It was great that we could come over on a day trip as away fans but I totally get the issue. Saturday afternoons in Victoria everyone heads for the hills/beaches and our attendances aren't much better. Sad as it was a great game all around, especially so for the home fans.
Haven't read a newspaper in years but I would prefer this approach in all media. I have been saying for literally decades that promoting a national league should include this sort of approach that emphasizes Canadian cities. People care far more about Victoria v Halifax than they do about Pacific v Wanderers.
Sorry for the delay in responding.
Pacific have ABSOLUTELY NOT, "chosen to cap attendance this season at 5k". They have no say in the expansion of the municipally-owned and operated stadium. They MIGHT be able to squeeze a couple more portable stands on the North side but that area is already getting pretty heavy use thanks to the return of the beer garden. I think you'd get less people interested in sitting on aluminum bleachers.
Victoria to Kamloops for L1BC matches is 1.5 hrs on the ferry and 5.5 hrs minimum of driving time. That's simply the reality of a league in Canada and has to be accounted for in planning and operations.
Given that Bustos was never the same after his injury two years ago, and contributed not very much in 2022, I think the impact of his leaving is minimal or PFC. Irving and Dixon are far more significant losses.
The CSB is the CanPL owners, at least the original ones. I have never seen anything about whether expansion teams* were invited to join.
*only Ottawa at this point because VFC is owned by the same people as PFC so they are already part of CSB.
I will never not boost this idea. It is THE ONLY WAY to achieve independent sustainability long-term IMO. To be fair, the CFL/CanPL combo is a close second that MAY end up working long-term.