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The City of Calgary held its first public engagement session on a potential 2026 Winter Games bid ahead of a public vote next month, but many attendees still had questions and concerns about costs, communication and transparency.

More than a hundred people turned out to the Dalhousie Community Centre on Tuesday night to learn more about a proposed hosting plan and cost-sharing agreements between the city, the province and the federal government.

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There are two separate Olympic engagement campaigns underway: one from the city and one by the Calgary 2026 bid corporation.

The city has said it is committed to an “accountable … citizen-centric” and neutral engagement campaign ahead of the Nov. 13 plebiscite.

Meanwhile, an “independent of and separate” campaign from Calgary 2026 is meant to “explore, develop and promote a responsible bid to host” the 2026 Winter Games.

Steve Morrison was at the open house and said he is concerned some Calgarians might not understand the difference between the two campaigns.