Jun 23
Fake Lake
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Xenia
June 24, 2010 at 10:08 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
In all fairness the 1.9 Million Dollars were used to build the WHOLE tourism pavilion, which may or may not include fake Quebec-style sugar shacks, a miniature CN tower, a stuffed beaver and moose, actors hired to be Canadians smiling-politely and saying sorry for no reason, etc.
But more importantly, where can I find this ABBA virtual reality simulator?!
The Chairman
June 24, 2010 at 11:09 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
What they should have done is freeze the thing, fly in some snow from Nunavut, spend more money, turn it into a skating ring.
-who would dare to complain about a sacred Canadian institution?
As @mullin9000 pointed out: Canadians are outraged over#FakeLake … but they LOVE their fake indoor frozen ponds. They call ‘em “hockey rinks.”
And there are quite a few operating right now across the city. Nothing really against them, makes me laugh though to hear some pseudo environmentalist car hating friend of mine complaining about air conditioning and dependence on oil, while on their way to play hockey in the middle of July.