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99 reasons to count down the 2010 Winter Olympics

By Pina Belperio
| November 6, 2009

Nov. 4 marked the 100-day countdown to the 2010 Winter Olympics.

A host of events were organized in Whistler to mark the historic occasion. The day began with the Spirit Program Breakfast with Doug Lipp, the former head of corporate training at Walt Disney (how appropriate), a citizenship ceremony for new Canadians, and the 100-Days to Go Celebration, complete with countdown cake and the Olympic mascots. Whistler's mayor has cut 20 countdown cakes since the bid was announced in 2003.

Despite the high number of students absent from Whistler schools due to the flu, the Whistler Conference Centre was packed with revelers. The perfect incubator for spreading the Olympic Spirit and the H1N1 virus.

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Pivot Legal Society
Pivot Legal Society

New actions planned for Red Tent housing campaign

February 24, 2010
| Pivot Legal Society executive director John Richardson talks about Red Tent actions in Vancouver.

7:30 minutes (6.87 MB)
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IOC trying to suppress luge fatality video

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Pina Belperio

Will Vancouver and Whistler bail out 2014 Sochi Olympics?

By Pina Belperio
| February 18, 2010

Rumour has it that Vancouver and Whistler may need to step in for Sochi during the 2014 Olympics. The mere suggestion of hosting the Olympics twice in four years is being met with shudders by local residents.

AssociatedContent.com writes how the IOC may have to move the 2014 Sochi Olympics to another city for the first time in history or cancel them for the first time since WWII and Kootenay Mountain Culture Magazine reports that the Russian host city is having challenges in meetings its timelines and obligations.

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Aw@l
Aw@l

Straight from the Source - Olympic Resistance Network presents a case.

January 9, 2010
| Vancouver based freelance journalist and member of the Olympic Resistance Network (ORN) Guillaume describes the street level impacts of the 2010 games.

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Welcoming the Olympics with a mass festival and march!

Feb 12 2010 - 3:00pm
Feb 12 2010 - 6:00pm

Location

Vancouver Art Gallery Vancouver, BC
Canada
49° 15' 48.9168" N, 123° 8' 18.834" W
See map: Google Maps

TAKE BACK OUR CITY:
"Welcome" the 2010 Olympic Torch
with Free Games, Free Speech, and Free Food!

Join us in a lively public festival at the Vancouver Art Gallery and a parade to BC Place Stadium.

These events are set to parallel the opening ceremonies and the arrival of the Olympic torch from its Royal Bank and Coca-Cola sponsored relay. As the Winter Olympics begin, we must show the world our unified message about the negative impacts of the Games on our communities and the environment.

The 2010 Welcoming Committee is committed to supporting the participation of parents and caregivers.

Contact name: 
2010 welcoming committee
Contact email: 
2010welcoming@resist.ca
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