It's in the report.
250 days (minus 10-12 if the Tiger-Cats are not involved) of activity in the pool, velodrome and the stadium that were identified. Also the event tax on tickets to the stadium.
Plus other uses that will crop up once the stadium is built. Note in the Appendix (Page 32) it is noted that the stadium " should be thought of as more than a sporting facility". And who knows how many sponsors may appear once the stadium gets going
That's the reason I have said before that the City may very well be able to sustain a 15 thousand seat stadium without the Tiger-Cats...if they can't justify being part of the West Harbour site.
The same report states that Ivor Wynn is booked over 100 days per year right now. Let's ASSUME that is true. How many of these dates are lucrative ? We know the 10 dates the Cats use it are not since they cost the city 130 000.00 a day according to Fred.
Precisely. And the sewage treatment plant is within 400-600 metres of the Nash location.
But the issue I have with that location is it does nothing in terms of changing perceptions about Hamilton to those passing on the QEW. So they see a nice stadium for two seconds as they speed by at 120, then the next minute is great views of 8 lanes and industry. It won't change the perception of people only passing by, that's a wasted effort. Additionally, most of the time the wind direction is west to east. If you place a stadium on the eastern edge of the city, there is a greater chance of people experiencing industrial pollution. So, a captive audience of 20-30k for three-four hours gets to smell that.
On the flip side, put the stadium in the west harbour and most of the time the wind will be bringing 'fresh' air from non-industrial Westdale/Dundas over Cootes Paradise. Meanwhile the captive 20-30k audience has a chance to see that there is actually something green in Hamilton and it's not all industry as seems to be the perception. So they can't see the stadium from a highway. They're coming into the city for the event and not passing by. Don't forget about the national TV audience (and international during the Games). I'm sure you know the shot that's often shown now from IWS, tight on the flaming smoke stack, then zoomed wide to show the factories. I personally like that view a lot, but it reinforces the steeltown stereotype. Instead at the west harbour location the TV camera could be zoomed in on sailboats on the bay, the marina, people jogging Bayfront Park, the high level bridge, the forested north shore of the RBG, downtown to the south with the escarpment in the background...
These are some of the intangible factors that are difficult to quantify in a report. Based on a lot of the comments in the various discussions here, there is so much stated based on perceptions about the city, that putting a stadium near industry in the east end will only help to continue those perceptions.