Craig Searle
@craigsearle.bsky.social
Retired Naval Officer ⚓️ enjoying life, travelling more, most sports, HUGE SENS and REDBLACKS fan, music, red 🍷, single malt 🥃 craft 🍺 in no particular order 😎
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Lansdowne 2.0 doesn’t give Ottawa what it needs. The plan is built around the limits of a public-private deal that leaves the city with hundreds of millions in new debt for a project that won’t serve residents well.
As women's hockey climbs to new heights, the City of Ottawa says think smaller | Opinion
PWHL executives Jayna Hefford and Amy Scheer write that it's not too late to change the story on Lansdowne 2.0.
ottawacitizen.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Lansdowne 2.0 doesn’t give Ottawa what it needs. The plan is built around the limits of a public-private deal that leaves the city with hundreds of millions in new debt for a project that won’t serve residents well.
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“Ottawa has an opportunity to lead, not follow. The team is thriving. The fan base is real. The moment is now.”
Absolutely: the city can lead or cave to the profit driven plan (profit that may never appear) to spend more and get less. It’s on council to set the path and our future.
Absolutely: the city can lead or cave to the profit driven plan (profit that may never appear) to spend more and get less. It’s on council to set the path and our future.
Lansdowne 2.0 doesn’t give Ottawa what it needs. The plan is built around the limits of a public-private deal that leaves the city with hundreds of millions in new debt for a project that won’t serve residents well.
As women's hockey climbs to new heights, the City of Ottawa says think smaller | Opinion
PWHL executives Jayna Hefford and Amy Scheer write that it's not too late to change the story on Lansdowne 2.0.
ottawacitizen.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:45 AM
“Ottawa has an opportunity to lead, not follow. The team is thriving. The fan base is real. The moment is now.”
Absolutely: the city can lead or cave to the profit driven plan (profit that may never appear) to spend more and get less. It’s on council to set the path and our future.
Absolutely: the city can lead or cave to the profit driven plan (profit that may never appear) to spend more and get less. It’s on council to set the path and our future.
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Worth nothing some important facts about this plan: property taxes are integral to financial numbers and depend on taxes from the towers being used to offset the costs, rather than going towards all city revenues; that’s not how property taxes work anywhere else in city 1/
Ottawa Auditor General doubles down on her risk assessment for Lansdowne 2.0: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Auditor general highlights risks of latest plan to retool Lansdowne Park | CBC News
The Lansdowne 2.0 redevelopment plan faces risks including a tight construction timeline, tariffs, Redblacks attendance and the uncertainty built into a financial deal that lasts until 2075, according...
www.cbc.ca
November 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Worth nothing some important facts about this plan: property taxes are integral to financial numbers and depend on taxes from the towers being used to offset the costs, rather than going towards all city revenues; that’s not how property taxes work anywhere else in city 1/
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Run, Forest, Run... 👻 Rideau Hall Grounds, Ottawa. #fall #nature #trees #city #travel #biking #photography #halloween
October 31, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Run, Forest, Run... 👻 Rideau Hall Grounds, Ottawa. #fall #nature #trees #city #travel #biking #photography #halloween
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November 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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October 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Fall colours in and around Ottawa
October 19, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Fall colours in and around Ottawa
Fall colours in and around Ottawa
October 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Fall colours in and around Ottawa
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October 15, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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October 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM
October 3, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Funniest thing I’ve seen on FB today
August 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Funniest thing I’ve seen on FB today
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June 16, 2025 at 6:33 PM
