The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are bidding to host the Canadian Football League Grey Cup championship in either 2024 or 2025, and the Manitoba government is offering up to $5.5 million to help the bid.
Winnipeg is a natural choice, given the club’s back-to-back wins in the last two championships, Premier Heather Stefanson said.
She expects the economic benefits to outweigh the cost, and said city hall is expected to offer up to $1.5 million.
“You can see that this is a significant benefit, not just to our city but to our province,” Stefanson said in an interview Tuesday.
Winnipeg last hosted the Grey Cup in 2015 and saw an estimated 22,000 visitors take part in weeklong celebrations that culminated in a 26-20 win by Edmonton over Ottawa….