Wednesday February 11th, 2015 – 10am
Posted Feb 11, 2015 12:32:15 PM.
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10:00am – Big Music Fest
Mark Higgins, President & Owner, Big Music Fest
Rod Stewart and Blondie have been announced as Sunday headliners for Big Music Fest this year. Also in the lineup are Matthew Currey, Mark Ballas and The Modern Hearts will also perform on Sunday. On Saturday, Soundgarden, Jane’s Addiction, Monster Truck and Extreme will take to the stage. City officials welcomed a large crowd to Kitchener City Hall to announce this year’s lineup yesterday afternoon. Mayor Berry Vrbanovic opened the announcement adding that major events like Big Music Fest help vitality through Waterloo Region. The economic impact of Big Music Fest was an estimated $6-million dollars for the local economy. Last year, Aerosmith, Bryan Adams and Slash performed resulting in anticipation of other big name acts for this year’s outdoor festival. The event has expanded to seven days with four days of festivities Downtown Kitchener from July 6-9th.
10:30 – Paying Hockey Players
Vicky Grygar, Writer, Hockey in Society (hockeyinsociety.com)
It’s an issue that has been talked about at length – junior hockey organizations profiting off their players. Those Kitchener Rangers games you watch almost every Friday night at the Auditorium, with the 7-thousand fans, the local commercials, the ads around the rink, mean big bucks for the organization. The players are 16-20 years old and get paid $50-$150. Hockey in Society is a blog dedicated to examining and exploring critical social issues in hockey. The blog’s writers share three key traits: a strong passion for hockey; a recognition of the sport’s social and political importance in many societies, particularly in Canada; and a desire to discuss important issues within hockey in a public and accessible manner.
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