Councillor wants a piece of Pan Am pie

January 12, 2010 · Filed Under Blog, Community

JON WILLING, Ottawa Sun

A city councillor wants to see if Ottawa can get a piece of Toronto’s action when Hogtown hosts the Pan American Games in 2015.

Ottawa would receive economic benefits from the games and youths would be inspired by the athletes, Desroches said. At the same time, athletes coming from all over the Americas could get a taste of Canada’s capital region, he noted.

Desroches said when Ottawa hosted the 2009 world junior hockey championships, there were pre-competition games outside the city. Exhibition games and practices were played throughout Ontario, including games in the Greater Toronto Area.

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