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As Calgary announced plans to hold six open houses on a proposed Olympics bid, critics complained that time is running out to conduct meaningful public engagement ahead of a November plebiscite.

The complaints come as bid skeptics allege that important financial information concerning a bid has still not been made public and may not be presented to Calgarians ahead of the Nov. 13 vote.

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This week the city announced dates for six open houses in all four quadrants of the city.

No Calgary Olympics, an anti-bid lobby group, says the city is falling short of its public information promise.

“The original plan was robust engagement from April through until now,” said Erin Waite of No Calgary Olympics. “But it’s just starting now and it’s been reduced to a few sessions. It’s not what was talked about originally at all.

“It’s just a real concern with how big and complex a project like the Olympics is, that that’s where we’re at with engagement.”