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Originally Posted by Leondros
It can definitely be argued. It gets into the argument of preventative or reactive healthcare. Our society seems to like to focus on heart surgery, rather than heart health and active lifestyles. Something that some of our most prominent heart surgeons in their later lives are trying to change. Its far cheaper and less invasive to invest into something that with prevent a heart attack rather than having to perform a double bypass.
I argue that sports and active life styles definitely promote that prevention. Does it have to be niche sports such as alpine or ski jumping to do that? Probably not.
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These niche sports that a very, very small portion of the population will do understandably shouldn't get much attention, and with the bid, it kinda follows through with that. Ski jumping isn't even going to happen in the Calgary area, saving costs by putting it in Whistler (which I don't completely agree with considering how much it's suppose to save, but understand), and the alpine improvements at Naiska would be an expansion that the public will get to benefit from.
Lots happen at winsport currently that we make use of, and even more could be brought there, as well as finally getting the fieldhouse built in the foothills that will serve us for decades.