...thanks to 6 generous local families who were asked to help the city come up with the minimum financial contribution needed to be officially recognized by VANOC.The group of six donated $1M to the City of West Vancouver who in turn are passing it on to VANOC to gain their official status. The families will not be receiving anything more than a tax-receipt, which in their postal code is highly coveted, for their generous donations.
The City of West Vancouver has acknowledged their high civic tax burden through this and decided some time ago that they would not pay out of the city coffers for the Olympics.
The money donated will probably be partly returned to the city as a part of the Cultural Olympiad festivities that will take place in West Vancouver.
The city is already home to the Freestyle Skiing & Snowboarding events up on Cypress Mountain.
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