7/29/2019 Casino Battle Royale

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S URV E Y : ARE Y OU I N F AV OUR OF A D OW N T OW N C AS I N O?

CASINO

ROYALEBATTLENO

Arend Kersten,executive director, Flamborough

Chamber of Commerce

Terry Cooke,president and CEO,

Hamilton Community Foundation

Jeff Feswick,owner Historia Building Restorationand downtown property owner

Chris Farias,creative director and partner,

Kitestring Creative Branding Studio

Hubert Krygsman,president of Redeemer

University College

Ines Rios,executive director,

Immigrant Womens Centre

Deirdre Pike,anti-poverty activist

Mark Chamberlain,president and CEO, Trivaris

Fred Eisenberger,former mayor, president ECSGovernment and Community relations

Eleanor Rodney,founder and president,

ACCPI/Caribbean PotpourriYouth Support Programme

Patrick J. Daly,chairperson, Hamilton Wentworth

Catholic District School Board

Janice Lewis-Deeley,president, Hamilton Executive

Directors Aboriginal Coalition

Evelyn Myrie,executive director,

Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion

The Very ReverendPeter A. Wall,Rector of Christs Church Cathedral

Stephanie Vegh,executive director,

Hamilton Arts Council

Rabbi Jordan Cohen,Temple Anshe Sholom

Rev. Dr. Frederick W. Shaffer,minister, St. Pauls Presbyterian

Rev. Christina Paradela,minister at Trinity United in Grimsby,

on behalf of the Hamilton Conference

of the United Church of Canada

Rabbi Dan Selsberg,Beth Jacob Synagogue

Daljit Garry,executive director,

Wesley Urban Ministries

Colleen Vanderelst,secretary of MacNab

Presbyterian Church

David Lane,executive director, John Howard

Society of Hamilton Burlington

Eileen Duncan,administrator, Stewart Memorial Church

NO COMMENT

Murray Martin, president and CEO,

Hamilton Health Sciences,

Kevin Smith, president and CEO,

St. Josephs Health System

Lorna Zaremba, general manager,

Theatre Aquarius

Ron Foxcroft, CEO and chairman,

Fox 40 International

Bob Morrow, former mayor

Teresa Cascioli, advisor at KPMG,former CEO of Lakeport Brewing

Mario Paron, regional director

for eastern Canada, KPMG

Hamilton Young Professionals

and Entrepreneurs

Patty Hayes, executive director,

Ottawa Street BIA

Hamilton HIVE

(young entrepreneur networking group)

UNDECIDED

Linda Dayler, executive director,

Catholic Family Services

Tom Weisz,

president and CEO, Eort Trust

Lynn Page, executive director,

Concession Street BIA

Jeff Paikin, president,New Horizon Homes

Michael Andlauer,

owner, Hamilton Bulldogs

David Adames, President and CEO,

Hamilton Chamber of Commerce(currently surveying members)

Paul Lee-Chin, investment advisor,

Mentorship Wealth Management

NO RESPONSE

Hamilton Wentworth District

School Board, Tim Simmons, chair

Hamilton Tiger-Cats,

Scott Mitchell, president

Good Shepherd Centres

Hamilton Club

Maple Leaf Foods FirstOntario Credit Union

Acclamation restaurant

Dundas Business Improvement Area

Ancaster Business Improvement Area

Westdale Business

Improvement Area

Catholic Diocese of Hamilton

Central Presbyterian Church

Muslim Association of Hamilton

NO POSITION

Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra,Carol Kehoe, executive director

Art Gallery of Hamilton,

Louise Dompierre, president and CEO

Mohawk College,

Rob MacIsaac, president

Hamilton Police Service,

Chief Glenn De Caire

ArcelorMittal Dofasco,

Juergen Schachler, president and CEO

McMaster University,

Patrick Deane, president

Hamilton Waterfront Trust,Werner Plessl, executive director

Hamilton-Halton

Home Builders Association,

Mathieu Langelier, executive ocer

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Aboriginal Health Centre

Daljit Garry

Evelyn Myrie

Mark Chamberlain

YES

Vinod Kapoor,president, Hindu Samaj

Temple of Hamilton

Judy Marsales,owner, Judy Marsales Real Estate Ltd.

Dave Cage,executive director, Stoney Creek

Chamber of Commerce

Sam Kim,president, Korean BusinessAssociation of Hamilton

Joe Mancinelli,international vice-president,

and Central and Eastern Canadaregional manager, LIUNA

David Braley, senator,owner of Orlick Industiries Ltd.,the Toronto Argonauts and B.C. Lions

Tyler McDiarmid,chief financial ocer, Vrancor Group

Terry CookeLorna Zaremba

Linda Dayler

Scott Mitchell

Rob MacIsaac

The Hamilton Spectator asked

dozens of community leaders from all

backgrounds to weigh in on a critical

issue facing our city whether we want

a downtown casino. Councillors will vote

on the issue later this month.

We asked simply: Are you in favour

of a downtown casino? And asked them

to respond with: Yes, no, undecided

or no comment. We did not invite

further explanation. Some didnt respond

at all, while others who did not want

to take a stand chose to create

their own category: No position.

All of the opinions are reflected here.

The issue clearly has residents divided.

A recent Spectator poll showed

56 per cent of respondents opposed

a casino in Hamilton. The telephone poll

of 5,402 residents was conducted

by The Spectator in October using

an automated calling system.

The Hamilton Spectator will publish

its position in an editorial next Saturday.