[Frequitude]

Originally Posted by JiriHrdina

I strikes me that Calgary had lost some swagger. We've lost our boldness.
I think we should look for reasons to do stuff like build a new stadium and host the Olympics and then layer on reality and the right way to so it
Instead it feels like generally we are trying to find reasons not to do it
If Edmonton can find a way surely we can.

Ya, and we've become a hell of a lot smarter and gained a hell of a lot of experience with designing and constructing major capital assets. We aren't trying to find a reason not to do it. We're trying to find an intelligent reason to do it and struggling to do so. Pretty much all I've seen in here are unnamed extreme sports events, unnamed festivals, unnamed events, becoming a world class city, and keeping up with the big boys. Those aren't reasons to do anything. They are magic beans.

Originally Posted by TheAlpineOracle

Winnipeg, Ottawa, Hamilton, Saskatchewan all have brand new stadiums. BC, Toronto, and Edmonton all have refitted stadiums. I don't see any logic to the "We don't need it" crowd. Is Calgary right and every one else wrong? Doubtful.

Christ, even Moncton, NB got a brand new outdoor stadium that has allowed them to host multiple events (CFL, Track and Field, Woman's World Cup, MLS Exhibition, Francophone Games, Concerts, etc. ). They are even in the process of building a state of the art downtown arena that seats 10K for a friggen QMJHL team.

So some retrofitted and some built new. Interestingly, it appears the bigger closer to world class cities retrofitted and the smaller cities built new. Sign me up for "keeping up with the big boys" and retrofit.

Originally Posted by nik-

Especially if they get over their spat with the Stampede board and just build it on the grounds.

There is no such thing as a spat. The owners just simply want to go somewhere they can have complete control and all revenue. Simply business. Can't blame them for trying. The Stampede would love to keep the arena on site.