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Welcome to the Paralympics

March 13th, 2010

On March 12 the opening ceremonies and torch lighting marked the beginning of the 2010 Paralympic games.
Once again the Olympic Torch graces the waterfront in Vancouver as atheletes from around the world gear up for comptetion.
While the Olympics in February were fraught with the unique snow issues of spring-like weather, the Paralympics have started just [...]

The real Canadian GOLD RUSH !
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Congratulations to Jennifer Heil for SILVER in the Women’s Moguls competition !  Incredible performance !
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Congratulations to Kristina Groves for a great performance and BRONZE Medal in Women’s 3000m Speed Skating! 
As I’m sure everyone has heard…. Canada won it’s first Gold Medal of the 2010 [...]

Vancouver 2010 Olympics

February 13th, 2010

 

WELCOME !
The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games have truly arrived.  The Olympic Torch travelled into downtown Vancouver at 06:20 this Friday morning and brought with it the final excitement of the opening day.  Over the last few days, the number of celebrities has risen on the torch relay as organizers pick-up the pace raise the anticipation [...]

It’s here !
The official opening day for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.  The Olympic Torch has been circling the Vancouver area for the last five days.  Slowly moving towards the center of Vancouver City proper and the Opening Ceremonies on Friday evening.  It’s hard to describe the mixture of feelings which are apparent in the [...]

For all of our visitors looking to find out what to wear, drive or rent during the trip to Vancouver for the 2010 Olympics. 
Here are a few suggestions:

Dress in layers - Vancouver is located on the Pacific Coast, where weather changes rapidly and a wide variety of micro-climates will find you changing from rain to [...]

Vancouver Olympics 2010

January 20th, 2010

With just 23 days left before the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, it seems that visitors may get a surprise when they come to Vancouver.  With unusually warm temperatures in recent weeks, the downtown looks more like spring than ever, yet the mountains still bear a cap of snow.
Cypress Mountain have closed alpine skiing to the public [...]

Vancouver

November 12th, 2009

Vancouver in the winter is a mixed bag of weather.  Today, November 11th, it rained, hailed, had small clearings in the clouds and was a brisk 6 degrees Celcius.  I suppose you can rely on the Vancouver truism that weather is
dependant on where you are at the moment.  If you don’t like it you can [...]

Vancouver 2010 Olympics

November 10th, 2009

I suppose I should start to get excited about the coming Olympics in Vancouver.  It seems a little surealistic hosting the Olympics here, since it’s my home town.  I suppose that most people who live in an Olympic town feel the same way at some time.  After all, this is my home.  In Vancouver there [...]

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