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Calgary 2026 Olympic bid public engagement process starts Monday

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2026 Olympic bid public engagement process starts Monday
Global News Morning Calgary's Doug Vaessen talks about the 2026 Olympic bid public engagement process which begins Monday – Oct 1, 2018

As of Monday, you can sign up to get information or give your opinion on Calgary’s 2026 Winter Olympic bid.  You can also email a request for a ballot on the upcoming plebiscite.

Open houses on the Olympic bid won’t start until Oct. 16. The city will hold six of them.

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But at least by then, we will know how much of the estimated $3-billion cost of the games the province is willing to pay.

READ MORE: Be careful comparing 2010 Olympics cost to Calgary 2026: Vancouver CEO

The federal government said they will contribute about $1.5 billion and the city is expected to come up with about $500 million.

The remaining key dates are Nov. 6 and Nov. 7 for the advance polls and Nov. 13 for the plebiscite.

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