Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Olympic Legacies Lost on Squamish

Back when the Vancouver 2010 Bid Committee was putting together their plans for what the 2010 Winter Olympics would look like Squamish, the city situated virtually half-way between Vancouver and Whistler, was front and centre.

Squamish was planned to be the potential hub for media, a transportation hub between Vancouver & Whistler, potential site of the Paralympic sport of Ice Sledge Hockey, and more.

But that all changed once VANOC took over from the Bid Committee. Virtually everything that was said to be planned has either been changed, relocated, or cancelled entirely leaving Squamish virtually in the dark. The "heart of 2010" as they once billed themselves is certainly not beating for the Olympics.

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