The City of Calgary says it has received applications from 5,105 people who want to have their inscribed bricks retrieved from Olympic Plaza before it's demolished.
It’s a change of heart from the City of Calgary. Calgarians are now being offered a way to try and save their Olympic Plaza brick before construction begins at the plaza in the new year. Meghan Cobb has more. – Dec 9, 2024The registration period for people who want their bricks opened on Dec. 10 and closed on Wednesday.
The city says people who submitted applications will receive an email Thursday letting them know their application has been received.However, the city says it may not be possible to remove all of them intact because of a number of factors, including their age , prior damage and the materials used in the plaza’s construction and installation of the bricks.People who registered for their bricks will receive a second email, before Jan.
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