http://vancouvergo.com/Olympics2010 VancouverGo.com Olympics2010 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:05:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://vancouvergo.com/Olympics2010/ioc-offers-to-help-cover-vancouver-budget-deficit/ With an Olympic-sized buzz descending on Vancouver and Whistler, the final countdown is on to celebrate Canada's Games. The 2010 Olympic Games are now officially just one year away, and excitement is building across the country among athletes and fans. Tickets have been snapped up at an incredible pace, volunteers are busy ... http://vancouvergo.com/Olympics2010/one-year-countdown-to-the-vancouver-2010-winter-olympics/ More than 52,000 people have responded since Feb. 12, but Vancouver 2010 workforce executive vice-president Donna Wilson isn’t ready to close applications to become an Olympic or Paralympic volunteer. So far, 12,500 applicants were interviewed by phone and 5,000 came to in-person sessions. Wilson needs 25,000 by Games-time. Wilson said Friday ... http://vancouvergo.com/Olympics2010/52000-volunteers-for-vancouver-2010/ photo from http://www.flickr.com/photos/sun-peaks To coin a phrase, the Russians are coming, the Russians are coming. So, too, though are the Austrians and the Swedes, the Italians, the French, the Germans and the Americans. And they're armed with skis - for alpine and cross-country racing, aerials and moguls - snowboards, biathlon rifles and ... http://vancouvergo.com/Olympics2010/pre-olympic-events-draw-nations-to-bc/ Photo from http://flickr.com/photos/britishdisabledskiteam/3025533718/ Alpine Canada Alpin (ACA) will hold a series of events across Canada this winter to encourage disabled communities and especially aspiring athletes to get involved in para-alpine ski racing. “The goal of each event is to reach as far as possible into the disability community as we increase ... http://vancouvergo.com/Olympics2010/canadian-disabled-ski-team-in-sun-peaks-bc/ Team Canada may be forced to play without its familiar Maple Leaf logo at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, the victim of an International Olympic Committee rule that is only now being enforced. The IOC regulation forbids sport federations from displaying their logos on uniforms at the Olympics, which includes Hockey Canada's ... http://vancouvergo.com/Olympics2010/hockey-canada-maybe-forced-to-alter-logo-for-2010-games/ Organizers of the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics are spending a majority of the $1.63 billion operations budget over the next 16 months on transportation, energy services, anti-doping, accommodation and food and beverage goods and services. “There will be a dramatic increase in operating expenses across the organization,” said the report ... http://vancouvergo.com/Olympics2010/organizers-of-the-2010-vancouver-winter-olympics-going-on-1-billion-shopping-spree/ Olympic Evictions Declared Illegal Pivot Legal Society and a coalition of advocacy groups won two low-income housing eviction- and rent-increase cases for residents of one of the Downtown Eastside’s low-income hotels today. Two residents of the Golden Crown Hotel received notice today from the Residential Tenancy Branch that their illegal eviction notices ... http://vancouvergo.com/Olympics2010/illegal-olympic-evictions-in-vancouver-2/ Tickets to the 2010 Winter Olympic Games go on sale on Oct. 3. (Vancouver Organizing Committee) can skip to the front of the line and buy your 2010 Winter Olympics tickets sooner. Guaranteed ticket and hotel packages go on sale Friday through VANOC sponsor CoSport on a first-come, first-served basis. Sticker shock is ... http://vancouvergo.com/Olympics2010/2010-olympic-tickets-on-line/ Vancouver 2010 officials unveiled a Youth Participation Program Monday in which young people ages 15 to 19 are invited to volunteer for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. The program is focused mainly in the Sea to Sky corridor between Vancouver and Whistler, where the events take place. Residents in the area ... http://vancouvergo.com/Olympics2010/vancouver-2010-unveils-youth-participation-program/