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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina

Thanks for telling me how I think.


You have completely missed the point of my argument against the festival - and instead of trying to engage in a discussion you have simply dismissed it as whining. Bravo.

Fine rather than try to say again why I oppose this here is a column that sums up rather nicely a lot of the objections to it:

http://www.calgarysun.com/news/colum.../13788471.html

And no I'm not a Rick Bell fan at all - but on this issue I do agree with him.

It's not about this festival in and of itself - it's about deeper issues and this is just another example of what has been wrong with how our city has been run.

The problem is that there is always projects or money spent on things that some won't use or support. Such as spending 4 million on pedestrian bridge that crosses a suburban road that I have never seen a single person use (http://bit.ly/dj8S40).

Living just outside of downtown I support projects like the Peace Bridge and don’t mind road closures as they get cars off the road, anything that promotes cycling and alternative forms of transportation. But I also understand that it is not for everyone and don’t complain when we spend a 150 million on an overpass out in the suburbs, only wish they build the communities better out there.

Chris