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17-52-2011: Coastal Culture
It’s been just over a year since Vancouver & Whistler hosted the Winter Olympics. What a blast that was, and I’m so glad for some of these reminders that are around the area. This set of rings sits at the Celebration Plaza in Whistler Village. Vancouver and Whistler gained some wonderful facilities that, unlike in some other cities, were being…
Read more »Day 55 – Go Canada, Go!
55/365 (February 24, 2010) – Canada lost to the US in Men’s hockey….for the moment. Our big hurdle was Russia. Russia vs Canada holds more Canadian interest than Canada USA…surprisingly.
Read more »Day 53 – Welcome to the Green Olympics
53/365 (February 22, 2010) – Vancouver wanted to be the greenest Olympics ever, but this wasn’t quite what VANOC meant.
Read more »Day 50 – What Defines a Nation?
50/365 (February 19, 2010) – I’ve been mulling this over for the past few days. For some reason, media in different parts of the world have been slagging the Olympics, Vancouver, and Canada. Interestingly, it’s generally media people who are not or have not been here to experience any part of what is happening. And I’ve also been mulling over…
Read more »Day 45 – A Dream Fulfilled
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…
Read more »Day 44 – The Olympic Flame
44/365 (February 13, 2010) – The Olympic flame in Coal Harbour, Vancouver. No one knew who would light the cauldron. In the end, there were five former athletes who lit the indoor flame together. But the outdoor, public flame was lit by Canada’s darling, Wayne Gretzky. When Gretzky left BC Place in the back of a truck with the torch…
Read more »Day 43 – Day 106 of the Olympic Torch Relay, it all Begins Tonight…
43/365 (February 12, 2010) – The Olympic Torch has made its way into downtown Vancouver and is winding its way toward its final destination. The Games officially open this evening at 6pm.
Read more »Day 41 – Pass on the Flame
41/365 (February 10, 2010) – The Flame passed through our neighbourhood early this morning and is currently making the rounds of the North Shore. It came down Capilano Road, made a tour of the Squamish Reserve before popping out a block East, where there was another handoff, and then another on Marne Drive…. all within about a block of our…
Read more »Day 37 – The World is Watching
The Olympics are almost here and the city of Vancouver is holding its breath, or it seems that way anyway. Security and city engineers have thrown the fear of gridlock into everyone and it seems to be working. Vancouver has no major highways running through its core and that is both a blessing and a curse. It’s a blessing because…
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