>>Yes. Any additional costs get added to the rates. So at the moment I am looking formward to having to pay for the Olympics as an extra added to my rates.
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>The good folks of Montreal were still paying special taxes (end this year I think) to repay costs of the Olympics held there in 1976! That's why the stadium is referred to as "The Big Owe". Some of the taxes may have been province-wide too (like cigarette surtax and things like that).
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>I lived there then and the Olympics were a marvellous thing, but my guess is that people would have happily done without if they knew then what would follow.
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Personally I think the Olympics became way to big a long time ago. They should go back to the classic athletic events only.All stadium based apart from the marathon and back to real amatuers (I can't spell) people who hold down a proper job and do sport in their free time.

Nick