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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, 10:07 PM
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#1081
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Franchise Player
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Don't forget, the City Budget comes out tomorrow. Get ready to a kick in the teeth regardless of which side you were on.
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11-13-2018, 10:07 PM
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#1082
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Not a casual user
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: A simple man leading a complicated life....
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Originally Posted by fundmark19
 bye hopes and dreams |
I blame the results squarely on City Council and Bidco for the fiasco they created.
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11-13-2018, 10:07 PM
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#1083
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Scoring Winger
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call me naive, but I don’t think this is over yet. I’m think we need to see what the IOC does here now.
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11-13-2018, 10:07 PM
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#1084
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First Line Centre
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I hope the wages for the vote workers will be the last dollar to be spent related to the bid. No more "Let's look at another alternative" type crap please!!
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11-13-2018, 10:08 PM
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#1085
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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Now back to serious business. A private-public partnership to get a new arena and stadium.
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11-13-2018, 10:08 PM
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#1086
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Calgary
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Calgarians suck.
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11-13-2018, 10:08 PM
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#1087
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Mar 2014
Exp: 
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Originally Posted by Thunderball
So in 2026, Edmonton gets World Cup soccer, likely with some federal cash injected into the city, and Calgary again is the loser in the corner counting the pennies it saved.
This city is pathetic and has lost its ambition. That said, Bidco should be ashamed at what a terrible job they did.
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Not sure $350M+ equals pennies. It would have been nice to have the Olympics but i can't say I'm overly disappointed that we won't be spending millions on Nakiska, McMahon, bobsleigh tracks, Saddledome, and the Big 4.
I agree that the Bidco did a terrible job - their inability to come forward with a cohesive plan ahead of time did them in.
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11-13-2018, 10:08 PM
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#1088
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by chemgear
Don't forget, the City Budget comes out tomorrow. Get ready to a kick in the teeth regardless of which side you were on.
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This. If you're main argument was tha you feared your taxes were going to go up too much, don't watch the news tomorrow.
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11-13-2018, 10:08 PM
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#1089
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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Ironically, if a lot of the No votes came from confused people who didn't like the idea of events being held in Edmonton, the next time we bid, it will almost-certainly include holding events in Edmonton because it won't make sense to keep the Saddledome around for that long after the new arena is open without the Olympics on the horizon.
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11-13-2018, 10:08 PM
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#1090
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Looooooooooooooch
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Originally Posted by GirlySports
Now back to serious business. A private-public partnership to get a new arena and stadium.
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Can we vote on that too?
God I would have loved to vote on Ken King's initial presentation.
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11-13-2018, 10:09 PM
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#1091
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Franchise Player
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I'm just very glad we don't have to lick Whistler's boots. Hate those guys.
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11-13-2018, 10:09 PM
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#1092
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Scoring Winger
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Time to move on.
Can't help feeling this was all a tremendous waste of resources, bidco, advertising, plesbicite...
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11-13-2018, 10:10 PM
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#1093
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Quote:
Originally Posted by morgin
call me naive, but I don’t think this is over yet. I’m think we need to see what the IOC does here now.
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It's over. Unless the IOC is gonna put more money on the table AND pick up the provinces tab (that was the main point of the plebiscite), there's no way council can continue with the bid. The city has no money to do the games now.
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11-13-2018, 10:10 PM
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#1094
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Realtor®
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by morgin
call me naive, but I don’t think this is over yet. I’m think we need to see what the IOC does here now.
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I mentioned earlier bit a win win for all sides would be to see the IOC step up with enough money for it to make sense to both yes and no people. Then Bidco puts together a much better concept and everyone is happy.
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11-13-2018, 10:10 PM
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#1095
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: the middle
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Originally Posted by GirlySports
Now back to serious business. A private-public partnership to get a new arena and stadium.
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People can't possibly think there is any chance of a new stadium being funded.
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11-13-2018, 10:10 PM
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#1096
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by GirlySports
Now back to serious business. A private-public partnership to get a new arena and stadium.
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Really? This city just rejected a 7 year construction boom + and you think they will want to pay for a Flames arena?
I feel like the Flames owners are upset tonight. This is a bad result for them.
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11-13-2018, 10:10 PM
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#1097
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Maryland State House, Annapolis
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Quote:
Originally Posted by morgin
call me naive, but I don’t think this is over yet. I’m think we need to see what the IOC does here now.
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I could see this maybe if the other bids collapse, which they very well might. Not sure how much more they'd have to contribute to make it more appealing, but no more plebiscites please. If we have to do one again to get provincial funding, forget it.
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11-13-2018, 10:10 PM
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#1098
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Scoring Winger
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Originally Posted by Joborule
It's over. Unless the IOC is gonna put more money on the table AND pick up the provinces tab (that was the main point of the plebiscite), there's no way council can continue with the bid. The city has no money to do the games now.
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The IOC isn't going to do anything right now - they still technically have two bids for this thing. If they both die out, then maybe.
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11-13-2018, 10:11 PM
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#1099
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: A glass case of emotion
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Originally Posted by Dion
I blame the results squarely on City Council and Bidco for the fiasco they created.
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This can't be over stated. My No was based on the complete lack of organization on Bidco and the City's part. I wanted to vote Yes, but could not justify this risk based on their terrible information and bid.
For shame.
Last edited by Insufficient Funds; 11-13-2018 at 10:15 PM.
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11-13-2018, 10:11 PM
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#1100
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First round-bust
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: speculating about AHL players
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Thank goodness. There are so many better ways to express civic pride than spending tens of billions of ballooning costs on a ten-day party
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