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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
No, but Calgary was tagged to spend much less.
The Olympic budget was over 5 billion dollars, with 370 million coming from Calgary and the Province, Federal government, and private funding contributing the vast majority. Currently, Calgary is set to fund the arena to the tune of over 500 million dollars.
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What they should do for the Olympics is ensure that you are getting a second Olympics in 8 or 12 years. This allows for minimal upgrades for the facilities that have been built. Gives the city two games in which to pay off their investment in the infrastructure that needed to be built.
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