[AlvinofDiaspar]

It's insane. It speaks plenty about the priorities of a provincial agency that put the needs to occasional users before daily users. The cherry on that cake has got to be the late notice.

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[T3G]

I am loathe to defend Metrolinx, for any reason, but it was mentioned on here previously that the order to defer the closures came from the MTO.

But yes, deferring critical work so that sports fans don't suffer any disruptions is pretty stupid and short sighted. I'm sure it would be great PR if a critical bridge failure were to happen during the playoffs. Morons.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

I am loathe to defend Metrolinx, for any reason, but it was mentioned on here previously that the order to defer the closures came from the MTO.

But yes, deferring critical work so that sports fans don't suffer any disruptions is pretty stupid and short sighted. I'm sure it would be great PR if a critical bridge failure were to happen during the playoffs. Morons.

I don't give two ****s which government ministry/agency gave the order - as far as I am concerned it's the Premier's Office that can pound sand.

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[nfitz]

The prior cancelled construction weekend closures to accommodate Jays home games.

That's just absurd. How can the inconvenience on the weekend, possibly be worse that during rush-hour? The complete stupidity continues at the Ontario government and it's agencies.

My test was London-Toronto and it was showing the normal running time.

I wonder if the VIA trains are detouring up the CN mainline via Milton and Georgetown. Which might explain why London still has service, and not Oakville.

Though I guess they could skip Brantford and run through St. Marys and Kitchener as well.

 

[Dan416]

Unlike some here, I'm ok with them accommodating the Blue Jays games. But I agree the Monday closure should have been communicated better. Like I said, commuters can WFH from a day. A Blue Jay fan can't experience it in person from home.

 

[TripleQ]

They basically waited until the Jays blew it Friday night to announce the Sun-Mon closure If the Jays won, I’m sure they would have proceeded with the Sat-Sun closure instead.

Could they have been a bit more proactive and laid out the two different scenarios last week? Yes. At least everyone would know what would happen depending on game 6.

 

[APTA-2048]

So much for accommodating baseball fans. Looks like the 00:30 Barrie Line departure was cancelled again.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Unlike some here, I'm ok with them accommodating the Blue Jays games. But I agree the Monday closure should have been communicated better. Like I said, commuters can WFH from a day. A Blue Jay fan can't experience it in person from home.

Going to work is a job; baseball is entertainment - and not everyone has the option of working from home (and even if that option exists, it isn't necessarily something you can just do without some warning).

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