Montreal softball players head to court
The only source Wednesday morning with this story is CityNews, so it’s only in video: users of the old softball field in Jeanne-Mance Park are in court trying to make Plateau borough restore the field.
In other news of people who hit balls with bats, apparently it’s quite a story that Larry Walker has been named to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Joey 09:57 on 2020-01-22 Permalink
Stephane Giroux reported on the case for CTV News yesterday evening: https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/ballplayers-fight-city-in-court-to-save-north-baseball-field-in-jeanne-mance-park-1.4777828
Kate 10:05 on 2020-01-22 Permalink
Thank you, Joey.
Spi 10:34 on 2020-01-22 Permalink
The area and feel of the place really hasn’t been the same since they removed the field, what use to be a very lively spot with people hanging out and music being played now is just a path to cross the park.
Definitely one of PM worst decisions from a community level.
Ian 12:01 on 2020-01-22 Permalink
Well at least they got rid of the …how did they put it? Blokes that like to eat hotdogs and drink beer? We know what PM thinks of the community at large.
Kate 12:21 on 2020-01-22 Permalink
Ian, that was Luc Ferrandez, and he’s now gone. So maybe the attitude of Plateau borough administration won’t be so inimical.
Ian 13:34 on 2020-01-22 Permalink
He and Alex Norris are pretty hand-in-glove opinion-wise, and Norris is still around. Norris was the Conseiller de ville for Jeanne-Mance when Ferrandez was mayor, and still is. The old boy’s club is still very much in power regardless of Plante being city mayor. Lots of Ferrandez’s old friends are still in the same positions.
The only thing that has changed with Ferrandez leaving is that PM is no longer openly racist against anglos.
walkerp 11:54 on 2020-01-23 Permalink
I always felt like Alex Norris was licking the boot and was never sure if his heart was truly in the shutting down of the softball field. We shall see where he stands now.