.6 billion people had declared battle on the planet's other 5.4 billion. I'm sure a gifted video and sound editor thought to punctuate "The Arab Underground" bumper with the sound and graphics of an unsheathing sword. And, surely, it took the best and brightest J-school graduates to trawl for violent disputes with which to portray Muslims as a sideshow, even if a story they came back with didn't appear to involve any Muslims at all. What complete bullshit. What's next, they were paid in blood money? I won't say I agree with the author's viewpoint, but I can certainly understand his frustration with the SUN media. Several of the SUN commentators are very divisive. All those people who lost their jobs should be able to find work elsewhere provided they are reasonably good at what they do, in traditional media or otherwise.

I think the outrage was over the sensationalism of the SUN newpaper and those associated with it like Ezra Levant and Michael Coren. Most knew where this was going...more of the same. It tried to pass itself off as an impartial news source when in reality it was a Canadian version of Russian Today. A little insulting and most Canadians realized this. If by intolerant you mean the left won't tolerate those important matters like equal rights for women, denying real science, and equal rights for gays and lesbians than your right. Such views should not influence in a political atmosphere because they are morally wrong.

With expanded seating the place will seat more - 10,000 or so by the looks of things. About the same as some of those exhibition games they played in the Maritimes (think Halifax and possibly Moncton without the temp seats) several years ago. Edit: I think Moncton blew their chances at any further games, exhibition or regular season, by not selling out the last 2 regular season games there, the latter at a reduced capacity no less.