Vancouver Winter Olympics

[Violet]

Any thought on the upcoming winter olympics since most people here are from BC?

  my thoughts are wow! what a lot of money to spend on a 2 week event. Will BC benefit? Or Canada in general in the long term? I doubt it. I used to think of them as "Canada's" games. Until I found out most of the cost will be put up by BCers.

  What happened after Expo 86? From what my dad tells me, Vancouver got expensive after 86. Toronto has been trying for the summer olympics. I am not sure if the cost would be anything close to what Vancouver and BC has to pay.

[P.C.]

I'm not sure about this, but if I recall, the Summer Olympics are MUCH more costly to put on than the Winter Olympics....well at least more is expected from the opening and closing ceremonies.

[P.C.]

....and as far as costs....I think it's like spending $40,000 on a wedding.  You get to start your new life in serious debt with only a few seriously treasured memories.  You have an event with a bunch of your parents friends....a dress you'll never wear again....photos to prove you were there....and a cake you can't eat.  

[Violet]

oh you are probably right about the ceremonies.

I just meant it seems like Vancouver has to build every structure from scratch, including a highway overhaul.

then again, everything in TO is outdated and they would have to build too.

  you just can't win.

  I love our woman's hockey team. the men's are cool too. But the woman's are not high paid athletes.  

[Michel]

   
 

[Violet]

yes, not only for the olympics, but skiers too hey? Residents of Whistler must appreciate it too.

God it looks so nice there.

[Michel]

   
 

[P.C.]

They're worth a repeat.

  Michel wrote:  A classic view from the Sea to Sky highway. Yep, we drove a little further than our hike for this view. Probably the only pullout worth stopping for pictures in the entire province since the view is not ruined by electric lines as usual. Although they've been able to destroy the view with a transmission line there too... sigh...

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[Michel]

         
 

[Violet]

ok, so I am moving now. haahaha! WOW!    

[P.C.]

At your service, oh ye...master of the zoom.    

[Michel]

   
 

[Michel]

     

[Gopher]

 Michel wrote:
Violet :

Reply #2742 on: Jul 24 08 12:21 at page 183 of the pictures only thread should show you that there's more to see than the sea to sky hiway in this part of the World. I don't see the pics from here, but for what I remember I marked them so they should be undeleted.
 
Now I hope you will definitely want to move and see more than the Lower Mainland lol
 
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[Michel]