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BC Lions to host 1st game in Victoria

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 29 Nov, 2023 05:46 PM

The B-C Lions will host the Ottawa Redblacks in a regular-season C-F-L game in Victoria next season.

"Touchdown Pacific" will be played Saturday, August 31st at Royal Athletic Park.

The ‘24 edition of Touchdown Pacific will see the #BCLions host the @REDBLACKS on Saturday, August 31 as part of the @oktire Labour Day Weekend matchup.

FULL PRESS CONFERENCE ➡️ https://t.co/fprCxGh1lK pic.twitter.com/zAfRLPW1vZ
— BC LIONS (@BCLions) November 29, 2023

The league says the venue will be expanded to accommodate between 10-thousand and 14-thousand fans, including standing room.

The game will mark the sixth instalment of the C-F-L's "Touchdown Series," but the first in Victoria.

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