http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20071201.WASAGA01/TPStory/TPNational/Ontario/


"Wasaga Beach Mayor Cal Patterson said in an interview that most of the buildings that housed arcades, T-shirt shops and restaurants were lost in the fire that started about 1 a.m."

Hmmmm....,

Major Developper wanted to build "redevelopment project",
... and mysteriously, the entire boardwalk goes up in Flames...

I think we need to put Detective Sparky on this one...  


Steph

The arcade was closed. Dave Astill ended up with a lot of the games that came out of there. For some reason the units they were in were left vacant. I was toying with idea of opening it again. apparently it went out of business for reasons other than the business itself. Always seemed to draw a crowd. Location was right, but seasonal.

Take this: Many of the buildings that were burned were slated for demolition in the next couple of years, if an ambitious $350-million redevelopment project proposed by Dov and Armand Levy, the town's largest property owners, goes ahead.



Plus this:  He said that when police and fire officials were asked at a local new conference whether the fire had a suspicious origin, all they would say was that the Ontario Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the situation.

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Translation:  The Levy brothers wanted the land RIGHT AWAY for their project... and it wasn<t going to be a couple of nickel-and-dime shops, 5$ t-shirt outlets and a closed arcade that would stop them.


Besides, read this part:  Unfortunately, they are not going to be able to buy any T-shirts and stuff. That was major revenue to the community.



BWWAAAAAHHAAHHHAA!!!  I honestly believe that the mayor of Wasaga Beach thinks Torontonians are complete morons. What rakes in more money for a city... a 5$ t-shirt shop, or a 350-million dollar project? I know for a fact that city officials get "greased" on such projects. Out of 350 million, what difference does another 250000$ to bribe officials to look away make on the grand scale. I have 2 friends that work high up in city councils... one just had an inground pool installed last summer by a local pool company that was just DYING to get their hands on a certain lot in town. He told me flat out it was a "gift".

Detective Sparky doesn't need to investigate anything... that article says it all.

It was lightning.... in the middle of a snow storm.

Quoted from necro_nemesis

It was lightning.... in the middle of a snow storm.

... frickin hilarious... you win Glen! Please email the mayor and tell him he can use that excuse!!!

By the way this was the list of pins that were saved from being destroyed through the guy closing before the fire.

TSPP
SP
EATPM
JP
Simpsons
F-14
HS
Pinbot
JD
STTNG
SW
T2
LOTR
Monopoly