Decision time looming on Calgary’s 2026 Olympic bid, council to vote Monday
Calgary city council will vote Monday whether to continue down the road of bidding for the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.
Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi wants to salvage a potential bid from “the ditch.”
He wants to wait and find out if a bid would be a financial boon to the city that also hosted the 1988 Winter Olympics.
“I think it’s fair to say it’s a bit in the ditch,” Nenshi said Tuesday. “The question is, is it worth pulling it out of the ditch or not and I think it is.