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Originally Posted by Muta
The Nordic Centre and Oval needs upgrades to be able to host world cups and other professional events. The standards from the governing bodies in biathlon and speed skating, respectively, have new requirements since 1988. The IBU has told the CNC they won't hold anymore world cups there unless they upgrade their facilities. The Olympic events would be held there, yes, but there's long term benefit to upgrading those facilities, far past the Olympics.
The Olympics would be an engine to help get these projects done' once completed, these modernized facilities, through their hosting capabilities, would benefit local economies through business, tourism, etc. Locals communities would also benefit from a health / quality of life standard, by being able to use these facilities as well.
The sports industry is another avenue to diversify Calgary and southern's Alberta's economy. It doesn't just have to be sustainable energy or tech, for example.
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It's also great for youth in the City to have these kind of facilities to grow up with. Growing up in Canmore, we would use the Nordic Centre as past of our gym class in school. Many kids joined the extra curricular clubs and those clubs have produced some of the worlds best athletes. It's healthy to have and maintain world class amateur sport facilities.