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Old Posted Dec 8, 2018, 4:59 PM
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^ No apology necessary, I don't think anyone here has ever regarded Manitoba as part of the PNW region.
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Old Posted Dec 8, 2018, 9:17 PM
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The Ice moving to Winnipeg has many interesting consequences. I think a WHL team will do a lot better in this market as tickets are cheaper, there are natural rivalries in place with Brandon, Saskatoon, Regina, Edmonton and Calgary. The building of a new 5000 seat arena in southwest suburban Winnipeg will have an impact on the convention centre, burton cummings theatre and club regent casino for concerts and conventions. I do not think the Moose will last here long term and I wouldn't be surprised if they are moved to Fargo ND or somewhere else.
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Old Posted Dec 8, 2018, 9:40 PM
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^ No apology necessary, I don't think anyone here has ever regarded Manitoba as part of the PNW region.
Or, to my knowledge, Saskatchewan, Alberta or even all of B.C. (or any of it, really, since PNW is an American term). Vancouver is in Canada's Pacific Southwest, or, on a North American scale, the Central Pacific.
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Old Posted Dec 9, 2018, 6:38 PM
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I respectfully submit that the Pacific Northwest ends at Saskatchewan at the furthest. Sorry Manitoba.


Very true, when taking into consideration the entire region, Manitoba wouldn't be considered part of the Pacific NorthWest. I think JHikka was just trying to conceptualize what The 'Region' of The WHL would be called when he said 'Pacific'.

But if one were to break down continental North America excluding Central America/Mexico, Caribbean and Hawaii, of course,.. I don't think anyone who can read a map could say Winnipeg belongs in any other quadrant of North America other than the NorthWest quarter part. (Winnipeg is, after all, closer to the Pacific rather than the Atlantic Ocean).

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If you live in BC I’m gonna guess for most people Alberta is not part of the PNW. Same definition as Cascadia. With the eastern boundary being the Rocky Mountains - geographic and political differences.
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Old Posted Dec 9, 2018, 8:22 PM
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The quadrants aren't a natural region though. The west part of Manitoba is much more similar to the eastern part of Manitoba than it is to the Oregon coast.

In a lot of way the Pacific Northwest has more in common with the East Coast than the parts in the middle. Vancouver Island is much more similar to the Maritimes than it is to Saskatchewan, not just in terms of natural environment but also economy and culture (all interrelated). There's a similar phenomenon in the US.
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Old Posted Dec 10, 2018, 3:52 AM
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The west part of Manitoba is much more similar to the eastern part of Manitoba than it is to the Oregon coast.
...and West part of Manitoba is more similar to East part of Oregon than it is to Manitoba's Hudson Bay coast in the same province. I'm not sure what your point is...

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The quadrants aren't a natural region though...
again, if you can't get concept of anything past regions, then you wouldn't be able to understand any better than JHikka.

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Winnipeg is by far the largest city in North America's NorthWest to not have a WHL hockey team (with the exception of maybe Boise, Idaho).
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Is....this an actual region? Stretching from Manitoba to the Pacific?
Statement- "Edmonton is the largest city in North America North of the 53rd parallel"

Someone123 & JHikka- "But ... North of 53rd parallel isn't a natural or actual 'region' stretching from Alberta to the Arctic "

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The prairies are not the same as BC so not the same region.
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‘To the next level’: FC Edmonton’s Clarke Stadium ready for CPL



For the first time in FC Edmonton history, Clarke’s familiar royal blue east stand will be joined by a pair of stands in the north end, increasing the stadium’s capacity to 5,100 and fully enclosing the pitch.

The smaller west stand will overlook the benches between newly-installed suites that rest along the touchline, offering premium seat members one of the best views in the Canadian Premier League.

The club also worked with the City of Edmonton to install extra washrooms, concession stands, gates and improve the feel of Clarke ahead of what promises to be an historic inaugural CPL season.

Also new for 2019, FC Edmonton will allocate 10% of the stadium for premium seating, including the private suites and pitchside “Coaches Row” seating — meaning select supporters will be seated right at midfield next to referees and players from both squads.

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Old Posted Dec 13, 2018, 9:19 PM
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^ Very nice.

It looks like Clarke Stadium is slowly evolving back into the pro facility that it once was before Commonwealth Stadium was built in 1978 and the bleachers were dismantled sometime in the 90s.

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The Pacific NW as I know it is Oregon, Washington, Idaho and BC. Alberta is not part of the region, Montana might be.
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An article about the City of Charlottetown and mayor announcing support for a CFL team in Halifax: https://globalnews.ca/news/4756317/c...t-cfl-halifax/

Probably unlikely to sway decision makers much but it is a little bit of evidence that Maritimers in general will support a team.
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Study by investors seeking baseball’s return to Montreal finds project is viable

https://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/ml...roject-viable/

MONTREAL — A group of investors trying to bring Major League Baseball back to Montreal released a market study Thursday concluding the project would be viable and would generate strong interest among fans and the city’s business community.

"Montreal has the market characteristics to support an MLB team effectively over the long term," the group led by Stephen Bronfman, executive chairman of Claridge Inc., said in a statement.

Its television market would be in the top half of existing MLB TV markets, ranking 12th out of 27.

The study also places Montreal as the strongest among cities considered potential expansion sites, with the largest population, TV market and corporate base and the second-largest median household income. It does not name the other cities, but in the past Charlotte, N.C., Portland, Ore., Las Vegas, San Antonio and Monterrey, Mexico have been identified as contenders.

Montreal would have the 15th largest metropolitan population among MLB cities, the 18th highest median household income and the 19th most corporations with annual sales of at least $5 million and 25 or more employees.

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They said a downtown location for a new stadium would be very important and access by public transit essential. They prefer a ballpark with 35,000 seats or less, and "it should have a social atmosphere, a design that fits the local architectural style and be a year-round destination," the group’s statement says.

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The study found a seating capacity of 32,000 would be the preferred size of stadium, with an average ticket price of $41.
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Ha ha! I'd hate to see what the standards are at any of the large exhibitions (Calgary Stampede, Klondike Days, PNE, CNE, etc) across the country!

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Old Posted Dec 14, 2018, 3:20 PM
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Ha ha! I'd hate to see what the standards are at any of the large exhibitions (Calgary Stampede, Klondike Days, PNE, CNE, etc) across the country!

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I shudder to think of what the standards were like at the old generation of venues, e.g. old Winnipeg Arena & Stadium, Taylor Field, Maple Leaf Gardens, Ivor Wynne Stadium...
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Study by investors seeking baseball’s return to Montreal finds project is viable

https://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/ml...roject-viable/

MONTREAL — A group of investors trying to bring Major League Baseball back to Montreal released a market study Thursday concluding the project would be viable and would generate strong interest among fans and the city’s business community.

The study found a seating capacity of 32,000 would be the preferred size of stadium, with an average ticket price of $41.
Would this be viable with or without government support?

Considering that new baseball stadiums in the most baseball-crazy market in the world to the south still need, ahem, government support to be 'viable', I suspect that will be the biggest obstacle.
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Would this be viable with or without government support?

Considering that new baseball stadiums in the most baseball-crazy market in the world to the south still need, ahem, government support to be 'viable', I suspect that will be the biggest obstacle.
I'm sure they would ask, but the rumblings about potential owners suggest there are some DEEP pockets behind this, so maybe it wouldn't be as painful as it may be otherwise. A common rumour I always here is Bell might get involved in order to get Expos games on TSN a'la Rogers and Sportsnet.
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Would this be viable with or without government support?

Considering that new baseball stadiums in the most baseball-crazy market in the world to the south still need, ahem, government support to be 'viable', I suspect that will be the biggest obstacle.
If I remember correctly the Mayor of Montreal said their will be absolutely no public funds coming from that level of government. I bet the province steps up
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If I remember correctly the Mayor of Montreal said their will be absolutely no public funds coming from that level of government. I bet the province steps up
This government (CAQ) is probably the best chance they're gonna get for that to happen.
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