Halifax mayor asks employers to excuse late workers after 'ultimate sports day'

The Halifax Wanderers will take to the soccer pitch for a Canadian Championship home game and the Halifax Mooseheads hockey team will drop the puck a few hours later.

Mayor Mike Savage addressed local employers, supervisors and managers, writing that Wednesday night will be ``the stuff of legends'' for sports fans in the city.

In his letter posted to Twitter on Sunday, Savage said the games will demand a lot from fans and it's reasonable to expect people will be ``operating at a reduced capacity'' at work on Thursday morning.

The mayor hinted at the likelihood of heavy drinking and little sleep and wrote, ``we all have a role in making it fun.''

Savage suggested employers help their exhausted workers filling the water cooler, postponing morning meetings and having salty snacks on hand.