2010
Winter Olympics, Olympic Games, Vancouver, Whistler, Canada, Olympic Schedule
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2010
Winter Olympic Games: Construction
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2010
Olympic Winter Games: February 12 to 28
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2010
Paralympic Winter Games: March 12 to 21
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Vancouver
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The
initial challenge Vancouver faced in winning
the bid for the 2010 Winter Olympics
was fundraising for construction of venues.
The committee charged with planning the games
received commitments of investment by the federal
and provincial governments as well as donations
from private corporations and institutions.
Such commitments were made enthusiastically
as a chance to build on the world prestige Vancouver
already gained as host of the 1986 World's Fair
and to improve on the technological advances
made during that event, like the expansion of
the SkyTrain transit system.
As of 2004, the cost of the 2010 Winter Olympics
is estimated to be in the range of C$1.4 billion.
C$620 million is the approximate cost to construct
venues throughout Vancouver and Whistler, C$200
million is expectd to be spent for security,
which the RCMP is expected to be in charge of,
and $600 million will be
used to refit the Sea-to-Sky Highway to accommodate
increased traffic between Vancouver and Whistler,
although this highway upgrade has been over
due for more than a decade and will still not
meet the basic needs of the corridor. Vancouver
and Whistler will maintain an operating budget
of about C$2 billion from the provincial and
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2010
Winter Olympics, Olympic Games, Vancouver Olympics, Whistler Olympics, Canadian
Olympic Committee, BC Place,
Vancouver Olympic Village, Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Center, GM Place,
UBC Winter Sports Centre, Pacific Coliseum,
Nat Bailey Stadium Park, Cypress Mountan, Whistler, Whistler Olympic and Paralympic
Village, Whistler Creekside, Olympic flagg
