CALGARY — A draft plan for Calgary to host the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games states the total cost will be approximately $5.23 billion. The bid corporation Calgary 2026 says the required public investment from taxpayers — the city, province and country — would be about $3 billion. “This is the one initiative that will put people back to work right away,” Calgary 2026 chief executive officer Mary Moran said. A Calgary Bid Exploration Committee pegged the price of the 2026 Games at $4.6 billion in June 2017. By comparison, the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver and Whistler cost roughly $7.7 billion.

Source: National Post September 11, 2018 19:41 UTC