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Archive for November 30th, 2007

Media wh-re! - UPDATED

Posted by Carl on November 30, 2007

Um, that would be me in the role of “media wh-re”, not Miles. 

OK - it’s fixed.  Over on the right you can see a “My shared files” box.  Just click on the “cbc interview” link and it should open.

I was momentarily stumped by the interviewer’s “how did you do it?” question, and after listening to it today I thought I should try to do a quick recap of the events for the blog.

Stay tuned.

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Three months later….

Posted by Carl on November 30, 2007

And definitely worth the effort:

City Council and Standing Committee

MotionConseil et comités permanents Motion

 
   


   
RE: Ottawa Stadium – 300 Coventry Road

WHEREAS, the City of Ottawa and the Ottawa Lynx are involved in a legal dispute pertaining to Ottawa Stadium;

AND WHEREAS the parties desire to provide some clarification on the permitted use of Ottawa Stadium at 300 Coventry Road without prejudice to the rights of either party in the current pending dispute; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 1.         On the understanding that such action will be without prejudice to the rights of the City and the Ottawa Lynx in the current and pending litigation between the parties, staff be directed to move forward to expeditiously conclude an agreement with the Ottawa Lynx and the Can-Am League in a manner that allows the parties to mitigate anticipated damages, to the extent possible, should the Ottawa Lynx Company not play its home games at the Ottawa Stadium, including permitting a professional baseball team from the Can-Am League to play its home games at the Ottawa Stadium for the 2008 and 2009 baseball seasons at the same cost as the Lynx, namely, $108,000 per season, payable at the end of November in each of the above two seasons. 2.         That the City Manager be given delegated authority to negotiate, conclude, in conjunction with the City Solicitor, and execute on behalf of the City, the necessary agreement. 

And that, as they say, is that. Couple of things though - note who moved and seconded the motion. Both Mr. Monette and Mr. Jellet, as well as Rainer Bloess deserve credit - and if you’re in their ward, your vote.

More later.

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