[surrey]
vote yes
for all my friends that can call themselves proud citizens of vancouver, here is some information that my friend ali (who works for the vancouver 2010 winter olympic bid) that everyone should take note of. specifically:

Three major events in the bid process will be taking place:
* On Saturday, February 22, the City of Vancouver is going to hold a plebiscite where Vancouver residents will be asked whether they support the City's participation in hosting the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
* In the first week of March, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Evaluation Commission will visit Vancouver and Whistler. During this visit, this group will meet the Bid Development Team and assess whether Vancouver 2010 can deliver on its proposals.
* At an undisclosed time in the near future, the IOC will also be polling the public to measure local support behind hosting the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

sometimes i think that vancouver is like a city that doesn't want to grow up, or a singer with all the talent in the world yet without a stage to sing on. i think that hosting the olympics will be vancouver chance to be 'centre stage'. notwithstanding all the benefits for amateur sport, and the economic spinoffs, i think an event like the olympics will give vancouver a chance to shine and come into its own -- and i'm not talking about just 'the city', but more importantly its citizens who make it such a great place to live, work and play.

for more information, send the bid corporation an email.






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