High Costs, no glory from OlympiCs

Re: “Games foes ignore future revenues,” Letter, Aug. 28. Perhaps letter writer Craig Drebit missed the many news items telling Calgarians that these Games, if the bid proceeds, would be a shared event. In reality, the only sharing that would happen, is that Edmonton, Vancouver and Whistler would get the premier events (opening, closing ceremonies, hockey tournament, downhill skiing, etc.) with their newer facilities, and what Calgary would get is the cost burden. The writer is under the mistaken impression that Calgary will reap future revenues from all these lovely new facilities. Oh, if only it were so. Mayor Naheed Nenshi and council’s dilly dallying on the subject now almost ensures there will be no new facilities, as they surely cannot be ready by 2026.

Without new facilities, this city has no business even contemplating hosting another Olympics. The cost would be enormous and there are more urgent ways to spend that waste of taxpayer money.

Susan Hucik, Calgary