Windsor to be part of partySpecial Event expenditures of this nature should not be left to the sole discretion of the Convention and Visitor's Bureau (from what I understand, this is where the money is coming from). Council should be afforded the opportunity to examine the merits of these events and make an informed judgement. The WWE and Grand Prix expenditures were announced as done deals and there was little or nothing Councillors could do, whether they approved or not.
That includes making sure the race is turned into an international auto festival by including Windsor in the party.The media centre is named after the City of Windsor and more importantly transportation will be available to bus fans from this side of the border to the track similar to the Super Bowl.A full list of the event’s Canadian content will be released in the coming days, but Denker said there’s an outdoor event planned for the Friday in Windsor.“There might be some go-kart racing involved too, but we just want to invite the public out to mingle with Roger and the drivers,” said Denker, who said the event has gotten strong corporate support on this side of the border from Casino Windsor, the city and VIA rail.Once they reach Belle Isle, fans will be treated to a variety of interactive activities in the Meijer Family Fun Zone. Cheap Trick and the local Detroit band Uncle Kracker will also perform following the racing on Saturday and Sunday respectively.
The Superbowl was certainly a unique opportunity not to be missed. The remaining money would have been better off left in Windsor to develop local events. An upgraded Riverfront Festival area would allow Windsor to develop it's own world class events instead of renting space at someone else's party.
