Rossi Urges Patience and Two Phase Approach to Ontario Place-CNE Merger
Mayoral Candidate Supports Merger, but Says Smitherman’s Plan to Combine the Two Waterfront Attractions Now Would Delay Current Ontario Place Revitalization
TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Sept. 3, 2010) – Rocco Rossi has released the following matter in reply to George Smitherman’s offer to mix Ontario Place and the Canadian National Exhibition.
“I await the origination of a single, one Ontario Place and CNE to feat the full intensity of these dual smashing on the H2O attractions, but in his haste Mr. Smitherman risks throwing the baby out with the bath water.
Contrary to Smitherman’s understanding, a stimulating mutation of Ontario Place is already underway. Attempting to combine the dual on the H2O parks right away would check which plan by at slightest a year and substantially longer, since which before attempts to combine these dual parks have all finished in failure. We have no pledge of success.
We need to be studious and ensue one step at a time. Let’s reanimate Ontario Place for a brand new era of visitors and tourists. It usually stands to reason which if we can attain at Ontario Place, revitalization of the CNE drift will fast follow.”
