Response to the Guardian

The following was forwarded to us and we felt it worthy of sharing (source unknown…) So we’re not perfect! We never claimed to be perfect. That means we’ve learned to be humble. We say excuse me and I’m sorry…as well as please and thanks. Even when its not our fault we apologize.   Sure, one [...]

IOC’s Preliminary Report on Canadian Women’s Hockey Celebration

After yesterday’s Canadian women’s Olympic hockey team defeated (and shut out) the American hockey team, a sort of event we in Canada call a “Victory celebration” occurred. This “Victory celebration” took place in the hockey arena changing rooms and on the ice. It took place after the fans and spectators had left the building. It [...]

Those For and Against Olympics Join Forces to Solve Homelessness

How to bring the same amount of energy and resources that went into the Olympics to the problem of solving homelessness in Vancouver? That was the subject of a panel last night at the First United Church on Hastings. And although the mayor showed up, missing were many of the key public officials who could [...]

VANOC and the “Greenest Games Ever”

VANOC promised that the 2010 Games would be “the greenest games ever.” The weather was doing its part at making that pledge come true, unfortunately, VANOC is working against the forces of nature. VANOC is using helicopters to carry snow from the top of Cypress. They are also trucking snow from Manning Park to Cypress [...]

VANOC employees retention pay

Perhaps the Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee can be forgiven for committing to pay $30 million in “retention pay” to their staff. The Canadian government has been promoting this bringing home the gold sort of deal for quite some time and VANOC probably wanted to guarantee that at least some gold was brought home. Consider that [...]