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Originally Posted by Cappy
Honestly, who the F cares about the global reputation of this city because of it's sports teams.
People in Europe and asia don't care about the Flames or the Stampede. The economist certainly doesn't care about the Flames when they rated Calgary the 5th best place to live globally.
People don't care about the Trail Blazers when they talk about Portland, or Austin. People don't talk about going to Berlin or Paris because of Football; New York because of whatever team.
The association of sports teams to a City's reputation is such a small-town and backward view of what makes a city an attractive place to live and work.
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Bingo. The concerts argument also kind of falls a little short in my eyes. Okay so we have less people leaving Calgary to go to Edmonton but where are the additional people coming in from? It's not like Eastern BC, Western Saskatchewan and Southern Alberta are massive untapped markets. If people think that this is going to be a massive boon for the local economy, then provide some numbers. Percentage-wise, how much will a new arena boost the local economy?