Quebec gave sports fans a bit of light at the end of this 14-month tunnel.
Yes, 2,500 fans will be allowed in to watch sports as of May 28. Here’s hoping the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs can get to Game 6 of their NHL playoff series so we can see what that’s like.
But it’s starting to get increasingly frustrating to see more and more fans added to the stands in the United States while our stadiums remain empty.
Sure, it’s a cautious approach but when you’re in closer contact to the hoards at Superstore or Costco on the weekends, it’s hard to make sense why 18,000-seat stadiums indoors and 30,000-seat stadiums outdoors can’t have a few thousand people in there wearing masks and distanced.
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announced 12 frontline health-care workers attended the Edmonton Oilers’ game against the Winnipeg Jets last night. WOW! Twelve! It was almost embarrassing to see all those empty sections at Rogers Place with 12 people sitting comfortably distanced in one section.
If the CFL season isn’t played on time in August because it can’t have fans, it’s time we stop blaming Randy Ambrosie as he isn’t the one setting the public health measures around sports stadiums.