Vancouver Mayor Sim urges Province, Whitecaps to sign BC Place deal
Indo-Canadian Voice Vancouver Mayor Sim urges Province, Whitecaps to sign BC Place deal posted by: Rattan MallVANCOUVER Mayor Ken Sim is urging the Province and Vancouver Whitecaps to sign a BC Place deal. Sim said in a statement on Tuesday: “The City of Vancouver has done its part to create a path forward for the team’s future here by offering prime space at Hastings Park for the Whitecaps to construct a […] The post Vancouver Mayor Sim urges Province, Whitecaps to sign BC Place deal first appeared on Indo-Canadian Voice.Indo-Canadian Voice
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VANCOUVER Mayor Ken Sim is urging the Province and Vancouver Whitecaps to sign a BC Place deal.
Sim said in a statement on Tuesday: “The City of Vancouver has done its part to create a path forward for the team’s future here by offering prime space at Hastings Park for the Whitecaps to construct a new stadium and entertainment district.”
However, he noted: “BC Place is owned and operated by the Provincial Government. In fact, it’s the only stadium owned and operated by a government found anywhere in the MLS. In order for the team to stay in Vancouver, the Whitecaps and Province must sign a bridge deal that will allow BC Place to become viable in the near term while a new stadium can be designed and built.”
Sim added: “That’s why today, we are calling on the team’s ownership to publicly and clearly articulate what they need to stay here in Vancouver, and we are calling on the Provincial Government to come to the table and make that a reality.”
Sim said: “To all Vancouver Whitecaps fans, to the Southsiders, and to all of the supporter groups, we need you to keep the fight going. We need you to stay strong, and we need you to stay loud. Losing the Whitecaps is not an option. #SAVETHECAPS.”
The mayor noted: “The Whitecaps have been Vancouver’s club since 1974. Many things have changed throughout the years: the players, the logos, the kits, and the stadiums, just to name a few. The one thing that has never changed is Vancouver’s love of this team.
“The Whitecaps are one of the top teams in the MLS, they were the runners up in last year’s championship, and they sit in the top ten of league attendance at an average of 24,000+ per game. While we understand that professional sports is a complex business, it would be a mistake for any team to leave a market with such a longstanding history and ready-made fanbase.”
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