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Will Moncton Beat Halifax To The Stadium? |
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Written by AtlanticCanadaLive.com
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Thursday, 23 March 2006 |
Prime Minister Stephen Harper will be in New Brunswick Friday on a so-called - 'spending spree'.
Harper is expected to announce up to $44 million, or half the cost of the long-awaited cleanup of the Saint John harbour.
He is also expected to announce federal funding for a $110-million highway bypass in Fredericton.
But Halifax residents hoping to land the 2014 Commonwealth Games may feel deflated with the news that Harper is also expected to announce federal funding for a Stadium in Moncton.
The new stadium would be used to host the 2008 World Junior Athletics Championships and is expected to be located at l'Universite de Moncton. Moncton and Bydgoszcz, Poland are the only two cities in the running for the 2008 IAAF World Junior Athletics Championships. New York City and Tunis, Tunisia withdrew their bids. Moncton is considered a favourite.
Both Moncton and Halifax have expressed an interest in obtaining a CFL franchise in recent years.
With Moncton securing funding for a stadium before Halifax, the long awaited CFL expansion East could land in Moncton's lap. It has also been speculated that the federal government would not fund two stadiums in Atlantic Canada. That could be a blow to Halifax's bid for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Courtesy AtlanticCanadaLive.com
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