05-05-2021, 01:10 AM
To put things into perspective (courtesy of the Bank of Canada Inflation calculator and ignoring the changes in construction pricing)
Skylon Tower $7,000,000 (1965) - $58.8 Million (2021); Population 1965: 57,400
Calgary Tower $3,500,000 (1968) - $26.2 Million (2021); Population 1968: 359,000
CN Tower $63,000,000 (1976) - $287 Million (2021), Population 1976: 2.8 Million
Given that the ION was pitched as something that a Region of our size needed since Calgary got their LRT when they were a similar size, the tower argument should have equal merit...
Skylon Tower $7,000,000 (1965) - $58.8 Million (2021); Population 1965: 57,400
Calgary Tower $3,500,000 (1968) - $26.2 Million (2021); Population 1968: 359,000
CN Tower $63,000,000 (1976) - $287 Million (2021), Population 1976: 2.8 Million
Given that the ION was pitched as something that a Region of our size needed since Calgary got their LRT when they were a similar size, the tower argument should have equal merit...