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Originally Posted by transplant99
Yeah, the Dome and COP were already in existence before the games were coming to town, though money for the dome was allocated through the COC if I understand correctly.
COP would be used only for sliding events.
The down hill and other alpine events would have to go to Lake Louise or Whistler.
There would absolutely HAVE to be at least one more large arena built....without any money from the Flames at this point because of Nenshi's negotiating prowess.
And the biggest one of all, is a stadium. If one of those isnt included you can just go full stop on the whole thing immediately. McMahon is barely adequate for football games any more. You want something that holds 35-40,000 people for opening and closing ceremonies? Need something new.
The oval has held up very well. It would be fine with some minor upgrades etc.
Where does the curling go though? It was on every single day of Pyeongchang and even 2 days before it officially started.
Then you can start on the roads and LRT and all the associated infrastructure costs along with whatever the security bill would be....and you just know that the final numbers will literally be BILLIONS over the current estimate. Maybe they should just do like Notley and borrow 15 Billion, build whatever they want and worry about how to pay it back some other time?
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In the last Olympics we had two ice surfaces the Corral and the Dome, both of which were here before the Olympics.
The Corral is going to be gone, we can't pack all the ice events into the dome, and Max Bell is way to small.
So yeah, if Calgary wants the prestige events, we're going to need two ice surfaces. In theory, you keep the dome and build another one.
McMahon is inadequate, not just as a facility but in terms of hosting the number of broadcasting requirements.
Outside of ski events, and the Olympic oval, there is going to be a requirement for facilities construction.
in terms of transportation and roadways, this is a much bigger event then the 1988 games so transportation public and private, lodging and all that is going to be updated.
I think the honest thing is for City Council to come out with a comprehensive plan and bid price and disclose what the various governments and the IOC will give and make it a part of the next election.
I just don't really trust the ability of this city to do a budget game.