04-08-2023, 07:05 AM
(21-07-2023, 07:10 PM)UTVLifer Wrote: Meanwhile, Canada have said their focus is on preparing a bid for the 2030 Commonwealth Games - which they are likely to get IMO after they withdrew their bid to try and host the Winter Olympics that year last autumnAnd now Alberta is pulling out of it too:
Quote:"We promised to remain transparent with Albertans about the costs of hosting international sporting events and clearly demonstrating a return on our investment for the people and communities of Alberta," wrote Mackenzie Blyth.www.cbc.ca
"In the case of the 2030 Commonwealth Games, the numbers just didn't add up for our government to commit taxpayer's money with the games estimated to cost $2.68 billion."
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Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek's office said in an emailed statement Thursday that without the support of the province the bid is dead in the water.
"The provincial government's decision to withdraw from Alberta's 2030 Commonwealth Games bid process effectively terminates the bid and the City of Calgary's participation," the statement reads in part.
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