What Spits mean to Windsor
Posted Apr 15, 2010 03:00:55 PM.
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The people of Windsor are far from spitting mad when they hope the Spitfires beat the Kitchener Rangers.
The OHL Western Conference finals between the Rangers and the Spitfires starts tonight, and people in Windsor tell 570 News they could use the boost of another championship.
Stats Canada reports Windsor had a 12.2 per cent unemployment rate in March, the highest in Canada.
Citizens tell 570 News a second season of OHL and hopefully CHL championships would be a great help for the city’s spirit.
Chris Ryan, CEO of Tourism Windsor, Essex, Pelee Island, says the economic benefits of having the local team are phenomenal.
Filling up the restaurants and hotels is a substantial economic impact, he says.
But Ryan says no one has calculated a dollar impact for the OHL playoffs.
