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7
Feb 10

Poverty Olympics Torch Relay

The Poverty Olympics Torch Relay rolled through Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside today bringing with it a few hundred protesters angry with the over $6 billion dollars of provincial and national funds that have been spent on the 2010 Winter Olympics.

The Poverty Olympics Torch Relay culminated today in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

Torchbearers Lucie and Richard completed the final leg of the The Poverty Olympics Torch Relay.

From the Poverty Olympics website:

The United Nations survey on livability rates Vancouver in the top handful of cities on earth. And in 2010, we’re going to host the winter Olympics! What a great opportunity to enjoy Vancouver’s attractions — including all the Olympic legacies, like new stadiums, highways and tourist sights.

But one legacy that won’t be so enjoyable is the thousands of homeless people on the streets of Vancouver. You can’t help seeing them as you walk around downtown, and in many other neighbourhoods around the city.

Unless we do something about this shameful situation, visitors in 2010 will be treated to a city with more homeless people than athletes competing in the Games!

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5
Feb 10

Premier Gordon Campbell opens the Robson Zip Line {Olympic Photos}

The Premier of BC, Gordon Campbell, opened the Robson Zipline with the inaugural ride.

Premier Gordon Campbell and five-time Olympian Charmaine Crooks ride the Robson Zipline.

Today the Premier of BC, Gordon Campbell, inaugurated one of the most talked about Olympic attractions in Downtown Vancouver — The Robson Zipline. Perched high above Robson Square, the Robson Street Zipline is free to the public from February 12th until February 28th.

Premier Campbell seemed eager to ride the Zip Line, remarking at one point while being secured in the safety harness, “I wouldn’t be doing this if I didn’t think it was fun.” Once on the platform, it took a few moments for the launch to happen as he was concerned about putting weight on what he called his “bad foot.” The Premier managed to ride part of the way upside down; afterwards claiming that it was an attempt at a somersault.

The full series of photos is below.

The Premier of BC, Gordon Campbell, opened the Robson Zipline with the inaugural ride.

The zipline, funded by the Robson Square Olympic budget, cost approximately $250,000.

Ziptrek Ecotours is open at Robson Square in downtown Vancouver during the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Come and be dazzled at Ziptrek’s latest venture. Perched above the law courts at Robson Square, guests will be provided the opportunity to zip over 170 metres (550′) across Robson Street. Guests will zip high above the crowds an exhilarating six stories over Vancouver’s iconic downtown core!

This unique endeavor will provide visitors the opportunity to experience the thrill and exhilaration of ziplining – brought to prominence in North America by Ziptrek’s flagship operation in Whistler. Switching the traditional backdrop of old growth forest, to cityscape, should prove to be an amazing and rare experience. Not to mention the fact it will be taking place at one of the key hubs of Olympic activity! Be sure to come and check out this exclusive attraction. Only during the Olympics, and Free!

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4
Feb 10

The “Other Faces” of the Olympic Games in Vancouver

This is Glen.

The other faces of the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver

Glen spends most of his days moving through the city and its trash.

He isn’t homeless but he spends most of his day binning — searching the city’s garbage cans, trash bins, and recycling receptacles for items he can turn in for a few nickels each. We laughed for a few minutes about the spectacle of what is happening around us downtown. He didn’t have many complaints other than the added distance he has to travel to get to his normal route. Today, he said, was a bonanza day for recycling. He said he was watched quite a bit by the (now much larger) police force but most of those giving him a second look weren’t the local cops but part of the additional units brought in from out-of-town.

With the bill for the Olympics rising to over $6 billion, many are questioning the debt's long term effects.

The other faces of the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver

And this is “No on 2010“. An impromptu press conference was held today by Chris Shaw and other organizers of the No on 2010 movement. They met with media to discuss the upcoming plans for protests around the city and to present a few of the Downtown Eastside’s residents’ stories of how additional police oppression has been the norm since the 2010 Olympics celebrations began.

The No on 2010 press conference at Pigeon Park, Vancouver

Chris Shaw speaks to reporters about the plans for upcoming protests.

The No on 2010 rally in Pigeon Park, Vancouver.

The No on 2010 press conference at Pigeon Park, Vancouver

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4
Feb 10

Canadian Flags go up overnight at the Athlete’s Village

Last night Team Canada put their mark on half of a building at the Athlete’s Village in Vancouver. The Aussies were the first to stake their claim with a giant green kangaroo banner (OI OI OI) but now the Canucks have responded with a plastering of maple leafs and another building nearer the front is also sporting Union Jacks.

Canadian flags go up over the Athlete's Village in Vancouver.

The sun lit the flags as blue skies broke through.

The sun brilliantly lit the Canadian flags as blue skies broke through.

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1
Feb 10

Australian Olympic Team Hoists a Huge Banner Over Athlete’s Village

Today the 2010 Australian Olympic Team made themselves known in Vancouver. A giant banner has been unfurled from the 8th floor of the Athlete’s Village featuring a boxing kangaroo on a green field with yellow stars. This flag was first adopted by the Australian Team in 2000 and has been used as their mascot ever since.

I like their team’s spirit, but be prepared for a quick welcome to Vancouver; I can’t see VANOC allowing this to stay up too long.

UPDATE [Friday, February 5th]:

Apparently it is IOC, not VANOC, that has an issue with the banner because the image is trademarked. Both Surrey’s mayor and Vancouver’s mayor have come out in support of the Australian Team and their right to display the team’s flag and both have offered to find a place for the banner if the Aussies have to take it down.

Giant boxing kangaroo flag over the Athlete's Village, Vancouver

A giant flag featuring the Australian Olympic Team's mascot has been unfurled over the Athlete's Village.

Detail of the flag hanging from the 8th floor balcony.

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27
Jan 10

Foggy Sunrise over the Athlete’s Village in Vancouver {Olympic Photos}

The sun broke through this morning over False Creek and the Athlete’s Village in Vancouver later than most days. The result was a foggy sunrise surrounded by a bright blue sky.

In front of the Athlete’s Village you can see one of the RCMP patrols that are now constantly in the barricaded inlet. They are sharing the False Creek patrol time with the Vancouver Police Department and the Coast Guard.

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21
Jan 10

Vancouver Olympic Line Streetcar Opens to the Public

The Vancouver Olympic Line Streetcar opened today, January 21st, 2010.

Mayor Gregor Robertson helped unveil Vancouver’s latest addition to the Olympic downtown transit system today, the Vancouver Olympic Line Streetcar. In partnership with Bombardier and the Brussels Transport Company STIB, the Olympic Line Streetcar will run between Granville Island and 2nd Avenue and Cambie Street. The state-of-the-art transport is free to ride between January 21st and March 21st, 2010, though whether this will spur additional streetcar usage in Vancouver is unclear.

Mayor Gregor Robertson of Vancouver announced the opening of the Olympic Streetcar Line.

Mayor Gregor Robertson (right), Kris Lauwers, Deputy Gen. Manager of the Brussels STIB (far left)

Mayor Robertson next to one of the Bombardier Flexity streetcars on loan from Brussels.

During the introduction of the streetcar to the media and gathered crowd of a few hundred people, Raymond Bachant, president of Bombardier Transportation North America, said, “Bombardier is proud of its partnership with the City of Vancouver whose vision of sustainable development is a model for cities in North America. We are confident that these award-winning vehicles will demonstrate the potential role that streetcars could play in the future of transportation in Metro Vancouver.”

Mayor Robertson is interviewed by reporters after the Olympic Line opening.

When asked in an interview with CBC whether or not Vancouver has plans to continue streetcar use after the Olympics, Mayor Robertson admitted, “it is a lot cheaper than Skytrain technology.”

The first passenger boards the Olympics streetcar.

The first passenger boards the Olympic Line streetcar.

The maiden voyage of the Vancouver Olympic Streetcar.

The maiden voyage of the Vancouver Olympic Line.

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15
Jan 10

Athlete’s Village, Vancouver, in the afternoon light {2010 Olympics Photos}

Near the Athlete’s Village in Vancouver this morning, as the workers are trying to put in the finishing touches, the rain was coming in sideways pelting everyone and everything. Finally this afternoon, after a few days of constant downpour, the clouds broke and the sun came through. That always results in some brilliant light; I went out to the False Creek seawall and took this panorama of the Athlete’s Village across the water.

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7
Jan 10

Panorama of the sun rising over Vancouver and the Athlete’s Village 2010

January 7th, 2010 Sunrise over False Creek and the Vancouver 2010 Athlete’s Village this morning was epic. I swear this is how it looked, straight out of the camera.

It was really brilliant.

On the left is the Edgewater Casino and Plaza of Nations, in the center is the Athlete’s Village, and on the right is the Cambie bridge.

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6
Jan 10

Sunrise over the Vancouver Athlete’s Village {2010 Olympics Photos}

It was a lovely sunrise over the Athlete’s Village and False Creek in Vancouver this morning. I headed out around 7:20 am and made this photo at 7:48. There was only a few light cloud wisps over Vancouver and Yaletown and the sun came up brilliantly behind Science World. That is an Inukshuk rock sculpture in the foreground; I’m always amazed at the rock balancing that people do along the shoreline.

The Vancouver Athlete’s Village looks to be almost complete and the workers have been finishing the landscaping (and security camera installation) in the past few days. Near the spot along False Creek, there were also workers completing the large screen installation that will allow people to watch some of the Olympic Games from the park in the middle of it all.

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