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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
And where is this narrative that all Calgary will have to show for it is a "field house"? This is falsetto on all fronts. Existing facilities will be upgraded rehabbed to not only handle crowds and usage, but also to meet compliance around venue and facility sizing that has changed since 1988.
If you are talking about "new facilities" then yes, we are getting a new field house (in addition to other things). Thre is the possibility of working in a Flames arena too (depending on how you see the proposed new community arena). But you can't discount all the upgraded facilities and infrastructure that we get. It is short-sighted at best.
And to say that federal funding eight years ago would have gotten funding for those things is a straw-man argument. You're just throwing out major infrastructure projects and hoping they stick without providing any evidence that such projects would have been funded eight years ago (what Calgary-bid committee are you referring to that articulated these would be covered?)
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Page 33 of the report, going through each venue:
Saddledome: • Accessibility upgrades for seating and washrooms • Upgrades to power and field-of-play lighting as required • Ice plant re-commissioning • Minor finish upgrades to concourse, club and suite levels • Structural and mechanical capital maintenance
Community Arena: New Build
Multi-Sport Complex: New Build
Olympic Oval:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...-bid-1.4652191
Costs about $5 million to upgrade the mechanical system
Winsport Sliding Track:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...lion-1.4056516
Winsport Ski Hill:
Canmore Nordic Centre: Significant upgrades have already occurred to the facility and a major upgrade is under review by the Province, which will support the continued hosting of Biathlon World Cups
Nakiska:
Whistler Olympic Park:
David Bauer / Macphail Centre: As is
Max Bell Arena: Minor upgrades
McMahon Stadium:
Stampede Grandstand: As is
Bmo Centre / Big Four: Modified to suit IBC/MPC requirements
Saddledome renovations are debatable as they would be covered if the Flames were still playing there, or not even needed if they weren't.
So realistically Calgarian's probably would only care about the Multisport Complex, McMahon Stadium and Winsport Ski hill renovations. Nakiska is debatable. Doubt anyone cares for the community arena, Whistler, BMO renovations.
I said the possibilities existed for those projects to be spurred by the Olympic bid, now that most of the those are already on the way, the possibilities for Olympic induced infrastructure needed by Calgary is less nowadays. Vancouver was only considered worth it because of the 3 massive infrastructure projects, Sea to Sky Highway, Canada Line, Convention Center:
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...ticle15036916/