Comments on: The Griffiths Way http://vancouver.metblogs.com/2008/05/19/the-griffiths-way/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:54:37 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: van_ryan http://vancouver.metblogs.com/2008/05/19/the-griffiths-way/comment-page-1/#comment-3548 van_ryan Tue, 20 May 2008 17:54:24 +0000 http://vancouver.metblogs.com/2008/05/19/the-griffiths-way/#comment-3548 Any mention of Arthur Griffiths makes me want to remind people that unlike craven franchise-owners all across the continent, he built GM Place using entirely private money, without complaint or attempting to blackmail various governments into subsidizing the construction. For that alone, he deserves to be remembered as a sterling figure in local business and sports. Any mention of Arthur Griffiths makes me want to remind people that unlike craven franchise-owners all across the continent, he built GM Place using entirely private money, without complaint or attempting to blackmail various governments into subsidizing the construction.

For that alone, he deserves to be remembered as a sterling figure in local business and sports.

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