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Vancouver 2010 Olympic greed: The Gold medal goes to
By Barry O'Regan Greed, as ancient as the Olympics itself is showing promise in Vancouver as the first gold event . Activists and the public accuse some lower mainland landlords of profiting on the 2010 Olympics... Stephen Colbert Is Canadian - Ancestry.ca Reveals Relatives
Stephen Colbert, the comedian who has spent years flippantly mocking Canada may just have to backtrack now that Ancestry.ca's records have revealed he has Canadian relatives. Colbert has dubbed Canadians as "Syrup... Olympic Torch Relay: Day Two Beautiful Cedar Village
The Olympic Torch Relay on Day Two came through the beautiful little village of Cedar. Cedar, BC is situated just south of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island. It's a small community of about 5 000 and still... First Nations' Authentic Products From Haiti?From China?
I haven't bestirred myself much about the Winter Olympic Games in 2010. I've watched the debates and worried a little about how we in the Province of BC are going to pay for the big party. The people of... 305 views | 64 recommendations | 9 comments
Canada Line Opens Six Months Ahead of 2010 Olympics In Vancouver
The City of Vancouver launched the new Canada Line today, months ahead of schedule and under budget. The new Canada Line skytrain will connect downtown Vancouver and YVR international airport in Richmond, making...
created by Yuliya Talmazan | 18 wks ago | updated 18 wks ago
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442 views | 12 recommendations | 4 comments
2010 Olympics Women Ski Jumping IOC Omission Ruled Discrimination
The BC Supreme Court has ruled that while the International Olympics Committee (IOC) exclusion of women's ski jumping in the 2010 Games is discrimination, forcing the committee to allow women ski jumping is outside of the court's jurisdiction. The ruling was made by Justice... Vancouver 2010 Olympic Organizing Committee Sues Travel Company
VANOC --Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Winter Games -- is suing Roadtrips, a travel company based in Winnipeg, for selling Olympic travel packages, which include event tickets that the company does not have a legal right to sell. "Organizers of the Vancouver 2010... 2009 Budget Speech: Olympics and a 10-Point Plan Will Save BC
The BC Liberal Government tabled a deficit budget for 2009 but still the speech was full of Olympic drive optimism. Minister of Finance Colin Hansen proudly declared that although the world is in a... Welcome to British Columbia's Third-World ghetto
Barry Artiste Op/Ed Canada and Canadians should be "Bursting with Pride" the way they are treating our Countries founding peoples. Again, not to "Flog a Dead Horse" does it make sense that our Governments... 199 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Vancouver city staff seek new lenders for Olympic Village
Barry Artiste Op/EdThe City of Vancouver is actively seeking lenders in it's Billion Dollar Plus Olympic Albatross, called the Olympic Village, as Fortress Investments in New York have stated, they won't be... Olympic Village May Cost Vancouver Taxpayers $875 Million
Cost overruns and other economic factors have swelled the cost of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Village to $875 million. VANOC already secured a $100 million bailout loan, which will be spent before the end of this...
created by Jordan Yerman | 49 wks ago | updated 49 wks ago
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315 views | 32 recommendations | 4 comments
2nd Fatality in Days Strikes Whistler Mountain Ski Resort
Whistler mountain, site of the 2010 Winter Olympics, was struck by tragedy twice over the holidays as two unrelated fatalities occurred on the slopes of the world class mountain resort. The names of the two... Vancouver Olympic clock goes out
Looks like Vancouver's Olympic countdown clock died on Thursday, and its human overlords, EEC Industries, don't really know why. Vandalism has been ruled out unless "somebody walked by with a really big magnet."...
created by Jason Sanders | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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172 views | 4 recommendations | 2 comments
VANOC Reveals 2010 Olympic Torch Relay Route
Another reminder to Canadians and the rest of the world that the Winter 2010 Olympic Games are fast approaching. This morning's release of a map describes the path that the Olympic Torch will travel including... Vancouver's Secret $100M Loan to Olympic Developer
NowPublic will be updating this story with more information. Check back for further details. This will certainly add fuel to the city of Vancouver's hotly contested civic election, which will be held on...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
368 views | 13 recommendations | 4 comments
368 views | 13 recommendations | 4 comments
