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As Premier National Partner of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games and a long-time supporter of the arts, Bell Canada is bringing together the nation's top talent in the fields of both sport and culture to produce 'Believe (Olympic Inspired Version)', a one-of-a-kind music video and audio track that will raise funds for Canada's winter athletes and chronicle their extraordinary journey on the road to 2010.
Please visit: http://www.bell.ca/believe
Support our athletes to the podium!
Own the Podium 2010: http://www.ownthepodium2010.com/
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Believe is a unique collaboration shining the spotlight on Canada's diverse talents. Technology experts at Bell, Suzie McNeil, renowned composer/conductor Dave Pierce, acclaimed director Stephen Scott, Olympians and Paralympians, Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra and many other leading culture, sport and technology icons contributed to the production of Believe, resulting in a powerful and inspiring song and video.
In addition to Suzie McNeil's dramatic rock performance juxtaposed with the magnificent National Arts Centre Orchestra, three of Canada's top Olympians star in the Believe music video: Steve Omischl, World Champion freestyle skier and two-time Olympian; Joannie Rochette, Canadian National Champion figure skater who placed fifth at the Torino 2006 Winter Games; and speed skater Clara Hughes, one of only four athletes in history to win medals at both an Olympic Summer and Olympic Winter Games. The video chronicles their lives as athletes, the sacrifice to train and the celebration of their triumphs.
Reflecting on the experience, McNeil said, "I think athletes, like artists, face similar journeys. When your dream is so big, you have to believe in yourself and just go for it. I am excited to collaborate with Bell on this amazing project and to know that Believe is uniting Canadians to help our winter athletes achieve their dreams in 2010."
"Writing the charts for the orchestra, marrying their sound with Suzie's powerful rock vocals and infusing the passion that our nation's athletes live and breathe into every note performed, has been an unforgettable accomplishment," said Pierce, conductor of the National Arts Centre Orchestra for Believe. "It was simply magic when it all came together. And I think Canadians will agree when they listen to Believe and view the video."
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Where do you vacation when you already live in the best place on earth?
There's no better place for a summer vacation than right here. British Columbia offers almost endless combinations of natural beauty, people and cultures. For outdoor enthusiasts, B.C. is an awe-inspiring display of mountains, rivers and lakes. Ripe vineyards, wide-open plains and beaches that seem to stretch forever.
This summer, there really is no better place to explore than your home -- British Columbia.
For more information on special travel opportunities within B.C. and to order your free BC Escapes® Guides, call 1-800 HELLO BC or visit www.HelloBC.com.
At 8:41 am Pacific Standard Time on Wednesday, July 2, 2003, IOC Jacques Rogge opened up a letter in a crowded hotel room in Prague, Czech Republic and changed a city forever, saying these exact words: "The International Olympic Committee has the honour of announcing that the 21st Olympic Winter Games in 2010, are awarded to the City of Vancouver".
Over the air, CBC's Peter Mansbridge screams out "The Games are coming back to Canada!" as a city, a province, and a country cheers on the return of the Olympic Games to the nation. A crowd of 12,000 in Vancouver explodes in ecastic celebration at General Motors Place, site of Olympic hockey, as "Vancouver" is announced as an Olympic city. Towels are waved, fireworks explode, and streamers and confetti are shot into the air as a "YES!" sign is displayed on the scoreboard. A large Canadian flag is passed around the crowd in celebration. A sea of red jubilation grows on Vancouver's Robson Street.
At Whistler, 5,000 gather at the town's village plaza for the announcement...towels rippling, balls flying, Canadian flags waving, and a large Olympic rings flag is revealed.
In Prague, the 2010 bid committee celebrates too...accompanied by the support of hockey's great Wayne Gretzky and Prime Minister Jean Chretien.
On Tuesday, November 29, 2007, VANOC unveiled a combination of British Columbia animals, an aboriginal mythic creature and a long sought-after half-man as the flagbearers for its Olympic and Paralympic program, and in doing so joined a long list of organizing committees that have used cute and cuddly as the benchmarks for successful mascots.
MIGA - a snowboarding sea-bear inspired by the First Nations' legends of the Pacific Northwest. Miga, described as mischievous and outgoing, is part sea-bear and part orca whale.
QUATCHI - a shy and gentle Sasquatch with a long brown beard and blue earmuffs meant to conjure the mystery and wonder associated with Canada's wilderness.
SUMI - an animal guardian spirit, who flies with the wings of the thunderbird, is described as "a natural born leader with a passion for protecting the environment."
MUMUK - a Vancouver Island marmot sidekick considered an honorary member of the mascot team.
Visit vancouver2010.com/mascot for more information.
Thursday, December 13, 2007
The 'Coastal Renaissance' was on display in Burrard Inlet on Thursday, December 13, making its way under the Lions Gate Bridge around 12:30 pm, then making a 360 degree turn in Vancouver Harbour.
BC Ferries CEO David Hahn says it's been almost 4 years since the project started. "Certainly delivering it on time and under budget has been our goal since the beginning, and we're happy to have people finally seeing it." Unfortunately, rain mixed with snow flurries, and low clouds obscured the view for many people waiting around Vancouver Harbour and Stanley Park.
The Coastal Renaissance showcases a massive photographic invitation to the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic games that appears on its hull. It holds 470 cars and 1,650 people, slightly larger than the current 'C-class' ferries. Hahn hopes the new ferry, along with two others being delivered in 2008, will serve the BC coast for the next 40 to 50 years.
The 150th anniversary of the founding of the Crown Colony of British Columbia gives us a chance to celebrate all that we have achieved.
It's an exciting time to be living, working and raising a family in British Columbia. We've made a lot of progress as a province, and we have a lot to look forward to in the years ahead.
it is also an opportunity to celebrate and reflect on just what a remarkable province British Columbians have built since that day in 1858 when Sir James Douglas proclaimed the establishment of what would become the province we all cherish.
Working in the Victoria legislature, you are surrounded by the evidence of our history. It's reflected in the hand-hewn stone staircases and panes of coloured glass, and in the faces of community leaders whose photos line the halls. You can see our history there in the Rose Garden built as a relief project by unemployed workers during the depression of the 1930s. It's there in the obelisk honouring Douglas and the statue honouring Queen Victoria, in the 19th century military drill hall behind the legislature and the cenotaph in front honouring B.C.'s fallen soldiers. And it is there in the Knowledge Totem Pole erected for the 1994 Commonwealth Games and the Olympic and Paralympic flags now flying in anticipation of 2010.
But I also have the privilege of travelling beyond Victoria to every corner of our province, and everywhere I go I am always struck by both the rich history of each community and the intense pride British Columbians take in preserving our heritage. From the unique diversity of our First Nations, to the Gold Rush, to the remarkable expansion of our province through the post-war years, history is everywhere in every community from the Islands to the Kootenays, from the desert country of the Okanagan up through the heritage-rich Cariboo to the open spaces of the Peace Country and the ruggedness of the North Coast.
Celebrating B.C.'s 150th anniversary provides us an important opportunity for both reflection and renewal, celebrating accomplishments while embracing the expectations of our future. It is a time for us to look back at the story of this place and the people who live here, and a time when each of us can search for a new understanding of the history that produced our present.
I hope you will all take the opportunity with your families and neighbours to share in and help showcase our history and our many accomplishments in 2008. Participate in your community's local activities or visit your local library to learn about B.C.'s place in history. Be a guest of the Royal B.C. Museum in Victoria or Fraser-Fort George Regional Museum in Prince George; the Haida Heritage Centre being built on Haida Gwaii or Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre that recently opened in Osoyoos. These and the countless other community museums around B.C. provide an unparalleled opportunity to learn about the adventures, struggles, people, events and achievements that have helped shape our provincial identity. Each honours the spirit of the past, the contributions of our ancestors, the successes achieved and our vision of unlimited potential for the future.
It is our time to showcase the story of the people, our province and our past. It's an opportunity to retell the rich record of the place we call home. And it gives reason for British Columbians -- urban and rural, Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal, from all our many diverse cultural backgrounds -- to talk about where we are, how we got here and where we want to go in the next 50 years. It gives us an opportunity to experience the "splendour without diminishment" that B.C. bears as its own, and to be inspired to continue building on the accomplishment and achievement that have made British Columbia truly the best place on Earth.
Yours Truly,
Premier Gordon Campbell
At a length of nearly 19 km, the Canada Line will be an automated rapid transit rail service connecting Downtown Vancouver with central Richmond and the Vancouver International Airport -- linking growing residential, business, health care, educational and other centres in the region -- and adding transit capacity equivalent to 10 major road lanes. The Canada Line will connect with existing rapid transit lines at Waterfront Station and major east-west transit services, creating an enhanced transit network to serve the region in time for the 2010 Winter Olympics.
The line is expected to carry 100,000 passengers per day at launch and 142,000 passengers by 2021. Travel times southbound from downtown Vancouver will be 25 minutes to Richmond Centre and 26 minutes to the airport terminus. Northbound, trains will leave Richmond City Centre and YVR every six minutes heading to Vancouver. The departures will be coordinated to allow for a train every three minutes on the main line in Vancouver.
Friday, December 14, 2007
The South Korean-built trains that will run on the new Canada Line rapid transit system between downtown Vancouver and the city's airport will double the capacity of the current SkyTrain cars.
The two-vehicle trains will give commuters more leg room and more space for wheelchairs and bikes than SkyTrain cars, B.C. Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon said during the unveiling ceremony Friday.
"Between these two cars you can fill up 400 people on this train, which is a tremendous improvement over the existing SkyTrain. It's virtually doubling the capacity," Falcon said.
"That's going to be important, too, as we move lots of people particularly during the Olympics."
The Hyundai Rotem Company won the contract to build 20 fully automated trains for the $2.05-billion line, which is scheduled to open in 2009. Four trains have already arrived and the remaining ones should be delivered through to August next year.
Officials said the new look of the white, blue and green trains was chosen to reflect the Lower Mainland's signature mountains, forests and trees.
PUNJABI VIDEO
Where do you vacation when you already live in the best place on earth?
There's no better place for a summer vacation than right here. British Columbia offers almost endless combinations of natural beauty, people and cultures. For outdoor enthusiasts, B.C. is an awe-inspiring display of mountains, rivers and lakes. Ripe vineyards, wide-open plains and beaches that seem to stretch forever.
This summer, there really is no better place to explore than your home -- British Columbia.
For more information on special travel opportunities within B.C. and to order your free BC Escapes® Guides, call 1-800 HELLO BC or visit www.HelloBC.com.
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