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Originally Posted by First Lady
I don't think the city should be in the business of making golf "more affordable".
No, but I have played Highland several times and it is clearly lacking in funds; or at least any profits are not going back into the facility.
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Why not. Are you against the idea of health and wellness for all? Or should it be an elite thing? Gets the pensioners out and about.
Highland: You're arguing against yourself now that private courses are "doing a better job".
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Originally Posted by First Lady
As I already mentioned; I do believe there are somethings various levels of government should be involved in. Libraries fall into that catagory.
And I think if they are going to be run by the city; they should compete with the private sector ones (gyms, etc) in order to be viable financially.
I agree individuals and families should not be prevented from these due to cost; we already have programs for those who suffer financial hardship. Even the province is bringing in a tax credit for fitness.
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And rec centres potentially doesn't?
What is your criteria for deciding what government should be involved in? I'm using demand. If they're white elephants and not being used then fair enough, if they're providing a net benefit to society and the city as a whole then I'm not opposed to my tax dollars going towards them whether I use them or not.
You wanna make rec centres competitive with private gyms? Apples and oranges. One's a fitness centre so to speak, the others a muli-facility, multi-use, multi-age, multi program centre.
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Originally Posted by First Lady
Are they making money or at least self-supporting? Or are we losing money year after year?
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Is the Foothills Hospital?
Not everything has to be profit making and financially competitive to be considered money well spent or beneficial.
Anyways, glad to hear you got your problem sorted out. Things could be worse.
I paid $50 to the city of Ottawa this summer to have my mains turned off and another $50 for the pleasure of them coming out to turn it on again.
I've since managed to get my hands on my own personal mains key.
