RBC & Coca Cola - Carry the Torch

Every wished you were a part of a historic event lie the Olympic Torch Relay?  Well RBC and Coke are offering you that opportunity.

Here's their commercials.

Short Version:

Long Version:

Coca Cola Version:

Classic Canadiana - Petro Canada Olympic Glasses

In 1988 Petro Canada sold Olympic Glasses to help raise support for Canada's Olympic athletes.  They're at it again and here's their new commercial:

Cultural Olympiad Animation Promo

Let's face it... not everyone will have tickets to the official Olympic Winter Games, but what we are abe to attend, without too much difficulty, are the cultural festivities that are tied to the games.

Here's a Cultural Olympiad Promo Video:

Summa Donna Vancouver 2010

If there's one thing Vancouver is known for it is certainly NOT for partying.  

Yes we had considerable excitement in 1994 when the Vancouver Canucks made it to game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals versus the New York Rangers, but other than that, we're actually pretty boring.  I mean take a look at the scenery... we're too busy chilling at the beach, mountain biking down the coastal mountains, golfing year round, and dodging rain drops to do too much partying.  

Yet the IOC has somehow gotten a different perspective than "No Fun City" as is often touted.  So they've encouraged VANOC to tone down the partying side of the 17-day Vancouver 2010 Olympics, especially considering the current global economic climate.

Read there full article here.

p.s. Simma Donna refers to Simmer Down Now, an SNL sketch.

New 2010 Map!

In order to help you to find what you want to find we've created a new Google Map that lists all of the competition venues, celebration sites, media centres, athletes' villages, and more!

We're going to be added many more "Olympic Locations" to the map as time goes on so check back often.

View the map here.

City to Host Transportation Plan Open House

The City of Vancouver recently released its Host City Olympic transportation plan for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, which includes locations of Olympic lanes, parking restrictions, pedestrian corridors and more within Vancouver.

The City will be holding an open house on March 30, 2009 - with information booths and staff available - to answer any questions that residents and businesses might have about the plan, including details on how the downtown pedestrian corridors will function during the 2010 Winter Games.

Monday, March 30, 2009
4 - 7 pm

Main floor Promenade
Vancouver Public Library – Central Branch
350 West Georgia Street

More information on temporary changes to the City’s road network during the 2010 Winter Games is also available on the City’s Host City website at Vancouver.ca.

Keeping Rental Dreams Realistic

With less than one year to go until the Vancouver Whistler 2010 Winter Olympic Games there is still time to rent your place, but there is one major caveat; Be Realistic!

The world has changed a lot in the last twelve months since many would be short-term Olympic landlords saw the dollar signs in their eyes.  Global credit markets have seized.  Global real estate prices have plummeted.  Global stock exchanges have crumbled.  Olympic sponsors have vanished. Olympic rental asking prices have remained stable.

Hmmm... what's wrong with this picture?!  Well, it's all wrong, but the one part that hasn't changed is the one part that must if you want any hope in renting your place for 2010.  Neither the team at Winter2010Rentals.com, nor anyone else is going to pay $500 per night to stay in your cramped basement suite in Abbotsford to enjoy the games, we're not going to spend $50,000 per month to stay in your 2 bedroom condo in East Vancouver, and we're certainly not going to fork over $15,000 per week to stay in a one bedroom condo in Whistler Village.

We suggest you start by lowering your sights somewhat, and from there make sure it's clear that you have set an "asking" price where the negotiations can start.  You may get your entire asking price and more, or you might get somewhat less, but make sure you remain flexible so you're not left out in the cold.

To post your accommodation for free please visit our rental forums.  

[If you have already posted your listing on our website, consider adjusting your pricing to better reflect the current market conditions.]

Vote for your Top 10 Canadian Olympic Moments

The Royal Canadian Mint and Canada's Olympic Broadcasting Media Consortium are asking you to vote for your top 10 Canadian Olympic Moments.

If you had to choose the most outstanding achievement of a Canadian winter Olympian, what would it be? What is your favourite goosebump-raising, spine-tingling Olympic memory? Is it Cindy Klassen’s five medals at the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games? Or maybe it’s a throwback to Grenoble 1968 when Nancy Greene won gold and silver in alpine skiing?

The Top 10 Canadian Olympic Winter Moments finalists, as selected by an independent voting panel are (in chronological order):
•Nancy Greene — gold medal and silver medal, alpine skiing, Grenoble 1968
•Gaétan Boucher — two gold medals and one bronze medal, speed skating, Sarajevo 1984
•Marc Gagnon — gold medal, short track speed skating, Salt Lake 2002
•Catriona Le May Doan — gold medal, speed skating, Salt Lake 2002
•Men's Hockey Team — gold medal, Salt Lake 2002
•Women's Hockey Team — gold medal, Salt Lake 2002
•Jamie Salé and David Pelletier — gold medal, figure skating, Salt Lake 2002
•Beckie Scott — gold medal, cross-country skiing, Salt Lake 2002
•Cindy Klassen — one gold medal, two silver medals and two bronze medals, speed skating, Torino 2006
•Clara Hughes — gold medal, speed skating, Torino 2006

Read more and place your vote by visiting here.

1st image: Marc Gagnon (Getty Images), 2nd image: Nancy Drew (Getty Images)