_QR77 Newsroom
11/23/2009
Tourism Calgary is expecting a lot of people to come to the city for the Grey Cup - especially people from Saskatchewan.
Spokesman Marco de Iaco says Riders fans are always expected during Grey Cup festivities, but he expects more will come to the city now that the Riders are in the big game, and it's the neighboring province.
He says 15,000 to 20,000 visitors are expected to come to Calgary for an average of three-and-a-half days for Grey Cup festivities.
"It really is about pride and tradition for many Canadians. They travel to represent their city and participate in a national celebration. And if they're fortunate enough to have their team or their provincial football team competing, it provides more motivation to attend."
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