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SENS FINE WHERE THEY ARE

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The Sens making the playoffs was a good thing. Building a new arena development at LeBreton Flats may not be.

The LeBreton land is apparently contaminated and will require an expensive environmental cleanup. It is small for the project proposed, allowing little parking, counteracting the enticing of Quebec fans. The LRT is unreliable in winter, and the closest station cannot accommodate crowds.

All of this is not conducive to a new downtown arena and development, which incidentally would be two kilometres from Ottawa’s downtown.

Meanwhile, the Canadian Tire Centre is more than suitable, with acres of revenue-producing parking, is serviced by five major roads for access and easy exit, is drawing near-capacity crowds to all games and is in an area booming in residential housing and business development.

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Is the real reason for this proposed project a mandate from the NHL?

Also, the Lansdowne Park development should be noted. With sports, entertainment, restaurants, businesses and OT Transpo right at the door, the project continues to lose money 10 years running.

MEL ELLIES

KANATA

WHICH NDP MPS WILL CROSS?

Anyone want to guess which of the remaining seven NDP MPs are going to cross the floor to give the Liberals a majority government?

Certain Canadians said in the last election, “We don’t want change, we don’t want to open up our natural resources and fix our economy, we want two million Canadians going to food banks every month and violent criminals walking our streets.”

Our new guy who walked off the street and said, “I am your new prime minister. Will fix it all.” Really.

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BARRY HARRIS

EDMONTON

STOP CANADA POST ABSURDITY

OK, please stop the absurdity of trying to give mouth to mouth to a dying dinosaur (Canada Post), especially when the narrow-minded union thinks striking is their best chance for survival.

Here are the two most likely scenarios going forward: shut the doors and turn out the lights, and allow a private company to run it for a fraction of the cost, or drop door-to-door delivery to two days a week and reduce staff and resources accordingly.

Above all, stop taking taxpayers for granted and think that the well will never run dry.

WAYNE BOYCE

CARLETON PLACE

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