Nov
CFL Coming To Quebec City?
Courtesy TSN
QUEBEC – A Quebec City mayoral candidate says it’s only a matter time before the provincial capital snares a Canadian Football League franchise.
Marc Bellemare told the Journal de Quebec that Sunday’s Grey Cup finalists are based in cities – Regina and Winnipeg – with smaller populations than Quebec City.
Bellemare says a local team could use private and public funding to add thousands of seats to Laval University’s PEPS Stadium.
He noted the Montreal Alouettes recently secured about $25 million from three levels of government to add 5,000 seats to McGill University’s Percival Molson Stadium. The Alouettes kicked in $4.6 million.
The mayoral hopeful says if he’s elected, Quebec City would have a CFL club within five years.
Bellemare says a local team would mean significant visibility for the university and the city.
