It’s something that the organizers of a potential Calgary 2026 bid seem very much determined to avoid. Considering that Pyeongchang spent an estimated $6-billion on infrastructure alone, there’s an undeniable logic to the Calgary plan. (It is tall and narrow and in the middle of nowhere, and seems unlikely to become Asia’s Kitzbuhel either way.) This one touts enhancements and upgrades to existing facilities and some housing that would put but a dent in the region’s present shortfall. And so, the question that Calgarians will be left to consider, when the Olympic proposal goes to a vote in November, is a pretty simple one: Do you want to spend a few billion dollars on a month or so of good times?

Source: National Post September 12, 2018 17:37 UTC