March 4th, 2010 by marilyn
VANCOUVER SUN
Published: March 2, 2010
After tonight’s broadcast and after looting our hotel mini-bars, we’re going to try to brave the blizzard and fly east to home and hearth, and to do laundry well into next week. Before we leave this thoroughly polite country, the polite thing to do is leave behind a thank-you note.
Thank you, Canada: For being such good hosts. For your unfailing courtesy.
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March 4th, 2010 by marilyn
By DARAH HANSEN
Published: March 2, 2010
Olympic volunteers sorted more than two dump trucks of compost and 10,000 bottles and cans per day!
Doug Oliver did a good deed last month. While working his volunteer shift collecting and sorting cans and bottles at Surrey’s 2010 Celebration site in Holland Park (something he did throughout the Olympic Games), he found a wallet, limp and soggy with the recent rains.
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February 23rd, 2010 by marilyn
February 12, 2010
What an amazing community the City of White Rock is! As a community we are so committed to our sea side town and a perfect example of this was the celebrations that surrounded the Olympic Torch relay as it passed through White Rock.
I had the honor of being one of the committee members of the Spirit of BC for White Rock. Our task for the past year has been to help bring the Olympic spirit to the area by way of distributing funds for different celebrations and events. It has been a real treat for me to see all the efforts of so many people come to fruition in the last week.
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February 23rd, 2010 by marilyn
February 8
Rene Duson and his team had the majestic Royal Hudson Steam Train come to White Rock beach, where it stopped in front of the White Rock Museum. Hundreds of people were there along with the Spirit of BC committee to welcome the steam train and it’s passengers to White Rock.
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February 23rd, 2010 by marilyn
Joint statement from IOC, VANOC and FIL
It is with great regret that we confirm the death of the Georgian luge athlete, Nodar Kumaritashvili, during the final training session at the Whistler Sliding Centre, this morning. Mr Kumaritashvili died after crashing on the last corner of the course during training. Doctors were unable to revive the athlete, who died in hospital.
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