TORONTO – The clock is ticking if the Toronto Argonauts want to negotiate a deal that will see them play at BMO Field in 2016.
Bob Hunter, chief project development officer for Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, says they have a window of about a month if they want to prepare the field for CFL play next year.
If they don’t get the green light soon, the CFL conversion may have to be pushed back another year.
The Argonauts will be homeless after the 2017 season when their lease at Rogers Centre expires.
BMO Field, home to Toronto FC, is undergoing a $120-million renovation.
The first phase, to be completed by May 10, involves adding some 8,000 seats. The second phase, to be completed a year from now, involves putting on a canopy around three sides of the lakefront stadium.
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