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Paralympic sledge hockey tickets still available…but act fast!

Posted in Olympics, tagged , , , , , , on March 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

I just saw my first ever sledge hockey game–Canada vs. Italy–at UBC’s Thunderbird Arena and I’ll make this short: get online right now and snatch up the last few remaining tickets for this great Paralympic sport!
There are only a few games still available and you won’t get to see Canada play, but this is the [...]

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Sumi the Paralympics mascot rock star wows the crowds at UBC

Posted in Olympics, tagged , , , , , , on March 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Scared the heck out of me this morning when a little girl ran shrieking past me outside the Thunderbird Stadium at UBC. But it turned out she was just a giddy groupie rushing to hug her 2010 Paralympics mascot hero,  Sumi.
There weren’t any line-ups to get into the Canada vs. Italy sledge hockey game (just [...]

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The Right to Believe at CentrePlace Manitoba

Posted in Olympics, Uncategorized, tagged , , on February 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

There must be something in the water out in Manitoba.  Canada’s Central Province, with a population just over 1.2 million, sent 14 athletes to the Olympics.  Seven will be coming home with medals, including Canada’s new posterboy for skeleton.  Jon Montgomery, the bearded redhead who won gold in the event, hails from the tiny town [...]

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Olympic Partying in the Bars of Yaletown

Posted in Olympics, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on February 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

This is it.  You’ve got one last weekend to take part in the biggest party that Vancouver has ever seen.  When it comes to places to celebrate, the city’s suffering from a wealth of riches at the moment.  There’s the Granville Street entertainment district, the Olympic houses and pavilions scattered across town, not to mention [...]

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Granville Street: Vancouver’s Original Party District proves an Olympic Mecca

Posted in Olympics, Uncategorized, tagged , , on February 26, 2010 | 3 Comments »

Granville Street has always been a mecca for excitement and entertainment in Vancouver.  Back in the early 1900s, when the city was still a backcountry outpost, miners and loggers from far and wide would flock to Granville Street for its saloons, bawdy houses and cheap hotels.
A century later, Vancouver has grown into a world capital [...]

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The Aboriginal Pavilion and the Mystery of the Inexplicable Queue

Posted in Inside Vancouver, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on February 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

To the Bermuda Triangle, UFOs and Atlantis, we may now add this unsolved mystery from the Vancouver 2010 Games.
The inexplicable queue.
I’ve seen it happen again and again over the last two weeks.  Extraordinary lines form in front of Olympic houses and attractions that offer nothing out of the ordinary.  Meanwhile, fascinating exhibits go unnoticed, appreciated [...]

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Digging the Corporate Vibe at Bell Ice Cube

Posted in Olympics, Uncategorized, tagged , , on February 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »

The Olympics are a celebration of amateur athletics and a unique chance for the world to come together for two special weeks.   But, with an audience of billions, they’re also a great place to sell things.
The corporate presence is everywhere in Vancouver.  The Games have an official cola, mattress and cough medicine.  At exhibits around [...]

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Next best thing to Canada Hockey Place?: LiveCity Downtown

Posted in Olympics, Uncategorized, tagged , , on February 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

While the swine flu epidemic never materialized, hockey fever has officially struck Vancouver.  Today, men’s quarterfinal action got underway.  The energy level downtown, in the midst of an already exciting Olympics, cranked up yet another notch.  On the streets, a sea of fans in Brodeur, Luongo and Crosby jerseys converged on Canada Hockey Place, intent [...]

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More than Just Poutine: Place de la Francophonie (the French Quarter)

Posted in Olympics, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on February 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Pop quiz: What’s the official language of the Olympic Games?
Trick question.  There are actually two: English and French.  English is a no-brainer but why, you may be asking, is French spoken at every single event.  Well, it turns out that the father of the modern Olympic Games, Pierre de Coubertin, was a Frenchman.
I learned this [...]

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Northern House: Home of the “Real Canada”

Posted in Olympics, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on February 23, 2010 | 3 Comments »

Vancouver must be a puzzle to lots of visitors here for the Games.   Imagine coming from halfway around the world – from Japan or Australia or Brazil – and discovering a part of Canada with no snow.  You might see a Mountie or two around town, but where are the polar bears, the sled dogs [...]

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