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An olympic host city must live up to its designation

Posted by Jonathan Ross

Is this the kind of offering we are going to be hosting our high level guests with?

Is this the kind of offering we are going to be hosting our high level guests with?

When you invite someone over to your house, and happen to have a financial setback in between the invitation and the arrival, one might cancel the dinner until things become a little more stable.

In the case of the 2010 Winter Olympics, Vancouver doesn’t have that option.

So, in light of the fact that Vancouver has joined with other municipalities to attract business interest in the region during the Olympics, aside from the fact that the City will be hosting many official delegations – whether political, diplomatic, sports-related or corporate – this criticism makes absolutely no sense to me.

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Tue Sep 07, 2010

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FACT OF THE DAY

More than 221,000 people have taken the second Amtrak evening train to Vancouver since the service began last August. It had a record month in July with nearly 25,000 passengers. Ridership on the morning train has also increased 21% in the past year.

Quote OF THE DAY

“Economic power is [dependent] on how fast you move people and goods around. You see China growing right now very rapidly in this direction. This is the direction North America must go.” – California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

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