Vancouver 2010 Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games, are the next Winter Olympics, scheduled to be held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 2010. Several venues will also be built in Richmond, the University of British Columbia, Callaghan Valley, West Vancouver, and in the resort community of Whistler. The games are returning to North America just eight years after Salt Lake City hosted the games in 2002.
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Olympic 2010 Whistler Events
When Vancouver was named as the Host City of the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, Whistler provided the ideal location for some of the skiing events. Since the Olympics were awarded to Vancouver and Whistler in 1998 preparations have been underway to make this a fantastic event for competit...
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Sun Peaks Hotels and a Wide Variety of Eateries!
Plan on visiting British Columbia this winter? Maybe catch an Olympic event or two? If you have a chance, check out Sun Peaks. The fabulous mix of eclectic eateries have something for every taste bud and budget. From elegant fine dining to super fresh farm to fork cuisine and produce. Plus, an array...
Friday, January 29, 2010
Whistler Skiing and Snowboarding For the Whole Family
At the Whistler skiing and snowboarding school, taking a lesson is about getting connected as much as it is about improving your skiing or riding. Whether you have never touched a pair of skies or strapped on a board, or you just want to learn some new tricks, there is a class for you. From [...]...
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Sundial Whistler
The Sundial Boutique Hotel in Whistler was first established as the Westbrook Hotel, and has been around since the development of Whistler Village back in the early 1980s. The hotel was established in 1982 as part of the original Whistler Village development, and was later extensively re-developed a...
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
The Wondrous Big White Ski Resort
Big White Ski Resort, located in beautiful British Columbia, Canada, is a world class skiing and snowboarding winter vacation destination. There is also plenty of fun to be had during the summer, but it is most famous for its winter activities.
If you want some fantastic snow, don’t look any fur...
Friday, January 22, 2010
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The 2010 Winter Olympics will be the third Olympics hosted by Canada, and the first by the province of British Columbia. Previously, Canada was home to the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. The villages of Whistler and Garibaldi bid for the games in 1976 before and failed to win. Also, for the first time since 1984 the Opening and Closing Ceremonies for a Winter Olympics will be held indoors.
The Canadian Olympic Committee, as the NOC of the host country, has pledged to obtain the most gold medals of any country at the 2010 Winter Olympics, due to its failures to obtain a gold at both the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. To achieve the goal, a program called Own the Podium - 2010 was launched.
For the first time Winter Olympic Games will be held by the sea and some venues, such as the Richmond Olympic Oval are at sea level.
Vancouver is also the warmest city ever to host a Winter Olympics. In February, when the Games will be held, Vancouver has an average temperature of 4.8 degrees Celsius. That's a higher average temperature than in any city that has ever hosted the Winter Olympics before.
Both Vancouver and Whistler will host the Olympics. Whistler accommodations and vacation rentals and Vancouver accommodations will be slim in 2010. Per Olympic tradition, current Vancouver mayor Sam Sullivan received the Olympic flag during the Closing Ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, which was also attended by the premier of British Columbia, Gordon Campbell, himself a Vancouver native, and Governor General Michaëlle Jean. The flag was raised on Tuesday February 28, 2006 in an Special Flag Raising Ceremony. It will be on display at Vancouver's City Hall until the Opening Ceremony. At the same time, in Ottawa, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, himself from Calgary, said in a statement that the Olympic flame had begun its journey to Vancouver. [1]
The Olympics will make Vancouver the largest city ever to host a Winter Olympics.
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PR Log (Press Release) – Feb 08, 2010 – Halifax, February 8 - Announced today, text messaging and mobile marketing company TxT2Look (www.TxT2Look.com) has created a text message alert service and mobile website for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics ...
Publ.Date : Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:27:00 GMT
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — As snow falls on the craggy peaks providing the stunning backdrop to this glimmering city on the Pacific, Vancouver prepares to welcome thousands of athletes and visitors from around the world for the 2010 Winter ...
Publ.Date : Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:08:00 GMT
Sarah Doherty brings the 2010 Olympic flame to the Sechelt Civic Centre. The flame wound its way down the Sunshine Coast from Powell River Thursday morning, touching down at community celebrations in Pender Harbour and Madeira Park in the morning ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:47:00 GMT
As far as the Olympics go, virtual iterations of the event have rarely been as stellar as the games themselves. Publisher SEGA clearly hopes that their Vancouver 2010 will be the exception, somehow managing to blow gamers away with a release on all ...
Publ.Date : Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:42:00 GMT
Verizon’s FiOS TV, Broadband and Wireless Customers Gain Access to Unprecedented Coverage, Including Advanced Interactive TV Application NEW YORK - Verizon, in an agreement with NBC Universal, announced on Tuesday (Feb. 2) a multi-platform content ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:37:00 GMT