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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
I'd say this also hurts Calgary's reputation as an athletic training area which was a legacy from the first Olympics. If I was an amateur athlete, I would think twice about coming here now since the community support has essentially evaporated.
So do we just let some of these facilities crumble past their due dates now?
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No we will work with government to upgrade them. The provincial government paid 10 million and winsport paid 8.8 million to upgrade the bobsled track and replaces its refrigeration system.
Do you think we have done no maintenance on these facilities for 30 years in hopes that another Olympics will save them?
The Nordic Center added snow making and snow storage to extend the training season.
These are good facilities that will be renovated as required to keep them useful with the support of government as has happened previously
We will still be the site for winter training along with Quebec in the east because we have things like the Oval and the Nordic Center. And because these are training centres they will be maintained as required.