Your season tickets might just be worthless now
Good morning from the gateway — Lake Simcoe's awake, the 400 is already packed, and Barrie's got growing pains. Let's talk about it.
Okay, so here's what's actually happening: The Ford government, in its infinite wisdom, pushed through this new ticket resale legislation and it's making a mess for a lot of people, especially folks with season tickets. You know, the dedicated fans who are there for every single Barrie Colts game, rain or shine, even when the 400 is backed up all the way past Innisfil. This new law, it was supposed to stop scalpers, right? Great idea in theory. But what's happening in practice is that season ticket holders can't resell their tickets for more than face value, which means if you can't make a game, you're stuck. And if you bought those tickets ages ago, and now the demand is higher, you're out of luck. It's punishing the actual fans, not the pros.
It just feels like another one of those things where the folks down in Queen's Park, or even worse, Toronto, make a decision that sounds good on paper but doesn't really understand how things work for people up here. We've got families who pool money for those Colts tickets, or maybe they get a great deal on a package deal early in the season. When things come up – a kid's hockey practice at the Holly Community Centre, or you get called into work at the Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre – you used to be able to sell those tickets for what they're worth. Now, good luck. It's creating this weird grey market or just leaving seats empty at the Sadlon Arena, and that's just sad for the atmosphere.
* What This Means for Barrie
* **Colts Fans Hit Hard:** If you're a Barrie Colts season ticket holder, this directly impacts your flexibility.
* **Less Incentive to Buy Season Tickets:** Why commit to a whole season if you can't recoup costs for games you miss?
* **Potential for Empty Seats:** Fewer people reselling could mean more empty seats at games.
It just feels like an overreach that forgets about the local fan experience. We love our Colts, and this kind of legislation just complicates things for the people who really show up.
That's the buzz from the gateway today. My colleagues on the morning show dive into stuff like this every single day — you can catch their take live at mornings.live.