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View Poll Results: Are you for or against Calgary hosting the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games?
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I am for Calgary hosting
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I am against Calgary hosting
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11-13-2018, 07:36 PM
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#861
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by getbak
In the mythbuster graphic the BidCo put out over the weekend, it says that 70% of tickets will be below $150 and 20% will be under $40.
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Ernst and Young - page 38.
Recognizing that that there is a significant difference between the highest and lowest priced tickets, BidCo has estimated average ticket price for the 2026 Games is approximately $230 (2018 prices).
http://www.calgary.ca/_layouts/cocis...edirect=1&sf=1
EDIT: Oh, posted already maybe?
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11-13-2018, 07:41 PM
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#862
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dion
Back in 1988 I used to trade Olympic pins for hockey tickets to the preliminary rounds. The medal rounds were a different matter.
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I wonder what 1988 pins could get us now?
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11-13-2018, 07:42 PM
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#863
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Calgary, AB
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Voted YES
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11-13-2018, 07:42 PM
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#864
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I would wager that low income Calgarians have about 99% better chance of catching an Olympic event here than if the games are hosted in another city.
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11-13-2018, 07:52 PM
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#865
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Voted for Kodos
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GirlySports
I wonder what 1988 pins could get us now?
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I still have my ‘88 sterling silver Olympic $20 coin - hockey.
Also have my official ‘88 souvenir program.
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11-13-2018, 07:52 PM
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#866
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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I voted no. That should surprise no one.
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11-13-2018, 07:53 PM
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#867
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Lifetime Suspension
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jacks
I would wager that low income Calgarians have about 99% better chance of catching an Olympic event here than if the games are hosted in another city.
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Yet they may pay $2000 in taxes for something they dont get a chance to watch.
Just saying!
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11-13-2018, 07:53 PM
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#868
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Not a casual user
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: A simple man leading a complicated life....
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GirlySports
I wonder what 1988 pins could get us now?
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If the yes side wins I suspect they might be worth something during the two weeks of the 2026 games.
I remember the Stephen Ave Mall being lined with pin traders from all over the world and people heading down there to buy or make trades. Traders had pins from previous games from what I can remember but it was the 88 pins that were in most demand, especially the media ones.
Most of mine came from corporate clients I had and any my mother and dad got from their employers. Traded many of them for tickets to events and the ones that I had left were framed along with a print of the games. Still have my Olympic coin set.
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11-13-2018, 07:55 PM
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#869
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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What time will we know the results?
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11-13-2018, 07:56 PM
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Not a casual user
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: A simple man leading a complicated life....
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Quote:
Originally Posted by the_only_turek_fan
What time will we know the results?
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They are saying after 10PM
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11-13-2018, 07:56 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by the_only_turek_fan
What time will we know the results?
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By ten o clock
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11-13-2018, 07:56 PM
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#872
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There have been comments made about how Hockey Finals tickets are so expensive. The face values start quite high but if you were looking for a Sweden-Russia Finals(Canada started slowly in 2010) you would have got them for a penny on the dollar. I was able to attend the gold medal hockey final in 2010 but there was no guarantee that it would pan out.
If the home team is in the medals those events can become quite pricey. That being said in comparison(premium sports) to other big events like Superbowls and Stanley Cup Playoffs, tickets can be quite reasonable. I have got a lot of last minute bargains at both the summer and winter games(eg. Boxing finals, Moguls finals, figure skating, and some hockey).
There tends to be a glut of tickets to almost every event because results do not pan out for the finals and fans of specific countries dump tickets.
Last edited by Flamenspiel; 11-13-2018 at 08:02 PM.
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11-13-2018, 07:57 PM
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#873
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chubeyr1
Yet they may pay $2000 in taxes for something they dont get a chance to watch.
Just saying!
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Which they will pay anyways for a 3rd of the infrastructure.
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11-13-2018, 07:58 PM
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#874
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Voted for Kodos
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chubeyr1
Yet they may pay $2000 in taxes for something they dont get a chance to watch.
Just saying!
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Low income Calgarians aren’t going to pay anywhere near $2000 in additional taxes for this event. That’s for an average family, AND also not considering projects that go ahead if there is no olympics.
In reality, a low income family would see essentially no difference either way.
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11-13-2018, 08:00 PM
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#875
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Calgary
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Programs like kids up front should help for all families. Not sure if those kinds of programs were around for 88, but should be much easier to organize, communicate and distribute in 7 years.
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11-13-2018, 08:05 PM
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#876
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#1 Goaltender
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jacks
I would wager that low income Calgarians have about 99% better chance of catching an Olympic event here than if the games are hosted in another city.
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Wouldn't everyone?
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11-13-2018, 08:05 PM
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#877
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Referee
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Over the hill
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So this has been asked before but I haven’t seen an answer: where do we go to see the results of this thing?
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11-13-2018, 08:07 PM
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#878
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damn onions
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What is the NPV of estimated increase of taxes until my death?
That’s about the right timeframe to focus on here although for sure the later years will get pretty darn cheap in today dollars. Plus by then I’ll be homeless anyway so it won’t matter.
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11-13-2018, 08:07 PM
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#879
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Not a casual user
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: A simple man leading a complicated life....
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan
So this has been asked before but I haven’t seen an answer: where do we go to see the results of this thing?
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It will be broadcasted on all the local TV networks
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11-13-2018, 08:07 PM
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#880
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan
So this has been asked before but I haven’t seen an answer: where do we go to see the results of this thing?
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10:00pm, some chicken joint in Kensington.
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