2022 Arctic Winter Games, Bid Assessment

THAT Administration consult with a stakeholder working group to guide the bid development process for the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo; and

THAT a bid for the Municipality to host the 2022 Arctic Winter Games be prepared and submitted by the stakeholder working group before the November 30, 2018 bid submission deadline; and

THAT $30,000 be allocated from the 2018 Economic Development Branch operating budget to cover costs associated with the bid and bid tour; and

THAT funding up to a maximum of $4,000,000 be allocated from the Emerging Issues Reserve to the 2022 Arctic Winter Games Host Society, subject to Council’s approval of the proposed games budget and the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo being the successful bidder.