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I’m generally for this bid, but no new arena as part of this, along its some of the other short cuts planned, and I’d be out. The city needs to see some tangible benefits in long term improved, and new, infrastructure and facilities like 1988 brought, if significant tax player dollars are going to be spent. That includes a field house, arena, and probably a few other civic facilities, as well as road improvements etc.

Ski jump in Whistler would actually be fine with given the very specific use case, and that these isn’t a suitable place in Calgary (Nordic combined event may be an issue) but everything else has to be here.

I realize that some of the proposal is still not finalized before the plebiscite and subject to some late changes, of which can swing opinions both ways.

And, I still think the IOC should consider having a host city host two games in a row, getting double the mileage (more, when you consider athletes would have Calgary and the facilities as a training ground for 6 years over two winter games) out of venues. Never mind efficiencies for the host city in logistics such as security, no hasssle and expense for bid processes, etc.