Pan Am Games in the Golden Horseshoe

$1.8 billion later, Southern Ontario may have a shot at the 2015 Pan Am Games. The Hamilton Spectator reported today that a successful bid would lead to multiple upgrades to the city's existing athletic facilities, including Copps Coliseum and Ivor Wynne Stadium. My only worry is that a collective "Golden Horseshoe" bid may lead to a series of costly upgrades for minimal city exposure (comparatively). On the other hand, Copps and IWS are long overdue for at least a face lift. If all goes as planned, the latter may even cease to exist come 2015.

All told, I think it's a good move for the city. Keeping in line with my take on the Lister Block situation, it may finally be time to bid Ivor Wynne a tearful goodbye and plan for the future. At the very least, here's hoping a new stadium can be built on the same site. Is it too outlandish to have the Ti-Cats play at Mac in the interim? Ronald V. Joyce Stadium would need significant seating upgrades, but look how well it worked in Montreal.