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August 2009

Feature story: Aboriginal art to be showcased in all Olympic and Paralympic venues

An airy stream of salmon shimmering overhead and three long-limbed wolves howling inunison on the Canadian Prairies, both made of metal, are among the beautiful works of artby more than 90 Aboriginal artists that will grace venues at the Vancouver 2010 Olympicand Paralympic Winter Games.

These works of art, by some of Canadas most established and up-and-coming Aboriginalartists, will be front and centre in our 15 Olympic and Paralympic venues and will remainthere as a permanent legacy of the Games beyond 2010, said Dan Doyle, VANOCsexecutive vice president responsible for Aboriginal participation in the Games. In somecases, these beautiful artworks are seamlessly integrated into the structure of the venuetself.

First Nations, Inuit and Mtis art is experiencing a renaissance across Canada and thevariety of artistic works at the venues is staggering. Textiles, copper, steel, concrete,yellow cedar, glass and caribou tufting are among the mediums used and the subjectmatter features Aboriginal symbols, such as the raven, bear, salmon, sun and canoe intraditional and contemporary styles.

More than 140 individual pieces of original art will be produced as part of the more than$2-million Vancouver 2010Venues Aboriginal Art Program, with over 40 becoming part ofthe Games permanent legacy at the venues. The program is part of VANOCs venueconstruction budget.

The names of the Aboriginal artists taking part in the program were announced in June bythe Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic WinterGames (VANOC) in partnership with the Four Host First Nations. A complete list of participants is available atwww.vancouver2010.com.

Latest Games news

Vancouver 2010 unveils the Games Official PostersJune 29 marked the launch of one of the most coveted collectorskeepsakes of the Games, theOfficial Posters of the Vancouver 2010Winter Games the 21st produced for an Olympic Winter Games. Ina nod to Canadas most widely recognized symbol, the posters willfeature a cropped maple leaf composed of a vibrant palette of bluesand greens found in the natural landscape of the Games HostRegion. When the Olympic and Paralympic posters are displayedtogether, the two halves of the maple leaf join to create a whole, aconcept that is a first for an organizing committee. The posters can bepurchasedonlineor at select retailers across Canada andinternationally, starting at $15 CAD.

Carved works by Aboriginal artistsJohnnie Abraham and Jonathan Joe (leftto right) will be featured in the Vancouver2010 Venues Aboriginal Art ProgramPhoto credit: Holly Fraughton, PiqueNewsmagazine.com.

Official Posters of the Vancouver 2010Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
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Latest Games news (continued)

Emperor of Japan visits Richmond Olympic OvalJapans Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko were greeted byclose to 500 smiling residents of British Columbia, many ofJapanese descent, outside the Richmond Olympic Oval on July 10

as they continued their official 12-day visit to Canada. The royalcouple arrived at the Oval, where they were treated to ademonstration by Canadian Olympic long-track speedskatersShannon Rempel and Nicole Garrido. The visit, the Emperor's firstsince 1953 when he was Crown Prince, marked the 80th anniversaryof the establishment of Canada's first diplomatic mission to Japan.

Air Canada unveils 2010-themed plane; will travel around the world

On July 8, Canadian Olympic and Paralympic athletes and hopefulsunveiled Air Canada's Vancouver 2010-themed aircraft that carries a53-metre long bold graphic design that will publicize the 2010 WinterGames at major airports in Canada and throughout the airline's worldwidenetwork. The images depicted on the aircraft embody the Vancouver 2010Look of the Games. The plane's sport illustrations include snowboard,parallel giant slalom, ice hockey and cross-country skiing on one side, andalpine skiing, ice sledge hockey and ski jumping on the other. AirCanada is now operating the 349-seat Boeing 777-300ER to keyEuropean and Asian destinations such as London, Paris, Frankfurt, Tokyo,Beijing and Hong Kong.

Key upcoming events (by season)

Summer: Olympic Torch Relay: Hockey Canada Cup Womens Hockey final sport event Flame lit in Olympia, Greece October 22, 2009

August 31 to September 6, 2009 Flame handover in Greece October 29, 2009

Ongoing release of transportation information to public Olympic Torch Relay begins in Victoria, BC,

Fall: October 30, 2009

Unveiling of Olympic and Paralympic medals design Winter: Cultural Olympiad 2010 final projects announced Rehearsals for Olympic and Paralympic

Ceremonies Adoption of the Olympic Truce Resolution

by the United Nations Main Media Centre opening January 15, 2010

Opening of Hudson Bay Olympic Superstore Cultural Olympiad 2010 begins January 22, 2010

Relaunch of Vancouver 2010 Games-time website

International training weeks at The Whistler Sliding Centre(media access to be determined)Bobsleigh/Skeleton Nov 2-7, 2009 and Luge Nov 9-15, 2009

The newly unveiled Air Canada Vancouver2010-themed aircraft

Japans Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visit theRichmond Olympic OvalPhoto credit: Kiyoshi Otsuji/City of Richmond


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Exclusive Q & A with Jim Richards Program Director, Torch Relays, VANOC

Q) What do you think will set the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay apartfrom previous relays?

A) In addition to being the longest national torch relay in Olympic history, travelling

45,000 kilometres from coast to coast to coast, the Vancouver 2010 OlympicTorch Relay will be about engaging and inspiring people within theircommunities. Weve done our best to allow torchbearers to run, walk or rolldown the streets of their own cities and towns, among their friends and family,as opposed to on the roads between them. Canada is a vast country and in spiteof this approach, we will bring the flame to within one hours drive of over 90 percent of our population a truly remarkable feat that accomplishes our goal ofreaching as many Canadians as possible.

Q) How are you ensuring that the relay will be sustainable?

A) Our goal from the outset has been to share the flame with as many people as wecan and we want to do that in as sustainable a manner as possible. As anorganization, weve made sustainability central to everything we do. So, we are

choosing wisely on our modes of transportation, fuel types and our communicationswith the community celebrations helping to encourage communities to host green events. And for VANOC,sustainability includes more than just environmental stewardship. It also involves acting responsibly in social andeconomic terms. Our torchbearers programs, offered by Coca-Cola and RBC, are great examples of this. To apply astorchbearers, Canadians are invited to make themselves, their country or their community stronger. We believe this wihave a strong effect on our country and leave many lasting legacies.

Q) How have past Olympic Torch Relays impacted your planningand the route you plan to take?

A) In the initial stages of our planning, we went back to look at whatprevious organizing committees had done that worked really well andwhat their priorities were that helped them to achieve that success.You can look at Sydney, Australia for success in how to reach a

population, Salt Lake, USA for telling the inspiring stories, andCalgary for making the nation feel a real connection to the OlympicFlame. Looking back even further, relays were focused on simplygetting the flame from Olympia to the stadium. Now, its about reallyreaching the public in their homes, on their doorsteps and in theircommunities and giving them the chance to own a piece of thehistory that comes with the Games. That shift in focus is what I thinkhas had the largest impact on the planning of our own unique relay.

Q) In June you announced the Paralympic torch design, emblem andtorchbearer uniform, as well as Canadas capital city, Ottawa, as theroutes start. Whats next to announce?

A) Were very proud of the Paralympic Torch Relay elements that we havelaunched so far and cant wait to tell people more about it. The relay routeand torchbearer program are next to be announced and will be madepublic in the fall.

*Note: answers can be used as directly attributable quotes

For more information: View the Olympic Torch Relay interactive routemap. Learn about the Paralympic Torch Relay. Visit the Torch Relays multimediacentre.

Jim Richards, Program Director,Torch Relays, VANOC

Paralympic alpine skier Brad Lennea holding the

2010 Paralympic Torch

2010 Olympic Torch Relay Facts:

106 days (October 30, 2009 February 12, 2010)

1,036 communities along route

12,000 number of torchbearers

45,000 total kilometres through thecountry

100 different modes of transportationused along the relay
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Interesting facts: Volunteering for the Games

Volunteers will play one of the most integral roles in the staging of the 2010 Winter Games. Here are just a fewvolunteer facts that can help add colour to your stories or be stories in themselves.

VANOC has received over 66,000 volunteer applications to date, from a total of 131 countries.

Candidates have applied from every province and territory in Canada and from countries around the world,including the Cayman Islands, Iceland and Tunisia, which is more than 9,400 kilometres away from Vancouver.

Volunteers will groom ski hills, provide client services to international and domestic dignitaries, take tickets,support ceremonies performers, usher spectators to their seats, welcome athletes to the Villages, providemedical services, shuttle athletes and coaches to and from venues.and much more.

61 different languages are represented in the applications received to date.

Sustainable venue illustrations The Whistler Sliding Centre

In the last issue ofVancouver 2010 News, we introduced the sustainablevenue illustrationsthat highlight eachsustainable attribute of seven of our competition venues, from their accessibility to key environmental features and theirlegacy use. Below is another example of The Whistler Sliding Centre illustration.

Need more information on the 2010 Winter Games?

VANOCs international media relations team is ready to assist you. Questions and requests can be sent [email protected]. You can also visit our vancouver2010.commedia centre for a high-resolutionimage gallery, frequently asked questions and other media resources.

1) Smart, Nestled Footprint Demonstrating smartsite selection, this venue is located directly adjacentto already disturbed areas within a major ski area.The site was designed to minimize vegetationclearing and overall footprint.

2) Energy Efficiency Design of this venue focusedon energy-efficient initiatives: trees retainedthroughout the site cast shade; a weather protectionand shading system covers much of the track; and

the track itself is painted white to minimize heatabsorption. These conventions all help maintaintrack ice temperatures while minimizing energydemand on the refrigeration system.

3 ) Waste Heat Reuse Waste heat from therefrigeration plant is captured and reused to heatbuildings on-site, with the potential to provideadditional heat for other uses in the future.

4) Green Buildings VANOC is targeting LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver green buildingcertification for the refrigeration plant building. Other on-site buildings also follow similar green building design principles.

5) Wood Waste Reuse All wood waste resulting from site-clearing activities during construction of this venue was chipped andcomposted for reuse.

6) Sport and Tourism Legacy Athlete use, visitor tours, corporate rentals and other creative programming for the facilitydiversify Whistlers sport and tourism offerings and provide assurance for the venues long-term operations and revenue generationpotential.
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