jason2020
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This is why Ottawa is called the city that fun forgot.
To be fair there are people in Toronto that wanted a park and not a soccer stadium.
This is why Ottawa is called the city that fun forgot.
Hopefully there's no new sports arena... the city needs to move the focus away from the overwhelming emphasis on sports.
How about something cultural? We must be one of the only capital cities in the western world without a contemporary art museum. How about something to do with nature? Something for the mind. Not sports.
This is why Ottawa is called the city that fun forgot.
Hopefully there's no new sports arena... the city needs to move the focus away from the overwhelming emphasis on sports.
How about something cultural? We must be one of the only capital cities in the western world without a contemporary art museum. How about something to do with nature? Something for the mind. Not sports.
The only people who say that are snotty idiots from Montreal and Toronto who think that the only way to have fun is to spend a ton of money going to expensive places, buying expensive drinks and talking to a bunch of pretentious dbags; also if you don't take a bunch of selfies and post a ton of instagram pics you didn't have fun because you would have documented it otherwise.
Ottawa is a fine city, plenty to see and do. Are there more things to do in large cities? Sure, of course there is, more people means more stuff to do. But this whole "Ottawa is boring" thing is ridiculous.
You must be fun to be around.
Who cares about contemporary art? We have enough museums in this city already.
The city refused to spend $50 million on the baseball stadium but had no issues spending $45 million on the arts court so this idea were to pro sports give me a break.
Baseball in Ottawa is what hockey is in Florida. It makes sense to reject a $50M baseball stadium because there is not a huge baseball fanbase in Ottawa.
But hockey is different, people are going to fill the rink no matter what.
There is a fair size fanbase and you get a double a team that's the Jays farm team you would have big crowds likely avg 6000.
The only people who say that are snotty idiots from Montreal and Toronto who think that the only way to have fun is to spend a ton of money going to expensive places, buying expensive drinks and talking to a bunch of pretentious dbags; also if you don't take a bunch of selfies and post a ton of instagram pics you didn't have fun because you would have documented it otherwise.
Ottawa is a fine city, plenty to see and do. Are there more things to do in large cities? Sure, of course there is, more people means more stuff to do. But this whole "Ottawa is boring" thing is ridiculous.
You must be fun to be around.
Who cares about contemporary art? We have enough museums in this city already.
The city refused to spend $50 million on the baseball stadium but had no issues spending $45 million on the arts court so this idea were to pro sports give me a break.
I would love a world class aquarium there.
I should have known better than to suggest something other than sports around here.
When you think of major cities around the world... the attractions they hold for tourists.... is it "the sports arena" that's at the top of those lists? No. Ottawa can be so much more, but it's a very conservative attitude that holds it back.
It's not sports than defines the nature of complexion of a city. There's more to life.
For those saying the National Gallery is a Contemporary Art Gallery... it's not. It's a National Gallery.
For those talking about things like this "not being fun"... fun is subjective. Watching grown men chase a piece of rubber around the ice isn't fun all the time either.
Think about what those cities in the world that are considered "fun" have... and then think about how Ottawa compares in those areas.
I should have known better than to suggest something other than sports around here.
When you think of major cities around the world... the attractions they hold for tourists.... is it "the sports arena" that's at the top of those lists? No. Ottawa can be so much more, but it's a very conservative attitude that holds it back.
It's not sports than defines the nature of complexion of a city. There's more to life.
For those saying the National Gallery is a Contemporary Art Gallery... it's not. It's a National Gallery.
For those talking about things like this "not being fun"... fun is subjective. Watching grown men chase a piece of rubber around the ice isn't fun all the time either.
Think about what those cities in the world that are considered "fun" have... and then think about how Ottawa compares in those areas.
You are on a sports fan forum so you shouldn't be so shocked that people want a sports venue there as it is an ideal place for it.
Fact is we have lots of arts things many would say some should be closed as there not used as they should be.
The new arts court is better than what was there before... but it's still rather ridiculous. It should be bigger, and what's the deal with putting an apartment building on top of it? Embarrassing.
The condo and hotel are needed to help fund it as the full cost is $150 million with arts groups not having money or not wanting to fund it there is no choice you need other things to help pay for it.
Well that's sort of what I mean by embarrassing...
I should have known better than to suggest something other than sports around here.
When you think of major cities around the world... the attractions they hold for tourists.... is it "the sports arena" that's at the top of those lists? No. Ottawa can be so much more, but it's a very conservative attitude that holds it back.
It's not sports than defines the nature of complexion of a city. There's more to life.
For those saying the National Gallery is a Contemporary Art Gallery... it's not. It's a National Gallery.
For those talking about things like this "not being fun"... fun is subjective. Watching grown men chase a piece of rubber around the ice isn't fun all the time either.
Think about what those cities in the world that are considered "fun" have... and then think about how Ottawa compares in those areas.
Well that's sort of what I mean by embarrassing...
You do realize the people that go to Paris to visit the Louvre isn't going to Ottawa if they build a new museum or art gallery right?
There's only one Louvre in the world, just like there's only one Forbidden Palace and one Taj Mahal. They also happen to have history, which is something you can't create with a $500 million new building.
Let me guess-Friends of Lebreton?
Right, so let's never change.
Don't know what Friends of Lebreton is. (I don't currently live in Ottawa, so that might be why)
savoysuit
Sure but it can be part of a complex that has a arena.
If you dont live in Ottawa and dont even know who the Friends of Lansdowne are that means you know nothing about what is happening in this city or what has happened for many years.
Why then are posting all these demands that there should not have a stadium at Lebreton?All your posts seem to be about the same thing.