This may have been noted in one of the Burke threads, but the Herald had this little tidbit in discussing Ken King's responsibilities:
http://www2.canada.com/calgaryherald...7-94403f2e3d59
Quote:
Rumours continue to swirl that a possible Olympic bid for the 2022 Winter Games might be in the offing, or at least seriously considered, partly as a springboard to obtaining funding for a new arena and football stadium. The idea of a second Olympics in Calgary isn't so farfetched.
The city already has many existing world-class winter sports facilities in place and the unqualified success of 1988, in both financial and venue sustainability terms, would give it a solid foothold in the bidding.
The International Olympic Committee has set a Nov. 14 application deadline for cities considering staging the 2022 Games. Stay tuned.
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So far, only Almaty, Kazakhstan has formally submitted a bid though there are quite a few strong potentials listed in that Wikipedia article. Notably: Stockholm and Munich. Quebec City would obviously get serious priority from the COC and the federal government though if they follow through on a 2022 or 2026 bid.
On top of helping fund new hockey and football stadia, winning such a bid would give the Saddledome a few extra years to evade the wrecking ball.
Think it's worth it to bid?