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Originally Posted by The Hendog
Todd Hirsh did have an interesting take though when asked about the Olympics. Essentially Todd said he thinks Canadians value and enjoy the winter Olympics and because there is a physical limit on what cities can host the winter Olympics, Calgary and other viable cities have to take turns hosting or there might not be a winter Olympics. He thinks this would be regrettable for Canada as a country and for our people and I tend to agree. !
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This is a component that makes hosting the Olympics in '26 attractive. It could set up the foundation for Calgary to host the games repeatedly over the next several decades. Show that at a renewable olympics can be cost efficient, and reduce the need to continually build facilities that won't have use after the games. If we proceed with the bid, win, and it works out well in the end, then it should lead to more games here down the road.
Bouncing back between Calgary, and other cities in the world (even nationally like Vancouver and Montreal possibly) every few decades would make Calgary distinct, and improve it's tourism draw and worldwide prestige.