Petition to Preserve the Commons - No to permanent skating oval.

"I support this petition"

"I'm all for repurposing the space for something that would be used, maybe even a smaller hockey rink that could be used for ball hockey in the summer, skating/hockey in winter. I just don't see a concrete track used in our non winter months (8+). Stick wi"

"No Commercialization of the Commons! Postal Code B3K 3W3"

"How about finding some sponsors to fix the sidewalk my daughter broke her arm on after tripping over a stump of a sign post which was left in the sidewalk, which was buried under a pile of leaves."

"I support this petition"

"Build it somewhere else - not on the commons. Postal Code b0j1w0"

"finally something to get people excited to get outside! Postal Code b2r1s8"

"No oval and no convention centre Postal Code К"

"I support this petition"

"This city has far more pressing needs than to spend $500,000 a year maintaing an outdoor ice oval. We need better transit coverage for starters. This is a frill just like the pipe dream os a huge sports stadium Halifax is not and never will be Toronto so "

"Halifax! Center of the Universe? NOT!! Postal Code B0E1P0"

"Just because an idea is popular doesn't mean it's a good business decision. The estimated $200,000 a year required for maintenance of the oval for only a quarter of the calendar year hardly makes much of an argument for any possible return on this investm"

"This only benefits the people in Halifax proper. Why should the rest of HRM pay for somthing that they probably won't ever use."

"Unfortunately, the city cannot afford nice frills such as the oval, because of all the other boondoggle projects. Postal Code B4B1K2"

"I'm not against an outdoor skating rink in Halifax. In fact we clearly need one and should have one. But it must be planned from the start to be in the right location and built for dual use in both the warm and cold season. We must carefully determine how"

"Lets make a recreational facility that does not need to be cut out of the commons. Postal Code B2T 1A3"

"I support this petition"

"Put the money into other MORE important issues in our city"

"NO more taxes!!! Decrease the number of councillors and we can talk. Postal Code B4A 3Y5"

"Leave the Commons the wide-open space it is, for enduring public use. And if it does become fixed-use space, proceed with a legitimate public consultation and decision-making process. Postal Code B3K 1B5"

"I support this petition"

"We so need a new Mayor for this city Postal Code К"

"I love skating however the Common is the wrong place for a permanent location for the oval."

"I don't want companies sponsoring anything on the commons. this is our land & we don't need advertisements every where we go. the commons has been cut down decade after decade & we need to fight for what's left. i wouldn't be so opposed if corpora"