The Calgary bid for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games lived to fight another day after a closed-door, late-night vote continued the bid by a 12-3 vote.
The Council members could still kill the bid at a future date, but the 13 November date for the city-wide referendum was approved, meaning the public debate over the bid is now about to start.
A detailed plan for the bid was also presented during the day and posted for public review. The “Draft Hosting Plan Concept” runs 80 pages and was compiled by the Council-authorized Calgary 2026 Bid Corporation, which called the potential hosting of the 2026 Winter Games “a rare opportunity to renew and develop facilities that are community priorities, and to strengthen our communities and quality of life,” and that “To be successful the Olympic and Paralympic Games must be seen by government partners and citizens as a worthwhile multi-faceted investment in community building.” Now it starts…
