Calgary votes: to bid or not to bid on the Olympic Games?

Calgarians head to the polls to declare whether they want the city to host a second Winter Games. The question ``are you for or are you against hosting the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games?'' was to be posed to them Tuesday in a plebiscite to help determine whether the city should move ahead with a bid. Calgary was the host city of the 1988 Winter Olympics. The legacy venues from those games form the foundation of a potential second bid, which would now include the Paralympic Games. While the result of the vote is non-binding on a city council that has the final say, the vote will influence council's decision. The plebiscite was a condition of the Alberta government providing money for a bid. The provincial government is paying for the $2-million cost of the plebiscite.

Guest: Rob Breakenridge

Host at Global News Radio 770 CHQR in Calgary

Calgarians head to the polls to declare whether they want the city to host a second Winter Games. The question ``are you for or are you against hosting the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games?'' was to be posed to them Tuesday in a plebiscite to help determine whether the city should move ahead with a bid. Calgary was the host city of the 1988 Winter Olympics. The legacy venues from those games form the foundation of a potential second bid, which would now include the Paralympic Games. While the result of the vote is non-binding on a city council that has the final say, the vote will influence council's decision. The plebiscite was a condition of the Alberta government providing money for a bid. The provincial government is paying for the $2-million cost of the plebiscite.

Guest: Rob Breakenridge

Host at Global News Radio 770 CHQR in Calgary