Several media outlets have reported that a new, 1500-seat stadium will be built at City Centre Park. This is back to the original two-field plan, though the stadium will be smaller now than the original plan in recognition of the expectation that a new stadium will also be built by West Shore Parks and Rec and Juan de Fuca Rec Centre.
The municipal elections have definitely put that plan in limbo for now. The original plan to fill in the velodrome and replace it with a stadium is being legally challenged by cycling groups who point out (among other arguments) that the land the velodrome is on was granted by the Department of National Defence to Juan de Fuca Rec for the purpose of a velodrome and it may not be legal to change it to another purpose. New councils were elected in the Highlands, with the former against filling in the velodrome and the latter having backed away from their support of it and now essentially in a neutral position. Metchosin was already against, Colwood was already in favour, and Langford has Read the rest of this entry »
