The idea of adding a permanent roof to the Big O's captured a lot of imaginations and frustrations since the news went out. There's still time to see whether or not this plan will actually translate into action, but for now, we're left wondering where this all came from.
One of our big theories? We want Taylor Swift in town bad. We want a piece of that sweet Swiftonomics pie, even if it could come at the expense of a localized earthquake. But don't go taking our word for it: The minister of tourism Caroline Proulx couldn't stop talking about it last year, and our selected headlines this week feature a local economist suggesting the same thing.
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