2026 Winter Olympics Bid

• Calgary luge, bobsleigh upgrade projects shelved due to funding issues: WinSport

  The track will be shut down at the end of the season on March 3 following the 2019 IBSF Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Cup and two other scheduled events. After that, the refrigeration system will be decommissioned, Heck said.

  Sports

  Feb 6, 2019
  
• Canadian Taxpayers Federation endorses Sweden’s bid to host 2026 Olympics

  The taxpayers' group said its city of choice is one that has a model requiring business funds rather than leaving taxpayers on the hook for billions of dollars. 

  Canada

  Oct 22, 2018
  
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• Stockholm city government deal threatens 2026 Olympics bid

  If Stockholm drops out, the IOC will be left with Calgary and the combined Italian bid of Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.

  Canada

  Oct 12, 2018
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• Calgary mayor asks integrity commissioner to investigate Olympic bid costs leak

  The mayor said he'd like the investigation to include a forensic audit of each councillors' business and personal devices.

  Canada

  Sep 24, 2018
• Calgary council to vote on establishing committee to oversee Olympic BidCo

  The committee will act like any standing policy committee, overseeing all developments of BidCo including public engagement, and if needed, a plebiscite.

  Canada

  Apr 19, 2018
• Calgary councillor unsure about Olympic bid

  'I'm open to a reconsideration motion in looking at this now, due to the untenable situation we've been put in with the strings that are attached to taxpayer money,' Calgary councillor Diane Colley-Urquhart said.

  Canada

  Apr 4, 2018