tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post1736663820433671378..comments2023-10-09T05:28:35.705-07:00Comments on Creekside: Five Ring Real Estate CircusAlisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09811694143714068436noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-1085517466234203692007-07-07T12:53:00.000-07:002007-07-07T12:53:00.000-07:00Good point, Rev. I haven't lookedinto what the ini...Good point, Rev. I haven't lookedinto what the initial bidding costs.<BR/><BR/>BCL : Yeah. *Mayor* Mike Harcourt proposed no-eviction legislation, time-limited to Expo, to prevent hotel owners from evicting their tenants in order to convert their rooming houses into "boutique hotels" for Expo visitors.<BR/>*Alderman* Gordon Campbell voted against it.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09811694143714068436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-77183737111569679152007-07-07T11:15:00.000-07:002007-07-07T11:15:00.000-07:00Same kind of thing happened during Expo. They boo...Same kind of thing happened during Expo. They booted everyone out of the skidrow hotels thinking they could rent the rooms at exorbitant prices to fair visitors. In the end they had to invite the original tenants back.bigcitylibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05081538803991095825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-7738448960268406922007-07-06T02:23:00.000-07:002007-07-06T02:23:00.000-07:00They should just choose a permanent site (Athens a...They should just choose a permanent site (Athens and Calgary maybe) and quit dicking around. More time, money and energy is expended on bidding to host the games than on building affordable housing, or dealing with the aftermath of the five-ring circus.Rev.Paperboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14561796588927776371noreply@blogger.com