Impact on Inner-City Communities

During the bid phase of the 2010 Winter Games there was public concern in Vancouver about the impact the Games could have on vulnerable populations. Many socially and economically disadvantaged communities are in an area of Vancouver known generically as the inner city, including the Downtown Eastside, Downtown South and Mount Pleasant. With no previous Games-based model to work from, the Vancouver 2010 Bid Corporation and its three government partners (the Government of Canada, the Province of British Columbia and the City of Vancouver) sought to address the concerns of these communities through the Inner-City Inclusive (ICI) Commitment Statement.

The 37 commitments contained in this statement were developed before the Bid was won, based on community input and an independent assessment of the impact of major international events on socially and economically vulnerable communities. The ICI Commitments were guided by two principles: 

VANOC shares accountability for implementation of the ICI Commitments with our three government partners. The four partners are known collectively as the ICI Partners.

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