http://vancouvergo.com/Olympics2010 VancouverGo.com Olympics2010 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:13:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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/Olympics2010/2008/09/24/vancouver-2010-unveils-youth-participation-program/ Photo from http://www.flickr.com/photos/timfarley/2654073113/ Vanoc hopes to embrace a resort mentality where one call will lead to any service. So when athletes begin checking in to the Vancouver and Whistler villages, Vanoc's vice-president of services and villages wants them to know they will only have one number to call if they need anything. One ... http://vancouvergo.com/Olympics2010/2008/09/15/delivering-top-hotel-service-to-athletes-at-vancouver-2010-olympics/ photo from http://flickr.com/photos/bobkh/423388876/ Visitors from around the world meet Vancouver at Vancouver International, and 2010 Olympic organizers are making a big bid to make sure they are greeted by a strong representation of the 2010 Games. Vanoc and Vancouver International Airport have just opened their first dedicated Vancouver 2010 store, a 1,300-square-foot ... http://vancouvergo.com/Olympics2010/2008/07/21/vanoc-and-vancouver-international-airport-have-just-opened-their-first-vancouver-2010-store/ Photo from http://flickr.com/photos/grixti/2069573220/ "Cheaters Beware" was the warning yesterday, as organizers of the 2010 Winter Olympics announced plans for a state-of-the-art, multimillion dollar anti-doping laboratory to be built at one of the Games' own venues, the signature speed-skating oval in the sprawling suburb of Richmond, B.C. "You can't stop people from taking ... http://vancouvergo.com/Olympics2010/2008/07/17/2010-vancouver-olympic-organizers-pick-drug-test-lab/ The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) and Canada Post today announced that Canada Post has been named an Official Supplier for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. From iconic sports imagery to the beloved Vancouver 2010 mascots - Sumi, Miga, and ... http://vancouvergo.com/Olympics2010/2008/07/07/canada-post-finally-announces-vancouver-2010-olympic-stamps/ Whistler will be the centre of activity, but some of the venues will be in Vancouver, Richmond and the cities are cleaning up and getting ready for the 2010 Olympics. This is part of the business district, close to Canada Place; General Motors Place, where a lot of the ice ... http://vancouvergo.com/Olympics2010/2008/06/18/life-during-2010-games-will-be-unusual/ from http://flickr.com/photos/blackbird_hollow/2514647584/ Pivot Legal Society demands action on shelter stats Vancouver - Pivot Legal Society is demanding that the City of Vancouver place a moratorium on tickets given to people sleeping outside in light of newly released shelter statistics that say homeless individuals, on over 40,000 separate occasions, were refused access to ... http://vancouvergo.com/Olympics2010/2008/06/13/vancouver-2010-olympic-wake-up-call/ Vancouver residents are getting their first peek at what life in the city will look like during the 2010 Winter Games, but the quick glimpse might not answer many major concerns. Organizers have announced they'll hold a series of 10 meetings beginning next week and over the summer in communities around ... http://vancouvergo.com/Olympics2010/2008/06/13/vancouver-olympic-organizers-launch-community-outreach-around-venues/ Outside the Downtown Eastside Residents Association office on Hastings Street East in Vancouver, Canada. Come to Grandview Park on Commercial Drive on Saturday, May 24th from Noon to 1pm to support a social legacy for the 2010 Olympics: 1) Support the development of 3,200 social housing units rather than a new roof ... http://vancouvergo.com/Olympics2010/2008/06/13/illegal-olympic-evictions-in-vancouver/ Games enlists shoppers to help trace fake 2010 Olympic tickets. Secret shoppers on the prowl for illicit tickets will be part of a consumer protection campaign being launched next week by Vancouver Olympic organizers. The Real 2010 campaign, aimed at building consumer awareness about the importance of authentic Games merchandise and ... http://vancouvergo.com/Olympics2010/2008/06/13/secret-shoppers-on-the-prowl-for-illicit-2010-olympic-tickets/