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In honour of the Canucks’ Flying V jerseys here’s something else that might come back in style one day, the Monday morning musings and meditations on the world of sports:

• The B.C. Lions are owned by David Braley, who lives over 4,000 kilometres away in Burlington, Ont.

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The Lions’ president is Rick LeLacheur, a native of Edmonton and former president of the Eskimos. The general manager, Ed Hervey, is an ex-Esks’ GM and a storied player for that franchise.

The new head coach, Rick Campbell, started his coaching career in Edmonton 20 years ago and went on to work with four different CFL teams. This is his first stop with the Leos.

And your point?

This past week the Lions let go Jamie Cartmell, their longtime PR man, as part of a “restructuring.” They maintain this wasn’t a cost-cutting measure, although, invariably, it’s always about money.

Whatever the reason, here’s the larger point.

Cartmell was a Lion. He was a fierce promoter and defender of the brand. There were a lot of years when that was a difficult, thankless job. But he was always there, trying to put the Leos in the best possible light.