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  • Take a Tour of Whistler?s 2010 Winter Games Venues
    The Whistler Sliding Centre ? home to bobsleigh, luge and skeleton ? and Whistler Olympic Park/Whistler Paralympic Park ? the venue for all 2010 Winter Games Nordic sports ? are hosting public tours this summer. The Whistler Sliding Centre Beginning Thursday, July 3, The Whistler Sliding Centre on Blackcomb Mountain will be offering self-guided public walking tours Thursdays to Sundays until the end of August. Walking tours provide an opportunity

  • Officially Canada?s Games
    Every one of Canada?s provinces and territories has signed on to participate in the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Sharing the Games with the entire country has been a long standing vision of the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC). Today the final memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed by the Province of Saskatchewan and the vision of Canada's Games is being realized. On October 7, 2005,

  • La Francoforce and Vancouver 2010
    Canada's Francophonie is vibrant and culturally diverse. In every province and territory, francophones are integral to Canadian heritage and present day identity ? La Francoforce celebrates the Canadian Francophonie. La Francoforce is a travelling road show of franco-Canadian culture that will visit every province and territory, making stops in 14 cities from May 29 to September 1, 2008. It?s an initiative of the Fйdйration culturelle

  • Game Plan for 2010 Venue Communities
    Together with municipal governments and transportation and security partners, the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) will host a series of informational sessions for the venue communities, called Game Plan 2008. Sessions run from early June through mid-July. Game Plan 2008 will help citizens better understand the daily operations of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Sessions will provide a snapshot of daily life for

  • On the Road and Online: Amazing Mascot Adventures
    Six months ago, Miga, Quatchi and Sumi were introduced as the official mascots of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The three friends have since travelled the country, met with celebrities, taken hundreds of photos and are now ready to expand their interactive website. It has been a busy time for Miga, Quatchi and Sumi. They journeyed to Halifax for the torch relay announcement, to Ottawa for the unveiling of a new 2010 Winter Games countdown clock, and to Vancouver for

  • Kick the Carbon Habit
    This year?s theme for the 2008 United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) World Environment Day is Kick the Habit Towards a Low Carbon Economy. The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) commends this drive for changing attitudes and promoting effective carbon use behaviour ? something VANOC and its partners will endeavour to achieve while hosting the 2010 Winter Games. VANOC entered into a partnership with UNEP in

  • The International Olympic Committee Wants Your Perspective
    The International Olympic Committee (IOC) wants to hear from you. From now through December 31, 2008, the IOC has an open invitation for people to share their thoughts and ideas about the Olympic Movement. This sounding board is called the Virtual Olympic Congress. The Virtual Olympic Congress is an online portal where the general public and members of the Olympic Family can express their perspectives about the role of sport in society. Ultimately, these contributions will help the IOC prepare

  • Vancouver 2010 Looks to Engage Canadian Communities in the Olympic Torch Relay
    When the Olympic Torch threads its way through Canadian cities and towns, it delivers the message that big dreams can be realized, no matter where you?re from, and whatever your goal is in life. It inspires belief.  For Calgary?s 1988 Olympic Torch Relay, Dr. Suzette Cooke (nйe Smith) ran part of the leg from Sparwood, British Columbia, across the provincial divide to Alberta. She had recently competed in the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Summer Games as

  • Canadian Companies Connect with the Games
    One of the success stories on the road to the 2010 Winter Games is the tremendous support of Canadian companies. In fact, domestic sponsorship for the Games has surpassed the $700 million mark, achieving 90 per cent of the overall sponsorship target set by the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC). ?Canadian companies are showing incredible enthusiasm for the 2010 Winter Games,? said Dave Cobb, VANOC executive vice

  • Calling All Volunteers ? Phone Screening Begins
    To kick off national volunteer week in Canada ? April 27 to May 3 ? the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) has begun phone screening potential volunteers. Over the next year, thousands of 2010 Winter Games applicants will be contacted as VANOC builds its workforce team for Games time. For the many applicants passionate about volunteering, the phone interview process is one step closer to becoming part of the 2010


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