Olympic Industry

Nancy Greene-Raine has been named a senator by Canadian prime minister Harper. She is a former Olympic skiier and gold medalist (1968 Olympics). With her husband Al Raine, she is also a main promoter of the ski resort industry in BC.

Associated Press, Dec 22, 2008
WHISTLER, British Columbia -- Despite being a year from hosting the 2010 Winter Olympics, Canada's Whistler ski resort is experiencing the same drop in business that has hurt ski resorts elsewhere.

Economic downturn and headline-grabbing natural disasters leave Vanoc scrambling
Toronto Star, Jan 05, 2009
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WESTERN CANADA BUREAU CHIEF

By Vidyadhar Date

By DAVID GINSBURG, Associated Press Feb 4, 2009

By Barbara Demick, February 22, 2009, LA Times

Reporting from Beijing -- "Empty," says Jack Rodman, an expert in distressed real estate, as he points from the window of his 40th-floor office toward a silver-skinned prism rising out of the Beijing skyline.

"So this is really just...profit for the hotels and that goes back to shareholders back at the corporate headquarters back in New York City rather than actually sticking in the Vancouver economy"

Fri Mar 6, 2009, Reuters
By Allan Dowd

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 6 (Reuters) - A surge in gang violence is hurting Vancouver's image as it prepares to host the 2010 Olympics, the city's mayor said on Friday.

JUSTINE HUNTER
Globe and Mail, March 9, 2009

VICTORIA — The Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games are supposed to be a jackpot for the province's economy, but 200 casino workers caught in the “red zone” of security will be collecting pink slips instead of payouts.

Frances Bula, Published: March 01, 2009, BC Business magazine

Charting an emotional path toward the next Olympic Games.