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Originally Posted by Flamenfame
What pisses me off is all during the boom times , Calgary erected a ton of nice shining empty office towers while sporting amenties were completely ignored . We have a 58 yearold foortball stadium which is the joke of the CFL While cities like Winnipeg and Regina managed to build new facilities , we have a 34 year old rink and Calgary is the 4th largest city in Canada
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For the fourth largest city in Canada, the city sure has more to worry about than professional sporting playgrounds that are merely a little dated:
- CTrain lines that are being penny pinched at every turn and left incomplete.
- Infrastructure/overpasses along NW and NE segments of Stoney trail and other roadways that sit in various stages of disrepair or completion.
- Schools that are in dire need only to be mothballed indefinitely.
- Inadequate snow removal services that wouldn't be fit for even a large town.
All of the above are embarrassingly neglected items that "world class" cities should sure as heck have in order before they even consider funding some glorified frat house for Ken and Murray's miscreants. Even then I'd rather see the city build a new landfill with the money and bury whatever is left over in the pit then gift it to greedy, narcissistic billionaires.