Feature Stories
Jan 8, 2009
What a Year . . . and More Milestones in 2009
With just over one year until the 2010 Winter Games, the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) reflects on a momentous 2008 and gears up for 2009.
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Dec 22, 2008
Give the Gift of Culture — Cultural Olympiad 2009 Concert Tickets
Call it the sounds of contemporary Canada. Our nation’s pre-eminent singers, songwriters and musicians from nearly every pocket of the country will be in Vancouver throughout February and March, as part of Cultural Olympiad 2009.
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Dec 12, 2008
Richmond Olympic Oval Opens its Doors
At 47,526 square metres, the Richmond Olympic Oval is one of the most impressive indoor competition venues for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Today its doors will open to the public for the first time.
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Dec 12, 2008
Innsbruck is the Host City for the first Winter Youth Olympic Games
In 2012, over 1,000 athletes aged 14 to18, will compete in the first Winter Youth Olympic Games.
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Dec 4, 2008
Support Canada’s High Performance Athletes
Give Canadian athletes a helpful boost this holiday season by contributing to the Canadian Olympic Foundation.
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Dec 1, 2008
Find a Great Gift and Support Amateur Sport this Holiday
This holiday season is full of opportunities to support amateur sports. Give your sports fans Vancouver 2010 clothing, accessories or mascot plush toys, and, for winning stocking stuffers, get them the SportsFunder Countdown to 2010 Olympic lottery ticket.
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Nov 27, 2008
Whistler Olympic/Paralympic Park: a sustainable legacy of the 2010 Winter Games
Whistler Olympic/Paralympic Park (LINK), which will host biathlon, cross-country skiing, Nordic combined and ski jumping competitions for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, kicked off its 2008-09 season on November 22, 2008.
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Nov 27, 2008
Mukmuk the Marmot Sidekick is Now Available!
Mascots celebrate birthdays too. Olympic and Paralympic Games mascots, Miga, Quatchi and Sumi are celebrating their first birthday with cake and colouring. They even invited a special guest to come out and play.
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Nov 21, 2008
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay Route Reaches Canadians in Every Province and Territory
Today the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) unveiled the route for the Canada-wide 45,000-kilometre Olympic Torch Relay, presented by Coca-Cola and RBC.
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Nov 13, 2008
Buy a Unique Gift this Holiday Season and Support Aboriginal Youth Across Canada
Today Aboriginal youth from Vancouver modelled T-shirts, hoodies, ball caps and bags from a new line of authentic Aboriginal merchandise.
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