Ownership by the People: If the public is shoring up the team, we should own the "Golden Share."
Turn BC Place into a public service "Loss Leader" like @TransLink. The revenue from 81 nights of baseball beer/parking pays for 20 nights of world-class soccer and youth programs.
Skip Hastings Park. BC Place has the Skytrain lines we already paid for.
Retrofitting BC Place for a "Dual-Sport" model with permanent FIFA-standard grass is the smarter play. 100+ nights of "Major League" crowds = the ultimate ROI for TransLink. 🚇🏟️
The $17B Engine:⚽️ MLS (20 games) = $120M/yr impact. ⚾️ MLB (81 games) = $450M/yr impact.
Combined? $570M annually. Over 30 years, that’s $17.1 Billion injected into the BC economy. This is industrial strategy, not just sports.
The Entry Price: Vegas/Phoenix will pay $700M CAD for a new team.
BC can secure the Caps for $40M—roughly 6% of market value. This isn't a subsidy; it’s a "distressed asset" acquisition of a major league franchise. Don't let a $700M asset walk for nothing.
MLS wants the Whitecaps in Vegas. Mayor Sim wants MLB in Vancouver. The Premier is sitting on a $40M "Shore Up."Here’s why a 30-year "Super-Stadium" retrofit of BC Place is a $17 Billion no-brainer for BC: 🧵👇#SaveTheCaps#MLBvancouver#BCPlace