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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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11-13-2018, 09:48 PM
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#1021
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Fearmongerer
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign.
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Originally Posted by puckedoff
Why are you guys posting like it was a 'No' vote? Is there public results yet or are you guys just jumping the gun?
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Early results are showing a NO victory.
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11-13-2018, 09:48 PM
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#1022
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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 CPK80
Name a main stream media that supported a yes..
I am not saying it was right or wrong.. They have a right to a opinion..
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https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/ed...rld-pass-us-by
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11-13-2018, 09:48 PM
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#1023
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Calgary
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Did they take the live updates away from the nopes?
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11-13-2018, 09:48 PM
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#1024
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
Who is Devin Heroux and why do we care about him? Is this person actually an authority on something or just somebody that everybody is randomly re-posting?
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It would've taken you all but the click of a mouse button to find out he's a reporter with the CBC. David has worked with CBC TV and Radio in Calgary and now works out of Toronto.
That's if you would've bothered of course.
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11-13-2018, 09:48 PM
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#1025
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Kaine is right that communication and lack of clarity was the demise of this bid. There misconceptions for some people (like the Edmonton having part of the games) have about it that didn't convince them to be in favour. Kinda comes out similar to CalgaryNEXT in that it didn't get people talking about vision of the project, and just focused on the risk and costs.
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11-13-2018, 09:49 PM
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#1026
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Bidco couldn't organize a birthday party at Chucky Cheese. What a waste of money this has been.
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11-13-2018, 09:49 PM
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#1027
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary, AB
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Originally Posted by colbym72
Hopefully now we can just get back to arena talk
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Unfortunately a no vote will make a deal more difficult. Less reason for the city to get a deal done.
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11-13-2018, 09:49 PM
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#1028
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Not a casual user
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: A simple man leading a complicated life....
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With the other bid cities on shaky ground, I wonder what the IOC would do if they had no bid cities for 2026.
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11-13-2018, 09:49 PM
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Referee
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Over the hill
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LWcrowfoot
It would've taken you all but the click of a mouse button to find out he's a reporter with the CBC. David has worked with CBC TV and Radio in Calgary and now works out of Toronto.
That's if you would've bothered of course.
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That is a bizarrely chippy response. It’s a fair question. I didn’t know who he was either.
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11-13-2018, 09:50 PM
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#1031
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LWcrowfoot
It would've taken you all but the click of a mouse button to find out he's a reporter with the CBC. David has worked with CBC TV and Radio in Calgary and now works out of Toronto.
That's if you would've bothered of course.
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Propaganda! Propaganda! Propaganda!
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11-13-2018, 09:50 PM
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#1032
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Franchise Player
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No vote seems to have a lot of UCP organizers involved. They know how to get out the vote.
Yes vote didn't even have scrutineers by some reports.
Lambs to the slaughter?
Or is it that the No vote was more motivated to go vote today?
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11-13-2018, 09:51 PM
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#1033
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fire
Unfortunately a no vote will make a deal more difficult. Less reason for the city to get a deal done.
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I don't agree. Arguments from some councillors on the no side is that we should use our money for something different. The arena should come right to the forefront now.
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11-13-2018, 09:51 PM
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#1034
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#1 Goaltender
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Joborule
Kaine is right that communication and lack of clarity was the demise of this bid. There misconceptions for some people (like the Edmonton having part of the games) have about it that didn't convince them to be in favour. Kinda comes out similar to CalgaryNEXT in that it didn't get people talking about vision of the project, and just focused on the risk and costs.
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My biggest complaint about the whole thing. Personally I would rather not have increased taxes to pay for them but if they had come to the table with a much more fact based vision instead of a CalgaryNEXT 2.0 it personally would have been a much harder decision for me, and a lot of others I suspect.
Last edited by Kaine; 11-13-2018 at 09:54 PM.
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11-13-2018, 09:51 PM
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#1035
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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
Hes a guy whose phone is going to die
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He said in one of his tweets that he forgot his phone charger at home.
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11-13-2018, 09:52 PM
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#1036
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Calgary
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The arena negotiations are going well by all the latest accounts.
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11-13-2018, 09:52 PM
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#1037
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: the middle
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dion
With the other bid cities on shaky ground, I wonder what the IOC would do if they had no bid cities for 2026.
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Give a deal to SLC because that's what the US networks want.
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11-13-2018, 09:52 PM
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#1038
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Lifetime Suspension
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan
That is a bizarrely chippy response. It’s a fair question. I didn’t know who he was either.
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My name is literally Chip P.
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11-13-2018, 09:52 PM
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#1039
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Realtor®
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Calgary
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Any reason why no local news networks have cut to this as a breaking news story?
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11-13-2018, 09:52 PM
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#1040
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Maryland State House, Annapolis
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15 minutes are up...
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