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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
If we need a new building for concerts we would do better to design and build a new building for concerts, likely at a lower cost.
Library can be accessed by everyone for free and convention centres bring travel and business.
I agree that we don’t NEED an “event center.” I’m not opposed to Calgary having one and at this point I wish they’d get it over with, but there are buildings that could better serve any vague “business” or “community” purpose, and whether we want to admit it or not, the Saddledome is actually fine for the purpose it’s required for. The only thing it’s not fine for is maximizing private profit, which is also fine, but we should just be honest about it.
A new arena is like a new car. Yeah, it’s got more bells and whistles, but in the end you’re just paying more to drive to the same places. The Saddledome still gets us there all the same, so why not be honest about that?
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Arenas bring travel and buisiness too, as well as jobs. The Saddledome is not fine, it's falling apart in places, and it's an embarrassment. We miss out on plenty of events because of it.