Column: Olympic Village finances getting scary for taxpayers
By Miro Cernetig, columnist, Vancouver Sun, January 4, 2009

It’s built on Vancouver’s valuable waterfront real estate. How could taxpayers ever get soaked building a glittering, billion-dollar athletes’ village for the Olympics?

Easier than you might think.

Mounting an Olympic effort

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

VANCOUVER–It will be a year of cutbacks for Vancouver Olympic organizers, months of testing and tweaking Olympic facilities and, above all, hoping that the economy stabilizes.

Oh, Canada
By: Andrew Cohen
AthleticBusiness.com, January 2009
Summary: Speculation remains about Canada's security budget for the 2010 Olympic Games.

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No2010 & Warrior Publications Statement of Solidarity with the Network for No Olympics in Tokyo

December 27, 2008

Greetings from Vancouver, 'BC', Occupied Coast Salish Territories. It was informative and inspiring to recieve your letter from Dec. 17, 2008 regarding your efforts to resist Tokyo's proposed hosting of the 2016 Olympics.

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The millions being spent securing the Vancouver Games could be better used elsewhere in Canada

Stuart A. Reid, National Post, Monday, December 29, 2008

2010 building displaces the hungry
By Kevin Diakiw - Surrey North Delta Leader
Published: December 26, 2008

A group feeding the poor and homeless has been told to make way for heavy equipment constructing Surrey’s new Olympic volunteer venue.

This is a solidarity statement from comrades in Tokyo, Japan, who are facing the potential of hosting the 2016 Olympics:

To No Olympic on Stolen Land, NO 2010, Anti 2010 resistance.

December 17th, 2008

VANOC may axe Whistler ceremonies

By Bob Mackin, 24 HOURS, Dec 24, 2008

A Whistler forest may have been cut for naught.
Medals are supposed to be awarded nightly at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver and the Celebration Plaza next to Whistler Village during the 2010 Winter Olympics.

No boom time for Winter Olympic host

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.