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Some “growing pains” associated with the first large-scale sports event at TD Place stadium were to be solved in time for the second on Sunday, and the rest should be solved in time for the next Ottawa Redblacks home game, Ottawa Sports & Entertainment Group’s chief executive officer said Saturday.
“The kind of problems we had (Friday) night were really strictly around the volume of people that were moving around the place,” Bernie Ashe said approximately 15 hours after the Redblacks capped an auspicious competitive debut before a crowd of 24,326 in the rebuilt stadium at Lansdowne Park with an 18-17 victory against the Toronto Argonauts.
One women’s washroom had a plumbing mishap, automated teller machines didn’t work and concessions stands ran out of food and beer. One concession stand in the upper section of the north grandstand was closed because of a drain pipe blockage caused by debris from construction work that continued virtually until the gates opened for fans attending the city’s first Canadian Football League game since 2005.
The plumbing problems were fixed by Saturday afternoon, Ashe reported, while temporary ATM machines were to be in place for the Ottawa Fury FC soccer game against the New York Cosmos on Sunday. Installation of the secure computer network for ATMs would finish before the next Redblacks’ home game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Aug. 2, he added.
Business was brisk once fans streamed into the stadium more than two hours before kickoff, Ashe said.
“Everybody was really having a good time. We sold a lot of beer, we sold a lot of food between five and six o’clock. By the time we reloaded, it was a challenge. We couldn’t keep up, we just couldn’t keep up with the demand, and that’s a really good thing if people are having fun.
“But the consequence of it was there were times, particularly in the second quarter and around halftime, when we really had the significant outages. It got fixed by the third quarter, but it was an area where we’re going to be improving.”
On the upside, Ashe said, preliminary estimates indicated 5,500 football fans arrived at the stadium on shuttle buses from designated parking locations and 7,700 rode OC Transpo, which, if confirmed, would suggest OSEG converted on stated goals of 40 per cent of spectators arriving via shuttles and 20 per cent via OC Transpo.
After the Redblacks’ Brett Maher kicked a winning field goal with 28 seconds remaining, both the shuttle bus and OC Transpo passenger-boarding areas cleared within 45 minutes, according to Ashe.
“I think people got the message, and I think people realized that taking the bus, whether it’s a shuttle bus or an OC Transpo bus, made for a fun night,” he said. “Maybe that ties back to how much beer we sold (Friday) night. It was really a great night.”
Ashe said a crowd of 14,500 was expected for Fury FC’s game against on Sunday.
OSEG announced Saturday it would offer “park and shuttle” service from Carleton University beginning at 1 p.m., two hours before the start of the North American Soccer League match. As well, OC Transpo was to provide 450-series service from Kanata, Barrhaven and Orleans plus enhanced service on Bank Street on Routes 1 and 7. Société de transport de l’Outaouais (STO) was to provide special direct service from Gatineau to TD Place.
John Pugh, an OSEG partner and Fury FC president, said several days ago that the soccer club expected 6,500 for its Wednesday “friendly” against touring Scottish side Glasgow Rangers.
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“The kind of problems we had (Friday) night were really strictly around the volume of people that were moving around the place,” Bernie Ashe said approximately 15 hours after the Redblacks capped an auspicious competitive debut before a crowd of 24,326 in the rebuilt stadium at Lansdowne Park with an 18-17 victory against the Toronto Argonauts.
One women’s washroom had a plumbing mishap, automated teller machines didn’t work and concessions stands ran out of food and beer. One concession stand in the upper section of the north grandstand was closed because of a drain pipe blockage caused by debris from construction work that continued virtually until the gates opened for fans attending the city’s first Canadian Football League game since 2005.
The plumbing problems were fixed by Saturday afternoon, Ashe reported, while temporary ATM machines were to be in place for the Ottawa Fury FC soccer game against the New York Cosmos on Sunday. Installation of the secure computer network for ATMs would finish before the next Redblacks’ home game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Aug. 2, he added.
Business was brisk once fans streamed into the stadium more than two hours before kickoff, Ashe said.
“Everybody was really having a good time. We sold a lot of beer, we sold a lot of food between five and six o’clock. By the time we reloaded, it was a challenge. We couldn’t keep up, we just couldn’t keep up with the demand, and that’s a really good thing if people are having fun.
“But the consequence of it was there were times, particularly in the second quarter and around halftime, when we really had the significant outages. It got fixed by the third quarter, but it was an area where we’re going to be improving.”
On the upside, Ashe said, preliminary estimates indicated 5,500 football fans arrived at the stadium on shuttle buses from designated parking locations and 7,700 rode OC Transpo, which, if confirmed, would suggest OSEG converted on stated goals of 40 per cent of spectators arriving via shuttles and 20 per cent via OC Transpo.
After the Redblacks’ Brett Maher kicked a winning field goal with 28 seconds remaining, both the shuttle bus and OC Transpo passenger-boarding areas cleared within 45 minutes, according to Ashe.
“I think people got the message, and I think people realized that taking the bus, whether it’s a shuttle bus or an OC Transpo bus, made for a fun night,” he said. “Maybe that ties back to how much beer we sold (Friday) night. It was really a great night.”
Ashe said a crowd of 14,500 was expected for Fury FC’s game against on Sunday.
OSEG announced Saturday it would offer “park and shuttle” service from Carleton University beginning at 1 p.m., two hours before the start of the North American Soccer League match. As well, OC Transpo was to provide 450-series service from Kanata, Barrhaven and Orleans plus enhanced service on Bank Street on Routes 1 and 7. Société de transport de l’Outaouais (STO) was to provide special direct service from Gatineau to TD Place.
John Pugh, an OSEG partner and Fury FC president, said several days ago that the soccer club expected 6,500 for its Wednesday “friendly” against touring Scottish side Glasgow Rangers.
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