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45/365 (February 14, 2010) – At the corner of Georgia and Howe streets in downtown Vancouver, this massive building wrap contains the rebuilding and rebranding of the former Hotel Georgia.

Today, Canadiana is rampant in Vancouver, all Canadians are draped in their love of the flag because a young man finally won gold on home soil. Alexandre Bilodeau won gold for the men’s freestyle moguls in a beautiful display of rubber legs and soaring jumps. Simply amazing! and it couldn’t have been a more wonderful young man to have won the first gold. No massive ego, just pure and simple happiness. And one of the first things he says is how his brother, suffering cerebral palsy, has been his inspiration. I almost cried when his tears welled up as he spoke of his family.

We spent the entire day (12 hours) walking the city, taking in the Leonardo exhibit at the Vancouver Art Gallery, listening to the myriad languages around us, wandering Yaletown visiting Granville Island, listening to free music at Live City Yaletown, cheering our athletes….it was awesome! Particularly wonderful since the clouds parted and the sun came out to show the world just how absolutely beautiful this city really is.

The protest Saturday was an embarrassment but hopefully doesn’t reflect the city. A bunch of thugs took advantage of a peaceful protest and used it as an opportunity to create chaos and mayhem. I hope it is the only major issue faced, but I’m sure it’s not…. but I can hope…