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I'm in the 60-64 group. Just got my invite to book my 2nd shot this morning, only 7 weeks after getting the 1st dose. I booked for the 29th whi h will be just under 9 weeks between shots. Things are indeed accelerating.Reg18 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 05, 2021 6:51 pmAnd now it's early June 2021. Vaccinations are flying arms at high rates and now we are close to havingb80% of eligible adults with at least one dose new cases are trending lower as well and hospitalizations. Im very optimistic that we will be playing this year cheer up we ate getting there. Encourage people to get their shots.. We've signed many interesting players and its going to be a competitive interesting camp
I couldn’t understand the reason for the switch but now it makes sense. The Lions’ locker room is located on what was the visitors’ side of the stadium and the visitors’ locker room is under my end-zone seats on the south side. With the changes this year, players won’t have to cross paths to come and go from the field.Hambone wrote: ↑Mon Jun 21, 2021 4:12 pmAn interesting tidbit from the email to ST holders from the Lions this afternoon asking if ST holders want to relocate. I don't quite understand what difference it makes if the home and visiting benches flip sides this season. Only possible thing I can come up with mught be locations of locker rooms under the stadium.
**Due to league COVID protocols regarding player interactions in the stadium, the benches for the home and visiting teams will be switching sides for the 2021 season. Going forward in 2022 both benches will be located on the North side of the stadium (Beatty St side). We appreciate this may be important to some of our fans. The survey is our chance to log your preference. We can look to make adjustments this season, or, Lions staff can reach out during the off season following the completion of the 2021 season.
You only have to adjust to Lions on the left, bad guys on the right. I'll definitely want to relocate. Going back to when I had partial STs the last couple of years at Empire I've always sat behind the Lions bench. Occasionally in years at BCP when I didn't have STs I wound up sitting with the Section 17 gang. It felt just plain wrong to be sitting on the visitor's side.B.C.FAN wrote: ↑Mon Jun 21, 2021 5:00 pm
I couldn’t understand the reason for the switch but now it makes sense. The Lions’ locker room is located on what was the visitors’ side of the stadium and the visitors’ locker room is under my end-zone seats on the south side. With the changes this year, players won’t have to cross paths to come and go from the field.
The key news in that team email is that the Lions are assuring all season ticket holders that they will be accommodated at the home opener on Aug. 19.
From around 5,000 to now to potentially 13,000. That was surprising and terrific news for the club yesterday. Sure looking forward to the Elks' visit in August. From JJ Adams' story in the province:Reg18 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 29, 2021 5:59 pmGreat news tofay fro dr Henry. Outdoor events will be allowed with up to 50% cspaciy. I am willing to go out on a limb and say that come game tiimeses there will be no restrictions first order of business will be to celebrate bour health care workers with a nice package of free admission for them and any family they want to bring and free snacks and a beer. Include dr henry and asdk her and all health care workers to stand and take bow so the crowd can show their appreciation great PR and attract another demographic by inviting them to bring families with them..
“It’s a pleasant surprise, for sure,” said Leos president Rick LeLacheur. “The plan we filed, it was for a limited amount — up to 5,000 in the first game — so hopefully we can do twice as many as that. I’m sure that there’ll be some details that we’ll have to follow, and we’ll be working with BC Place and Coastal Health and the provincial health office to make sure that we follow any rules that are in place. We’re very much looking forward to it.”
My ticket rep had reached out to me yesterday regarding the ST Holder Credit Program. TBH not much they are offering really stands out as "hey I want that". I'm not into jerseys or autographs so might wind up taking the team store GC for lack or better alternatives or see if I can't just roll the credit over to 2022 STs. On another note though I asked him about the 2022 move to have both benches on the same sideline. He advised that initiative came at the direction of the CFL as "something they wanted to try". It wasn't something the Lions decided to do on their own.B.C.FAN wrote: ↑Mon Jun 21, 2021 5:00 pmI couldn’t understand the reason for the switch but now it makes sense. The Lions’ locker room is located on what was the visitors’ side of the stadium and the visitors’ locker room is under my end-zone seats on the south side. With the changes this year, players won’t have to cross paths to come and go from the field.Hambone wrote: ↑Mon Jun 21, 2021 4:12 pmAn interesting tidbit from the email to ST holders from the Lions this afternoon asking if ST holders want to relocate. I don't quite understand what difference it makes if the home and visiting benches flip sides this season. Only possible thing I can come up with mught be locations of locker rooms under the stadium.
**Due to league COVID protocols regarding player interactions in the stadium, the benches for the home and visiting teams will be switching sides for the 2021 season. Going forward in 2022 both benches will be located on the North side of the stadium (Beatty St side). We appreciate this may be important to some of our fans. The survey is our chance to log your preference. We can look to make adjustments this season, or, Lions staff can reach out during the off season following the completion of the 2021 season.
The key news in that team email is that the Lions are assuring all season ticket holders that they will be accommodated at the home opener on Aug. 19.