the development comes as the province weighs hosting the 2030 commonwealth games in alberta , with work continuing in exploring the feasibility of a joint bid between calgary, edmonton and the tsuut’ina nation.
government and bid committee officials announced in march their plans to explore a bid for the 2030 commonwealth games , an 11-day international sporting event which would take place in august 2030. the alberta government put $2 million towards the bid exploration, while the cities of calgary and edmonton each chipped in $1 million.
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smith said back in march she believes the cross-jurisdictional bid mitigates some risk associated with hosting the games. she wouldn’t commit to a plebiscite vote on the issue at the time, but said there would be a “full public conversation” and opportunity for input on the endeavour.
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