Canmore, Whistler, B.C., disappointed by Calgary vote to end 2026 Olympic bid
CANMORE, Alta. — Leaders in Canmore and Whistler say they are disappointed that Calgarians have rejected a bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Canmore Mayor John Borrowman, who has lived in the Alberta mountain town since before the 1988 Calgary Games, and the rest of council had recently voted 6-1 to support another bid as a co-host.
“I am really disappointed, of course, and I really believed in the future benefits of hosting the games here,” he said Wednesday in an interview. “The investment would have been well worth it and I really believed that the risk that people were concerned about was manageable.”
The 2026 bid is essentially over after a majority of Calgarians voted “No” in a plebiscite Tuesday.