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woody wrote:http://bclions.com/page/community_practice
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Does everyone know where this park is located? Its the old Empire Stadium site. Not to be confused with Callister Park on Renfrew. BB
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Here's what LU had in Sunday's paper about the community practice. Interesting to note it now looks like the Lions will stay in the dome next season with just the lower bowl available.
Perhaps seeking to make amends for a community practice that went off the rails earlier this summer, the Lions will hold a similar event on the former site of Empire Stadium Aug. 30. A purrfect place to announce they will play in a temporary facility at the PNE next year? No, said club spokesman Jamie Cartmell. But talk around the dome Friday is that B.C. Pavilion Corp. officials are now studying the idea of letting the Lions play the 2010 CFL season indoors at B.C. Place, but opening only the lower bowl during roof reconstruction. Next week's open practice will start at noon.
Sounds like this community practice wlll make up for the lack of one at David Lam Park last month. Too bad they couldn't make up a couple of home games too. :bang:

Given they will be coming off the bye and what happened in the last game I would think there would be more sense of purpose to it.
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SammyGreene wrote:Here's what LU had in Sunday's paper about the community practice. Interesting to note it now looks like the Lions will stay in the dome next season with just the lower bowl available.
...talk around the dome Friday is that B.C. Pavilion Corp. officials are now studying the idea of letting the Lions play the 2010 CFL season indoors at B.C. Place, but opening only the lower bowl during roof reconstruction.
Looks like seating will be capped at 28-29k for next year then in that case. Although at this point it looks like that's about all they need.
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With binocs I can see the site from my place in North Van. I think Ill venture over after brunch. I hope everyone from the burbs can make it. BB
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I think though, for those who are planning to go to the PNE on Aug. 30, they will be more interested in getting these than autographs from the Lions.

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Speaking of Empire Stadium, does anybody have this book: Thrown to the Lions: The B.C. Lions in Empire Stadium (1954 - 1982)



If you do, can you please scan a few pictures to show us? It would be great if there was a closeup picture of the replay screen.
祝加拿大加式足球聯賽不列颠哥伦比亚卑詩雄獅隊今年贏格雷杯冠軍。此外祝溫哥華加人隊贏總統獎座·卡雲斯·甘保杯·史丹利盃。還每年祝溫哥華白頭浪隊贏美國足球大联盟杯。不要忘記每年祝溫哥華巨人贏西部冰球聯盟冠軍。
改建後的卑詩體育館於二十十一年九月三十日重新對外開放,首場體育活動為同日舉行的加拿大足球聯賽賽事,由主場的卑詩雄獅隊以三十三比二十四擊敗愛民頓愛斯基摩人隊。
祝你龍年行大運。
恭喜西雅图海鹰直到第四十八屆超級盃最終四十三比八大勝曾拿下兩次超級盃冠軍的丹佛野馬拿下隊史第一個超級盃冠軍。
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anyone plan on going?
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So who went? How was it? Any pictures?
祝加拿大加式足球聯賽不列颠哥伦比亚卑詩雄獅隊今年贏格雷杯冠軍。此外祝溫哥華加人隊贏總統獎座·卡雲斯·甘保杯·史丹利盃。還每年祝溫哥華白頭浪隊贏美國足球大联盟杯。不要忘記每年祝溫哥華巨人贏西部冰球聯盟冠軍。
改建後的卑詩體育館於二十十一年九月三十日重新對外開放,首場體育活動為同日舉行的加拿大足球聯賽賽事,由主場的卑詩雄獅隊以三十三比二十四擊敗愛民頓愛斯基摩人隊。
祝你龍年行大運。
恭喜西雅图海鹰直到第四十八屆超級盃最終四十三比八大勝曾拿下兩次超級盃冠軍的丹佛野馬拿下隊史第一個超級盃冠軍。
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I have a lot of pictures, but I have to go through them first.
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改建後的卑詩體育館於二十十一年九月三十日重新對外開放,首場體育活動為同日舉行的加拿大足球聯賽賽事,由主場的卑詩雄獅隊以三十三比二十四擊敗愛民頓愛斯基摩人隊。
祝你龍年行大運。
恭喜西雅图海鹰直到第四十八屆超級盃最終四十三比八大勝曾拿下兩次超級盃冠軍的丹佛野馬拿下隊史第一個超級盃冠軍。
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These aren't the best shots (taken with a Sony Cybershot 5.1 mega pixels), but just so you could see what it was all about.

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Just a wider shot of the old Empire site. Practice was over and the players were conducting a youth clinic.
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