There are $400 million downsides. Yay, we get a field house for $400 million An expended BMO centre that can expanded by themselves they don't need our money for that. Sounds awesome buddy
Hate to break it to you, but the BMO centre is a tax dollar built and supported facility. So is the field house, and will be money spent no matter what, it will just come out of existing grant allocations, not an extra special grant allocation if we don't get the Olympics.
Hate to break it to you, but the BMO centre is a tax dollar built and supported facility. So is the field house, and will be money spent no matter what, it will just come out of existing grant allocations, not an extra special grant allocation if we don't get the Olympics.
Okay dinin ktheg words it’s a waste of money either way. If we don’t get the Olympics maybe we’ll luck out and the field house won’t ever get built.
How is that licking out? Cities need things like field houses and stadiums to attract events. So it’s 5 billion spent over 7 years for a major 2 week event plus more legacy’s events afterwards beinging more and more people from out of city/province/country. All around win. If moneybwas the only deciding factor the city should never build anything because of expenses.
How is that licking out? Cities need things like field houses and stadiums to attract events. So it’s 5 billion spent over 7 years for a major 2 week event plus more legacy’s events afterwards beinging more and more people from out of city/province/country. All around win. If moneybwas the only deciding factor the city should never build anything because of expenses.
They city can still spend money to build things, but they need to build things everyone uses. A Field House is an expensive hobby
The $2-220M budget envelop isn't big enough to do a new aquatics centre and new arenas. The 2010 amount for the entire Foothills project was $260 Million, for a then 7,500 person capable field house.
Tell the people i the deep sough east that they don;t need LRT access. A big 156 day party for a select few is a much better use of funds.
Except you're not likely to get $2.45B from the other levels of government for this. And even if you can, it doesn't mean you won't because of the Olympics, they are separate funding schemes.
Except you're not likely to get $2.45B from the other levels of government for this. And even if you can, it doesn't mean you won't because of the Olympics, they are separate funding schemes.
Yeah, people understand that not all of the money is coming from the city of Calgary, but we’re still putting in 400 million that could easily go to something useful.
The $2-220M budget envelop isn't big enough to do a new aquatics centre and new arenas. The 2010 amount for the entire Foothills project was $260 Million, for a then 7,500 person capable field house.
So they're proposing a budget facility which will not have the amenities people expect to see in a modern "world-class" fieldhouse? One more reason to vote NO!
So they're proposing a budget facility which will not have the amenities people expect to see in a modern "world-class" fieldhouse? One more reason to vote NO!
So in other words the fieldhouse has nothing to do with the Olympics?! No kidding given that they've been talking about it for decades. But why spend $200 million on a budget facility when spending a bit more will cover so many more needs? I know you're going out of your way to defend these decisions but they are indefensible. This one and the joke renovations to McMahon are an insult to the intelligence of taxpayers. Most people have no problem with spending money on such facilities but they do if the end result is going to result in subpar experiences that will cost nearly as much.
If the City is going to spend north of $400 million on a field house and BMO with or without an Olympics bid, why not try to get an additional $2.2 Billion from the other two levels of goverment to upgrade the other Olympic facilities ?
As I said, I don't see a downside.
A lot of people in Calgary complain that we send so much $$ to Edmonton & Ottawa and never get our fair share back. Here is a chance to get $2.2B back.
If the City is going to spend north of $400 million on a field house and BMO with or without an Olympics bid, why not try to get an additional $2.2 Billion from the other two levels of goverment to upgrade the other Olympic facilities ?
As I said, I don't see a downside.
A lot of people in Calgary complain that we send so much $$ to Edmonton & Ottawa and never get our fair share back. Here is a chance to get $2.2B back.
If the City is going to spend north of $400 million on a field house and BMO with or without an Olympics bid, why not try to get an additional $2.2 Billion from the other two levels of goverment to upgrade the other Olympic facilities ?
As I said, I don't see a downside.
A lot of people in Calgary complain that we send so much $$ to Edmonton & Ottawa and never get our fair share back. Here is a chance to get $2.2B back.
The city is thinking of spending that money on a field house or BMO, but it hasn’t happened yet. There’s still time for it not to happen. As for the other stuff, it’s wholly unnecessary. Nobody cares about luge and speed skating.
The city is thinking of spending that money on a field house or BMO, but it hasn’t happened yet. There’s still time for it not to happen. As for the other stuff, it’s wholly unnecessary. Nobody cares about luge and speed skating.
I recall some people suggesting the library will only be a weekend of success followed by being a homeless shelter. That politically charged view couldn't have been further from the actual truth we now know. This is among the best projects led by Calgary's municipal government, and it really did shine a light on how very well managed and competent Calgary Municipal Land Corporation is.
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An expended BMO centre that can expanded by themselves they don't need our money for that. Sounds awesome buddy 
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