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The Toronto Argonauts will soon announce a five-year extension to continue playing at the Rogers Centre, but the real deadline the CFL team is working under is six months.

Argos CEO Chris Rudge said in an interview yesterday that he wants to pinpoint a new stadium for the Argos within the next half year so the football team will have a new permanent home.

Rudge acknowledges the club's time at the Rogers Centre is nearly over because the Blue Jays are converting the field from artificial turf to grass.
Exactly when the grass will be installed remains unknown, but it's been no secret the Jays — one of only two MLB teams still using turf — have wanted to make the change.

Rudge said he and Argos owner David Braley have been entertaining any and all possibilities, including a move to BMO Field if Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment expands and upgrades the facility.

The Argos contemplated moving to Varsity Stadium at the University of Toronto in the early 2000s, but the project didn't pan out. Varsity has since been demolished.
MLSE CEO Tim Leiweke discussed the possibility of the Argos moving to BMO Field last week on a conference call.

Rudge said the Argos only just got serious about searching for a new home within the last six months and the hunt is now in full swing despite the new lease set to be announced with Rogers.

Depending on where they move, the Argos' long relationship with the University of Toronto Mississauga, where they have trained for many years, could end.

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