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Originally Posted by transplant99
Has that been approved?
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The fieldhouse or the spectator capacity?
The fieldhouse/foothills athletic park redevelopment has been approved by council in 2013, and has been set on top of the priority unfunded list. So it's ready to be built, but requires funding. It has been hinted that the province and federal government could provide funding, and that would most certainly be the case if the venue was to be used for the Olympics.
http://calgaryherald.com/news/politi...s-no-and-maybe
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“The government of Canada does not fund professional sports facilities. They’re not eligible under our infrastructure program,” said Hehr.
“That’s not a policy that’s going to change.”
However, Hehr noted the government does provide funding for recreational and amateur sport facilities.
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“Potentially, there are aspects that are amateur sport orientated and the like. So I’m not going to preclude those amateur sport opportunities,” said Hehr, adding that the decision on the project is one primarily for the city and provincial governments.
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