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>>>>>>>>>>
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