Missing shows like that isn't just missed revenue for the CSEC / the City, it is also missed revenue for the restaurant / tourism / hospitality industries, whose livelihoods depend on these types of shows for people to come into town and/or spend their money in associated ways. There's definitely a trickle-down effect here when we these shows are absent from visiting Calgary.
Once the new arena is approved and built (and I am optimistic it will be very soon), it will do a lot to alleviate this problem.
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