Ottawa 07 NIMBY groups 00
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The court of appeal's dismissal of the Friends (ugh) of Lansdowne case earlier today has been covered at length by media locally, but for the purpose of this site, let's just turn to the Commish to take us through the basics. Pardon me, but I don't want to dwell on these assholes any longer.
And the score above? It's a judge count. Hackland from the original trial, the three who unanimously supported him today (April 30th), and the three that sent the Lansdowne Park Conservancy packing. The total seemed appropriate.
Mark Cohon, Commissioner, Canadian Football League
''Today the return of the CFL to Ottawa is a major step closer.
In an unanimous and definitive decision, the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled in favour of the City of Ottawa and the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG), which has been working hard to revamp the stadium at Lansdowne Park and welcome CFL football back to the nation's capital.
Like the Ontario Superior Court before it, the Court of Appeal rejected arguments made by some local residents who oppose the development project that includes the stadium.
While the opponents can still technically seek leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada, today's ruling keeps up us on track to have Ottawa rejoin our league as early as the 2014 season.
It also speaks to the fact that our friends and prospective partners have pursued this goal with thoroughness as well as passion and perseverance.
We congratulate Roger Greenberg, John Ruddy, Jeff Hunt, John Pugh and Bill Shenkman on what is a very positive development for the CFL in Ottawa.''
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