2026 Calgary Olympic Bid

• 56.4% of Calgarians say ‘no’ to 2026 Olympic bid in plebiscite: unofficial results

  Calgarians headed to the polls Tuesday to cast their votes on whether they think the city should host the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

  Politics

  Nov 13, 2018
  
• Young Calgary voters could swing 2026 Olympic plebiscite: U of C prof

  The youngest generation of eligible voters could play a key role in Calgary's 2026 Olympic bid plebiscite on Tuesday — but only if they turn out to vote.

  Nov 12, 2018
  
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• Calgary Chamber of Commerce gets behind 2026 Olympic bid

  “Hosting the Olympics is neither a solution for economic and social utopia nor a race to an economic doomsday,” the chamber said.

  Nov 1, 2018
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• Calgary City Council to vote on cancelling 2026 Olympic bid

  Calgary city councillors will vote on Wednesday on a proposal to stop its work on a bid to host the 2026 Paralympic and Olympic Games.

  Oct 30, 2018
• Calgary 2026 bid ball bounces to province, feds ahead of plebiscite

  The draft hosting plan presented to city council by the bid corporation Calgary 2026 asks that the city, province and federal government contribute a combined $3 billion in taxpayer dollars to the cost of running the games, which was estimated at $5.23 billion.

  Sports

  Sep 12, 2018
• Calgary Olympic sub-committee chair promises transparency

  "While we are going to be running an incredibly open and transparent process, there are times we need to go in-camera and I think Calgarians can appreciate that."

  Politics

  May 1, 2018
• Canmore votes to join Calgary Olympic BidCo in hopes of getting better information

  Canmore will take the one seat it's been allocated on the Calgary Olympic BidCo board of directors.

  Politics

  Apr 4, 2018
• Angela Kokott: Plebiscite is only way to prove fix isn’t in on 2026 Olympics

  The province has ultimately forced the hand of councillors who have argued against going to the people to get their opinion.

  Apr 4, 2018
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• Canmore to enter second round of public consultation on Olympic bid

  While Calgary has yet to undertake public consultation on an Olympics bid, Canmore is set to enter Phase Two of its engagement process.

  Politics

  Mar 20, 2018
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• Andrea Montgomery: Why I am convinced the 2026 Olympics will be in Calgary

  I first realized that the Olympic rings were written on the wall when council pledged an additional $2 million to explore the possibility of a bid after disbanding the Olympic Bid Exploration Committee.

  Feb 28, 2018