Is the Whitecaps stadium about a gift to the City? NO!... straight from the mouth of Bob Lenarduzzi, Head of the Whitecaps Soccer Operations "A new stadium would also mean more sales". (Vancouver Province: July 5, 2007 P. A11)
Let's not be fooled into thinking this stadium is a gift. Like any business the Whitecaps are about making money, lots of money. Funny that the stadium is still referred to as a gift by the Whitecaps and their supporters - especially now that they are asking for our precious public waterfront to plunk it down on.
Ask the Trojans about what some gifts bring. ( coming soon.... more on the Whitecaps' land development company, the really big money maker – hey, did anyone hear a sound coming from inside the horse!?!)
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Setting the record straight!
Have you wondered why there has been very little press about the Whitecaps stadium since last summer? The answer is that they are keeping a low profile so that the public does not get wind of what they are trying to do.
What are they doing behind closed doors? The answer is that they wish to take away the public land of Vancouver's Central Waterfront in order to increase their profit margins!
Some misconceptions about the entertainment complex.
1) The stadium is on private land
No. The proposed location is on Federal land owned by the citizens of Canada.
2) This stadium is a public facility
No. This structure will be privately owned. Those most impacted by the stadium will never be able to afford to attend an event.
3) The stadium needs to be located on the waterfront with its exceptional views
Stadiums are about looking inward to watch a game or a concert. The building of a waterfront stadium, with its limited use, will deny generations of the free enjoyment of our public waterfront.
4) Vancouver “needs” this stadium.
- The Vancouver area currently has seven major stadiums - three of which are open air and four that are covered with a roof.
- Swangard stadium has undergone a major upgrading to 10,000 seats and is approved by FIFA for major events such as the under 20 soccer World Cup.
- Soccer seating up to the 50,000 can already be accommodated by B.C. Place. A friendly soccer match will be held in B.C. Place in the Fall of 2007.
5) This will be a “green’ project.
Reduce, reuse and recycle are the key words of the green movement. The proposed stadium fails on all three accounts.
- Reduce: Existing stadiums can accommodate various activities and crowd sizes. There is no need for a new stadium!
- Reuse: Current stadiums can be easily modified for any special events. It is greener to use current facilities than create a new massive stadium and its road ways. This will save the environmental impact of mining of materials, extraction of oil to make the plastic seats, transport building materials, and construction energy costs
- Recycle: If build, the majority of the stadium will contain new materials. The stadium will hasten the demise of other stadiums in Vancouver. We will end up demolishing one stadium, with is millions of kilograms of waste that will go into landfills, only burn up more energy and resources building a new stadium that will serve the same function as the building that was torn down. In no way is this a “green” development
Stay tuned for much, much more>>>>>>>>>>
What are they doing behind closed doors? The answer is that they wish to take away the public land of Vancouver's Central Waterfront in order to increase their profit margins!
Some misconceptions about the entertainment complex.
1) The stadium is on private land
No. The proposed location is on Federal land owned by the citizens of Canada.
2) This stadium is a public facility
No. This structure will be privately owned. Those most impacted by the stadium will never be able to afford to attend an event.
3) The stadium needs to be located on the waterfront with its exceptional views
Stadiums are about looking inward to watch a game or a concert. The building of a waterfront stadium, with its limited use, will deny generations of the free enjoyment of our public waterfront.
4) Vancouver “needs” this stadium.
- The Vancouver area currently has seven major stadiums - three of which are open air and four that are covered with a roof.
- Swangard stadium has undergone a major upgrading to 10,000 seats and is approved by FIFA for major events such as the under 20 soccer World Cup.
- Soccer seating up to the 50,000 can already be accommodated by B.C. Place. A friendly soccer match will be held in B.C. Place in the Fall of 2007.
5) This will be a “green’ project.
Reduce, reuse and recycle are the key words of the green movement. The proposed stadium fails on all three accounts.
- Reduce: Existing stadiums can accommodate various activities and crowd sizes. There is no need for a new stadium!
- Reuse: Current stadiums can be easily modified for any special events. It is greener to use current facilities than create a new massive stadium and its road ways. This will save the environmental impact of mining of materials, extraction of oil to make the plastic seats, transport building materials, and construction energy costs
- Recycle: If build, the majority of the stadium will contain new materials. The stadium will hasten the demise of other stadiums in Vancouver. We will end up demolishing one stadium, with is millions of kilograms of waste that will go into landfills, only burn up more energy and resources building a new stadium that will serve the same function as the building that was torn down. In no way is this a “green” development
Stay tuned for much, much more>>>>>>>>>>
A private stadium on public land is not a community asset
A private developer is trying to gain control of the public lands of Vancouver’s Central Waterfront. The developer is proposing the construction of a massive entertainment complex within meters of Crab Park. The entertainment complex will consume most of the Central Waterfront.
If the public land is surrendered for this project Vancouverites will lose an essential part of our waterfront. The massive stadium will permanently overshadow Crab Park. This scale of construction will destroy the park and will forever rob future generations of the land that they own.
As the home to the memorial for Vancouver’s missing women Crab Park has a role in remembering, honouring, healing and inspiring change. A stadium will shadow the park and the noise will forever destroy its solitude.
Shame on the supporters of the stadium to refer to a private stadium, owned and controlled by one individual, as a "Community Stadium" - "1984" inspired use of words at its best ( or worst). To take away public land in order for a private company to make more money is shameful, but to suggest it is a community stadium is outright fraud!
If the public land is surrendered for this project Vancouverites will lose an essential part of our waterfront. The massive stadium will permanently overshadow Crab Park. This scale of construction will destroy the park and will forever rob future generations of the land that they own.
As the home to the memorial for Vancouver’s missing women Crab Park has a role in remembering, honouring, healing and inspiring change. A stadium will shadow the park and the noise will forever destroy its solitude.
Shame on the supporters of the stadium to refer to a private stadium, owned and controlled by one individual, as a "Community Stadium" - "1984" inspired use of words at its best ( or worst). To take away public land in order for a private company to make more money is shameful, but to suggest it is a community stadium is outright fraud!
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