Victoria No2010: Dec 7, 2008 Forum
Sun, 02/06/2011 - 00:02 — Zig ZagVictoria No2010: Dec 7, 2008 Forum
!!! BEHIND THE RINGS !!!!
Resisting the impacts of the 2010 Olympic Games
Fatal Plane Crash Carried Kiewit Crew
Sun, 02/06/2011 - 00:00 — Zig ZagFatal Plane Crash Carried Kiewit Crew
A deadly plane crash on BC's southern coast on Nov 16, 2008, in which seven people died, was carrying 5 employees of the Peter Kiewit & Sons construction company, responsible for the Sea-to-Sky highway expansion.
Kiewit CEO Honors B.C. Plane Crash Victims
November 20, 2008
RCMP Again Looking for Luxury Ships for 2010
Sat, 02/05/2011 - 23:59 — Zig Zag
RCMP seek a floating base for security
The Province; News Services
Thursday, November 20, 2008
The RCMP are again looking for accommodations on a large vessel or vessels for some of the security force in the Vancouver area during the 2010 Winter Olympics.
GM's Olympic Sponsorship Vulnerable to Economic Crisis
Sat, 02/05/2011 - 23:58 — Zig ZagStruggling GM still committed to Olympics
Automaker intends to keep its name on Vancouver arena
Bruce Constantineau,
Vancouver Sun, Thursday, November 20, 2008
The Hudon's Bay Company & Corporate Colonialism
Sat, 02/05/2011 - 23:57 — Zig Zag
The Hudson's Bay Company:
Corporate Colonialism & the 2010 Winter Olympics
Vancouver: Anti-2010 Press Conference
Sat, 02/05/2011 - 23:55 — Zig ZagAnti-Olympic protesters want world media to know they oppose 2010 Games
Canadian Press, Nov 20, 2008
VANCOUVER, B.C. — Anti-Olympic activists ramped up their rhetoric Thursday in hopes of attracting the attention of the world's press, in Vancouver this week for a briefing on the 2010 Winter Games.
2010 Torch Relay Route Announced
Sat, 02/05/2011 - 23:52 — Zig ZagOlympic torch relay beginning Oct. 2009 in Victoria
By Bob Mackin, 24 HOURS, Nov 21, 2008
WEST VANCOUVER: The Olympic torch relay will begin its Canadian journey in Victoria on Oct. 30, 2009 at Mile 0 of the Trans-Canada Highway, within sight of Washington State’s Olympic Mountains.
Torch Relay Targets Native Communities
Sat, 02/05/2011 - 23:51 — Zig ZagPassing the torch through native hands
ROD MICKLEBURGH
Globe and Mail, November 21, 2008
UN Calls on Canada to Investigate Missing/Murdered Native Women
Thu, 02/03/2011 - 20:20 — Zig ZagCanada must probe cases of slain, missing aboriginal women: UN
The Canadian Press/CBC News
Monday, November 24, 2008
The United Nations is calling on the Canadian government to investigate why hundreds of deaths and disappearances of aboriginal women remain unsolved.
More Good Economic News: RBC Hit with $1.6 Billion Loss
Thu, 02/03/2011 - 20:20 — Zig Zag
RBC takes $1.6-billion hit amid credit crisis
Eoin Callan, Canwest News Service
The Province, Monday, November 24, 2008
TORONTO - The Royal Bank of Canada warned it would be forced to take a $1.6-billion hit as market losses mounted and loans started to go sour.
RBC Attacked in Victoria
Thu, 02/03/2011 - 20:19 — Zig ZagRBC Attacked in Victoria
On Saturday November 22 [2008], the RBC on cook st. in victoria BC was attacked. We smashed a window and shut off the gas to the building. This was done because RBC is a major sponsor of the 2010 games.
No Olympics on Stolen Native Land
SHUTDOWN 2010!
Emergency Planners Prepare for Disaster 2010
Thu, 02/03/2011 - 20:18 — Zig ZagTraffic jams and quakes among Vancouver 2010 threats on planners' radar
Canadian Press, November 27, 2008
VANCOUVER, B.C. — Traffic accidents may snarl Vancouver traffic on any day but if that day falls during the 2010 Olympics, the consequences could be a lot more severe.
Countdown Clock Loses Power
Thu, 02/03/2011 - 20:17 — Zig ZagClock off and Mukmuk on
By Bob Mackin, 24 HOURS, Nov 27, 2008
Just before Mukmuk the Marmot dolls went on sale at the Bay downtown, an unofficial Vancouver 2010 mascot made an unwelcome debut outside the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Introducing, "Countdown Clock Glitch."
'Lone Wolf' Threat Feared at 2010 Olympics
Thu, 02/03/2011 - 20:16 — Zig ZagLone-wolf threat feared at Vancouver Olympics
Authorities see single terrorist as a key threat
Stewart Bell, National Post
Published: Thursday, November 27, 2008
UK Regrets Hosting 2012 Olympics
Thu, 02/03/2011 - 20:16 — Zig ZagAre getting cold feet and backpedalling also Olympic events?
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