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Originally Posted by FormerPresJamesTaylor
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Sure! A Mainstreet poll conducted in 2016 had respondents 41% in favour of, 40% against, and 20% undecided:
https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/calgarian...rena-1.3070877
Based on this poll, just as many people loved it (if not slightly more) as ones that hated it.
And our current premier supported the project:
https://globalnews.ca/news/3339148/c...naheed-nenshi/
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“I think people are going to be pretty disappointed about it [cancelling the project],” she added. “I think [Nenshi] kind of over-stepped his mark.”
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And did you know the West Village location was still being discussed as a potential arena location as early as this past Spring?
https://livewirecalgary.com/2023/02/...town-location/
CalgaryNEXT failed for several reasons, but the ambitious nature of the project was an incredibly bold vision at the time, and for that area of the city. There's only a handful of unique sports infrastructure like this that existed in the the world at the time. 2015 or 2023, we need a new arena and stadium any way you look at it. The CNEXT concept should have been developed much further (it was only conceptual at the time, which was one of its flaws since people wanted a more concrete, further-along design), but those aren't my decisions. A combined hockey arena/football stadium sports district would have been an amazing development if it worked out.
Just because you hated the idea, doesn't mean that everyone else did too.
Anyways, back to UFOs....