tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559260500579382213.post7261817249876072742..comments2024-03-23T13:18:17.693-05:00Comments on Anybody Want A Peanut?: Winnipeg's golf courses: Wrap upcherenkovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15355986781478585611noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559260500579382213.post-92208643320798108042012-02-24T12:01:53.529-06:002012-02-24T12:01:53.529-06:00Wow. Get ride of golf courses that have been here ...Wow. Get ride of golf courses that have been here for a hundred years? Yah sure why not? Let the seniors that play there everyday go to the mall instead. Look at the growing population out North Main and tell me that's not more opportunity for the golf course. Forget about the kids that play there almost every second day during the Summer. Maybe they should go to the mall too? Maybe they should go play soccer? How much did the soccer fields we build in the last few years cost? Who pays for those? How much do they produce?<br /><br />The golf courses are not managed properly. That's a fact. To just say get ride of them is a sad mistake that will never be able to be reversed. Maybe don't pay kids union wages during the Summer to work there.<br /><br /> Golf courses rarely lose money unless they're mismanaged. That's were the efforts should lay. Go to the doctor with a cold, he doesn't cut off your head to cure it. <br /><br />OMG. A million dollars a year? Rapid Transit. Bike lanes. Museum For Human Rights? .20 cent hike for Transit users? Maybe your efforts should have been placed elsewhere to save us a bit more money?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559260500579382213.post-53734670200373239722012-02-24T11:50:38.311-06:002012-02-24T11:50:38.311-06:00I, for one, agree with the general sentiment in th...I, for one, agree with the general sentiment in this series. Given that a lot of municipal courses are either totally obsolete or in need of major improvement, the plethora of courses in and around the city, the fact that many (most?) of these courses operate at a loss and the desirability of these lands for more productive uses all point in the direction of rationalizing the number of golf courses held by the municipal government.One Man Committeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10586227505412268204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559260500579382213.post-28034256913525467152012-02-23T07:22:39.634-06:002012-02-23T07:22:39.634-06:00Howdy Outlaw. I appreciate your sacrifices. Have y...Howdy Outlaw. I appreciate your sacrifices. Have you tried Southside Golf Centre? Might be a good alternative.<br /><br />Anon: does anything I write have a point? Actually, CBC took notice of this little series and invited me on the radio, so you never know ...cherenkovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15355986781478585611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559260500579382213.post-43680004616660580522012-02-23T04:10:31.677-06:002012-02-23T04:10:31.677-06:00Point of the effort, was ?Point of the effort, was ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559260500579382213.post-1402557872660776682012-02-23T03:41:21.924-06:002012-02-23T03:41:21.924-06:00I see positives and negatives in your plan. Howeve...I see positives and negatives in your plan. However, scrapping the Canoe Club and Windsor Park would make me very sad as I play both of those courses every year. <br /><br />While the 6th hole at Canoe is BRUTAL, I enjoy that one the most - usually play it several times a year.<br /><br />And Windsor PArk is practically where I grew up. <br /><br />But, sacrifices and all that."Outlaw" Adam Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00547850405164701853noreply@blogger.com