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Funds to replace the rink will be included as part of the Park Board's Capital Plan submission. The facility will be designed and built by the Park Board. The Pacific Coliseum, Agrodome, and Rollerland buildings are to be used as venues for figure skating and short-track speed skating.
In addition, other areas will be needed as Olympic support facilities and a planned temporary practice ice facility to support athlete training. This committee will be responsible for all major decisions relating to design, standards of construction, schedules, insurance, commissioning and re-commissioning of the facilities. In addition, the City may advance capital work on other needed maintenance in the facilities to take advantage of any cost savings.
The plan is to proceed with the improvements on a phased basis to minimize the impacts on existing events using the facilities. This strategy may see the seats in the Coliseum replaced this year. The next phase of detailed planning is to look at all Olympic operational needs in the context of the site and ongoing operations through the entire site. The Winter Games will require a number of basic services in order to operate effectively. Many of these services will be provided by the City and include functions such as sewer, water, solid waste management, and snow and ice control.
Staff from the government partners, as well as VANOC, are currently preparing "function statements," which outline each agency's responsibilities. This process will lead to a number of discussions on the reconciliation of the gaps and overlaps in service, and will ultimately lead to a more seamless delivery of the Winter Games.
The basic position staff are taking in these discussions is that we will perform Games-related services up to the level of City approved budgets, and normal levels of service. Higher demand for services and resultant costs would be covered by others. For example, snow and ice control in the event of a major storm would be deployed at a level in the existing Snow Manual. If the City was asked to provide more resources, the added costs would have to be funded by others. Two City services deserve special mention, as significant work is required to properly integrate a multi-agency approach.
Security and the entire emergency response infrastructure will require careful planning and implementation. Similarly, transportation services will involve a multi-model, multi-agency approach. Again, advance planning has been initiated in this area, and the City will need to be directly involved. Our interests go beyond the transportation needs of the Winter Games venue, special events and the Village access, but also include the regular day-to-day needs of residents and businesses.
As noted earlier, the City has worked with LegaciesNow to leverage opportunities for legacies in sports and recreation, arts and culture, literacy and volunteerism.
Vancouver was the first municipality to partner on this initiative. HostingBC's mandate is to help support the staging of national and international sporting events leading up to the Winter Games. In November, City Council passed a motion for the City of Vancouver to work with LegaciesNow in order to help meet the target of increasing physical activity among its citizens and employees by 20 per cent by The motion came forward due to a recent announcement by the Canadian Medical Association calling on provincial governments to commit to increasing the physical activity levels of all Canadians by 10 per cent by In response, the Province of British Columbia was the first jurisdiction in Canada to announce it will work with LegaciesNow to double the target to 20 per cent and is encouraging all municipalities to become more physically active by Once again, the City of Vancouver was the first municipal jurisdiction in B.
The Women's Sport Inclusion Strategy Leadership Conference, sponsored in part by Western Economic Diversification Canada, included a combination of workshops on communication skills, conflict resolution and influencing change, providing the women with both the knowledge and ability to then deliver these workshops in Vancouver.
Thanks to the support of Bell, Burton, Cypress Mountain, Schenker, City of Vancouver and the Vancouver Agreement, Chill plans to take youth from Vancouver snowboarding once a week for six weeks, providing them with everything transportation, lift tickets, instruction, and gear they need for this experience.
Through the vehicle of snowboarding, Chill hopes to give youth a chance to earn the confidence that goes along with overcoming obstacles. Chill offers these youth, who typically have not had the opportunity or guidance to develop a strong sense of self, the chance to do so in a structured, safe and fun environment. In the coming months, there will be many more opportunities for LegaciesNow to work with the City of Vancouver on a number of exciting initiatives. Arts organizations in Vancouver are eligible for this funding and the deadline for applications was January Additionally, the second round of funding for HostingBC will be announced after the February 28 deadline.
Other opportunities soon to be announced include the expansion of "LiteracyNow" and the launch of "VolunteersNow". The initial focus of LiteracyNow is a community development strategy designed to stimulate new literacy initiatives, alliances, programs and collaborative planning within communities.
There are currently a total of six pilot projects across B. VolunteersNow, once launched, will become a catalyst from which volunteer-based organizations throughout B.
VolunteersNow will leave a lasting legacy that strengthens and enhances the overall volunteer capacity across the province. These are considered Olympic trademarks or "Marks" , and are part of an overall brand that the IOC vigorously protects. Efforts to ensure appropriate use of the Olympic brand and Marks are understandable. VANOC will raise a significant portion of the funds it requires for the operating costs of the Games by licensing use of the Olympic Marks.
If the Olympic Marks are not carefully protected and their use managed wisely, their value will be diluted. Essentially, unauthorized use of the Marks threatens VANOC's ability to establish a successful sponsorship program and raise the funds necessary to stage the Winter Games. The government partners agreed to support the Games, in part, to be able to leverage that support into substantial benefits. Through our association with the Games, Vancouver stands to gain:.
To this end, VANOC has formulated policies on uses of the Olympic Marks such as the grandfathering of certain uses of the words "Olympic" and "Olympia" arising before VANOC proposes to continue to use education as its primary enforcement technique, and will only take enforcement measures against those who refuse to voluntarily cease unapproved or illegal activities. While the government partners are not a party to this agreement, as one of VANOC's partners, the City is required to comply with its terms.
Although the majority of the terms of the MPA2 can be shared with City Council, certain strategic and contractual terms -- such as marketing strategies and sponsorship agreements -- must remain confidential.
This confidentiality is necessary for the IOC and VANOC to effectively negotiate the necessary sponsorship agreements for fund-raising purposes and to protect trade secrets in the use and management of the Olympic Marks. The government partners are currently negotiating a Non-Commercial Use Agreement that will grant a license to the government partners to use the Marks for non-commercial purposes and will establish very specific criteria on how the Marks may be used.
The City cannot use the Marks for non-commercial purposes until this agreement is signed. City Council and staff should not use the Olympic Marks for any purpose - commercial or non-commercial - without having such use approved in advance by the General Manager of Olympic Operations.
Staff will report back to Council with the results of the negotiations. Once the Non-Commercial Use Agreement is executed, the City will be able to formulate a policy regarding our non-commercial use of the Olympic Marks and how we wish to use the Games to promote our City and reap the benefits that being a Host City can provide.
An important part of the Olympic experience is the "Look of the Games". The Look of the Games also includes the colour scheme, designs that will decorate Olympic venues and sites including signage, banners, kiosks, displays, information materials, uniforms, merchandise, websites, communication vehicles, celebratory events and "pageantry".
Vancouver, Whistler and the venue communities will also incorporate the Look leading up to and during the Games. Signage used on both public and private property will be a key element of the Look of the Games. Signage on public property can take many forms and is controlled by the City. One example of public signage is general wayfinding for Winter Games venues, sites, and the Athletes' Village.
Information signs for pedestrians, cyclists, transit and drivers will need to reflect the Look. Similarly, the various "Welcome to Vancouver" signs at the entrances to the city afford another opportunity to use the Look of the Games. The existing signs are deteriorating and are in need of replacement. I just hope that, like , Davis can vindicate his antic disposition by winning gold for the US again. Never mind that he only won it because two Korean skaters ran into each other just meters from the finish line, ruining a chance for a clean sweep and allowing Ohno and his teammate to skate on by.
Frankly, his most impressive feat this year might be the fact that he showed up at a competitive pounds, after competing at in Of course, this might have more to do with the training he did for his winning performance on Dancing with the Stars than with any training for these Olympics. But since I know little about them, and even less about the athletes who compete in them, I have only two comments to make:. Apropos Curling, instead of glorifying the fact that a six-month pregnant woman is competing, commentators should stress what an insult her participation is, not only to the spirit of Olympic competition but also to all other Olympic athletes who must get their bodies into top physical shape just to qualify for the Olympics.
With all due respect to the Georgian Luger who lost his life on Saturday , I think the announcers should observe a moratorium on any further references to him. NOTE : Much has been made of the fact that these postponements have given Vonn extra time to rehab her bruised shin. But this also means that she will now have far less time to recover between races once her first of five events begins later today.
Related commentaries : Let the Games begin …. You must be logged in to post a comment. Skip to primary navigation Skip to main content Skip to primary sidebar About Contact Search this website. But since I know little about them, and even less about the athletes who compete in them, I have only two comments to make: 1.
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