OK thanks for the info! Wow I guess they couldn't get that work done since September 2020, when the Whitecaps last played in Vancouver....Originally Posted by leedsandTFC
July - ASAP
August - Need A Bit
September - Wait Until Fall
October - A few more months
November - Maybe Playoffs
Next Year - Not Me This Year
OK thanks for the info! Wow I guess they couldn't get that work done since September 2020, when the Whitecaps last played in Vancouver....
Nothing "have to" in that phrasing.Please note that the purchase of tickets to upcoming matches will be optional and will not have any impact on the status of your Membership.
Check out this tweet at https://twitter.com/lauraarmy/status/1415467232692510720
If fully vaxed with work permits can come across.
Game back on
Manitoba is going a different route from Ontario:
Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ CFL games will be able to fully fill the stands, but only with fans who are fully vaccinated.
Similarly: Movie theatres, bingo halls, VLT lounges and casinos, as well as museums and galleries, will be allowed to open at 50 per cent capacity, but only those who’ve been fully vaccinated will be allowed.
Plus Manitoba has a proof-of-vaccination card, which is harder to fake than just making & printing your own Ontario vaccination receipts.
I wish Ontario would do similar things, thereby improving safety & also increasing the incentive to get fully vaccinated.
the competence in that org is...questionable to say the leastOK thanks for the info! Wow I guess they couldn't get that work done since September 2020, when the Whitecaps last played in Vancouver....
It would be smart, but it won't happen yet for a few reasons:
1. Doug Ford has made it pretty clear that any vaccine passport in Ontario will be the federal one.
2. Ford is a bit of a complex character, not really a typical conservative. He's hesitant to do anything that might be unpopular, but ultimately listens to the experts. Which means he often does the right thing, but does it too late. We've seen that throughout the pandemic.
It will be interesting to see what comes out of the call the prime minister has with all the premiers on Thursday.
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Yes, I read that too.
But it doesn't contradict what I said either.
They might allow us to purchase tickets for games this year without affecting our membership, if say people refuse to buy them, and they could still roll over the credit to next year.
Nowhere in that email does it say it will draw down money from the account.
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Managed to DM the TFC ticket member folks on Twitter and they sorted it out. 👍🏼
Just got back from receiving my second Covid vaccine shot. A Moderna mRNA dose to go along with the AstraZeneca one I got twelve weeks ago in April. A nice little birthday gift for me!
Even though I'll be thoroughly ready, I'll still be masking up whenever I go out to do anything. So I may wait a bit until I feel it's safe to attend a TFC home match. I wouldn't know if someone in the stands who's not masked up is fully vaccinated, which would help spread the virus further.
Maybe a match later on in the year, I don't know. But right now, it's still better to be safe than sorry!
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Happy birthdayJust got back from receiving my second Covid vaccine shot. A Moderna mRNA dose to go along with the AstraZeneca one I got twelve weeks ago in April. A nice little birthday gift for me!
Even though I'll be thoroughly ready, I'll still be masking up whenever I go out to do anything. So I may wait a bit until I feel it's safe to attend a TFC home match. I wouldn't know if someone in the stands who's not masked up is fully vaccinated, which would help spread the virus further.
Maybe a match later on in the year, I don't know. But right now, it's still better to be safe than sorry!
Has there been an email from MLSE regarding this lottery and tickets for Saturday or moving forward? I haven’t received anything.
Woohoo Happy Birthday! 1-2 more weeks until optimal immunity. And just I read that AZ - Moderna may be the very best cocktail of all -- same thing my wife and I got!Just got back from receiving my second Covid vaccine shot. A Moderna mRNA dose to go along with the AstraZeneca one I got twelve weeks ago in April. A nice little birthday gift for me!
Even though I'll be thoroughly ready, I'll still be masking up whenever I go out to do anything. So I may wait a bit until I feel it's safe to attend a TFC home match. I wouldn't know if someone in the stands who's not masked up is fully vaccinated, which would help spread the virus further.
Maybe a match later on in the year, I don't know. But right now, it's still better to be safe than sorry!
Check out this tweet at https://twitter.com/NightShiftMD/status/1415659439894507527
Email yesterday had a link - if you don't see it, check your spam & if still not, contact your rep & baring that, get in touch with TFC member services via social media with a DM like flatpicker did further up the thread.
I was just checking my account and it suddenly says I owe the full amount for my seasons! I made the payments last year when shit got canceled. 24 hours ago my account said it was paid up! And now that’s all gone. TFC is really messing with my emotions right now 🥴
I called MLSE about this. They are transferring all funds on account into a ‘bank’ so it can be used to draw upon for tickets this season and the balance moved towards next season. Should all be sorted out in the next day or so.
I feel comfortable returning. Just received the email that I have 2 tickets for this Saturday.
Will find out tomorrow what seats I have. Regular seats are section 205 row 3
Last edited by BritSOL; 07-15-2021 at 08:35 PM.
Just got an email for July 21st pre-sale that answers my own question.
If you have money that you’ve held on your account, you will be able to apply it towards your purchase during the checkout process.
Let's go, i'll see you beauts saturday.
Does anyone know if I can buy a single seat? The email mentions pods of 2 (or 4). Hopefully I can get something near my actual seat/price.
I have the same question.
Forcing people with single seats to buy a 2 person space would mean in essence my season seat subscription is cut in half.
i got tickets for the game on saturday, not day one holder, but tickets arent cheap either.
waiting to see where we will be sitting
Looking for a single ticket!
I'm still curious to know the mechanism that allows this first game to happen. There is nothing in the written materials on the government's website to suggest non-Canadian professional athletes who are vaxxed can come across as part of the July 5th changes. This is basically who was allowed after July 5, with full vaccination:
The Canadian border remains closed to most foreign nationals until at least July 21, with the exception of: immediate and extended family members of Canadian citizens, persons registered under Canada’s Indian Act or permanent residents; a traveller authorized to enter for compassionate reasons; an individual participating in an international single-sport event; essential workers; and some international students.
For the single sporting event, the website says:
You may be eligible to come to Canada to participate in an ISSE, if you’re a
- high-performance amateur athlete
- person providing essential support and are affiliated with your national organization responsible for that sport
I think this exemption was specifically geared to Olympic athletes prepping for Tokyo.
We know that professional sports has been considered non-essential up until now (otherwise they would have been allowed across the border without the quarantine requirement). So they likely wouldn't be considered part of the essential worker category.
If anyone has any insider knowledge or other interpretations of the current rules, I'd be interested to know. At any rate, based on current media reports it looks like starting July 21 a lot more non-Canadians who are fully vaxxed will be allowed across, so this will all become moot in a matter of days. That whole national interest exemption thing too that was talked about the night of the announcement won't matter either.
I'm just waiting on a callback now. The real lesson here is I should have just re-upped my rpb membership given how that allocation went.
No luck with the lottery either. I hope the people who won that all kept their money on file, otherwise I'm going to feel foolish for leaving it with MLSE.
Because it asked when I will feel "comfortable" I said next year. That is when I hope we are back to, or closer to, normal.
I will be there tomorrow, but will be wearing a mask and not be in my regular seats near the people I have become friends with.
If you go through the questionnaire here: https://travel.gc.ca/travel-covid/tr...s/wizard-start
Select foreign national > No COVID symptoms > From US > work activities / employment > other work reasons. It says you will likely be allowed to cross the border as long as you can prove your trip is not optional. I guess you can classify a soccer game as not "optional".
Yeah, but that's just general guidance, and it notes the results of that questionnaire don't guarantee anyone gets across the border. It think when you dig into "essential work" on the website it would be hard to see pro sports being considered essential (it mentions health care practitioners, students in a health field, workers in the trade or transportation sectors, some technicians or specialists, emergency service providers, those who maintain the flow of essential goods, live in a trans-border community, regularly cross the border to work, or are receiving medical care in Canada). Also I don't think we'd have ever had an issue with games at BMO if it was understood professional athletes were exempted.
I don't think it really matters - the government issued a public statement saying why the games tomorrow and Wednesday are possible, which means that even if some border official wanted to be super anal, they'd be going against federal announcements.
Got a hold of a rep. Yeah they can't help me with my single seat. It's pairs of tickets (and a limited amount of 4s) only.
So yeah I'm fucking pissed. I have my shots and I'm ready to go.
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