Quote Originally Posted by Flutie View Post
Don't forget that BMO is run and maintained by the city not MLSE. The city workers demanded more money with the addition of the Argos and the city demanded a hefty increase in "rent" due to the additional work of converting the field 9 or times to the CFL configuration and another 9 or 10 times to convert it back to soccer.
When it was soccer only it was just about maintain the grass. With the Argos it's about removing the seats at the north end and removing the first 10 rows of the south end, putting in CFL goal posts, marking the field for CFL lines and the CFL signage.
BMO is OWNED by the city and has been operated by MLSE since the grounds construction. The initial stadium was paid for with federal and provincial tax dollars + plus some MLSE money. The roof was constructed after a large investment by MLSE.