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RetroWinnipeg said:
I don’t know what Hustler was talking about saying this was the only locally-based company putting names on football stadiums. Save-On-Foods (BC), The Brick (Edmonton), and Tim Hortons (Hamilton…well, it was founded there, with HQ now in Toronto) are other local companies sponsoring stadiums in their hometowns.
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And of course CanadInns Stadium locally.

Understandably people don't love corporate naming rights for stadiums, but I will say, at least in Winnipeg our venues have corporate names that have an obvious tie to the community as opposed to some super generic "could be anywhere" names. We've had MTS, IG, Princess Auto, Canwest Global, Canada Life, etc. as opposed to Pepsi, Budweiser, Rogers.
 
jetsmooseice said:
And of course CanadInns Stadium locally.

Understandably people don't love corporate naming rights for stadiums, but I will say, at least in Winnipeg our venues have corporate names that have an obvious tie to the community as opposed to some super generic "could be anywhere" names. We've had MTS, IG, Princess Auto, Canwest Global, Canada Life, etc. as opposed to Pepsi, Budweiser, Rogers.
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I like Canada Life as a name because those could also just be generic words describing the arena.
 
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nobody imp0rtant said:
Good. Don't assume everyone in Winnipeg is a fan of the Bombers or Jets. Taxpayer funded public sector should not be cheerleaders. Likewise, they can ho-ho-hold any references to celebrating Xmas.
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nobody imp0rtant said:
Good. Don't assume everyone in Winnipeg is a fan of the Bombers or Jets. Taxpayer funded public sector should not be cheerleaders. Likewise, they can ho-ho-hold any references to celebrating Xmas.
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Boo!

I'm a Jets fan living in Edmonton. I hate the Oilers. But I live in Edmonton, so I am offended not in the slightest when local busses have messages like "Go Oilers Go" on them. It just goes with the territory.

The article gives away the real reason:

The public works committee, acting on a recommendation from the Lord Selkirk-West Kildonan community committee, had asked city staff to consider expanding the list to recognize major cultural and religious holidays like Diwali, Christmas and Lunar New Year.

Instead, transit officials suggested a different route — eliminating promotional messaging altogether.
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Which is terrible. Why not also have messages for Diwali, Lunar New Year, Eid al-Fitr, Yom Kippur (and yes also Christmas and Easter)? The messages cycle through pretty quickly, so it's no issue to also see what the bus number is.
 
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Yukon Joe said:
Boo!

I'm a Jets fan living in Edmonton. I hate the Oilers. But I live in Edmonton, so I am offended not in the slightest when local busses have messages like "Go Oilers Go" on them. It just goes with the territory.

The article gives away the real reason:



Which is terrible. Why not also have messages for Diwali, Lunar New Year, Eid al-Fitr, Yom Kippur (and yes also Christmas and Easter)? The messages cycle through pretty quickly, so it's no issue to also see what the bus number is.
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It can be troublesome when your waiting for the bus. I don't have a strong opinion, but if your trying to see the numbers, they say it can take 2.5 seconds. As the bus I'd approaching at busy stops that's all the time you might have to see.

I agree though that it should be either all holidays/local teams or none though. So Im fine with none. I don't think this a big deal either way. Govt can't be picking and choosing though for sure.
 
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