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Getting Around During the Games
Jan26Public Transit During the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, everyone is encouraged to use public transit as much as possible – especially since there will be road closures and parking restrictions at venues and along key routes during the Games. The rapid transit line (Skytrain) and the newly built Canada Line link Vancouver, Richmond and the Vancouver International Airport, as well ...
Vancouver 2010 Tickets & Games Schedule
Jan26Vancouver 2010 Tickets Selling Fast Buy Winter Games Tickets Here! With the clock winding down to the Olympic Torch Relay's arrival in Vancouver, excitement is building and ticket sales for the 2010 Winter Games are picking up. Tickets are still available for popular Olympic events including hockey, skating, and snowboarding. Buy your tickets now and cheer for the Canadian Men's and Women's...
Olympic Venues
Jan26The 2010 Opening and Closing Ceremonies will take place at BC Place Stadium in downtown Vancouver. Victory ceremonies will be held at BC Place Stadium and Whistler Village. Take a look at our aerial panorama photo of BC Place Stadium. The city of Vancouver will host a number of competition events including ice hockey, curling, figure skating and short track speed skating, as well as ice sl...
Vancouver 2010 Ticket Sale
Dec23Don’t miss the last opportunity to purchase your Olympic tickets, as VANOC is encouraging ticket resells among fans. Act now. Visit Vancouver.com’s ticket selling system and check out our competitive rates.As most Olympic event tickets have sold out, VANOC announced on Monday the launch of a new ticket resell program called the “fan to fan marketplace”. This auction syst...
Another Chance at Olympics Tickets!
May29If you thought you'd missed your chance to sit rink-side for men's gold medal hockey or take in an opening or closing ceremony at the 2010 Winter Olympics Games, there's good news: another 150,000 tickets will be up for grabs on Tuesday, June 6 at 10 am. About 140,000 of those will be for various Olympic sporting events, with the remainder for Opening, Closing and nightly Victory Ceremon...
What To Know Before Renting Your Home Out For 2010
Oct15By Mark Szekely VANCOUVER -As tickets go on sale for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, many foreign spectators are now turning their minds to the question of lodging. While most Olympic spectators will stay in traditional hotels, others will seek to rent private houses or condominiums instead. Thanks to recent developments in information technology, it has becom...
Olympic News: VANOC announces motto for 2010 Games
Sep26The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) announced yesterday the official motto for the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. Looking to our nation's anthem for inspiration the English motto which will represent the games is “With Glowing Hearts”, drawn, of course, from the first verse of “O Canada&rdqu...
2010 Olympics Tickets To Go On Sale October 2008
Sep11The tickets for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games will go on sale next month, according to Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC). The first phase of tickets sales begins Oct 3, 2008. As per VANOC's rather complicated description, this first phase will include four stages Application Period: The...
Vancouver On The Rise- A Preview of 2010 Olympic Venues
Sep08The “Water Cube” in Beijing, China was an impressive feature of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. Photo courtesy the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games It was a question likely on the minds of many a Vancouverite as they watched the spectacular opening ceremonies at the recent Beijing Summer Olympic games. As the dazzling firework...
Things To Do This Week - Sept 4-10, 2008
Sep04Autumn is definitely in the air – no more bikini-clad Vancouverites strolling Kits Beach, fewer outdoor events, and a general dreariness on those really gray days as we make our way to work. Whether you're lamenting the decline of summer or looking forward to a beautiful Vancouver fall, here are some things to do this week: Thursday, September 4, 2008 – The Black Crowes T...
