Vancouver 2010 Winter Games

The world is coming to play in Vancouver and Whistler in 2010.

The countdown is on, and soon the world will be coming to Vancouver and Whistler for the Winter Games in 2010. The best athletes in the world will come to BC to compete in events like hockey, skiing, figure skating and more. The twin cities of Whistler and Vancouver will provide a dazzling stage on which to perform.

Preparations are well underway to prepare the cities for the Games in 2010. The Organizing Committee is assembling a dedicated team who will be in charge of everything from marketing to security.

Events will be held in both cities. Whistler will host all alpine skiing events, the Nordic events as well as the luge, bobsled and skeleton events. Both the opening and closing ceremonies will be held in Vancouver, as well as hockey, curling, speed skating, snowboarding and figure skating. The timeline below details important upcoming events. Be sure to check back regularly for updates.

Please visit the official website of Whistler Blackcomb for more information on the games.

To find out general information on the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games, please visit the Official Vancouver 2010 Winter Games Site.

In the News:

Whistler founders make the Games a reality. Read more.

VANOC says venues being built on budget and 13 will be ready this year. Read more.

Official Timekeeper Omega unveils the Vancouver 2010 Countdown Clock Read more.

VANCOUVER 2010: First Venue Competition Ready Read More

Where did the Olympic flag come from? Read more.

The Road to 2010

2005 Venue construction begins. Venues are to be completed by 2007-2009. Find out more.

2006 Vancouver 2010 attends the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games, which includes a Vancouver 2010 cultural presentation at the Closing Ceremonies.

2006 Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad

2008 Vancouver 2010 attends Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

2008 and 2009 Vancouver and Whistler will host “test events” in every Olympic and Paralympic sport. This will determine the capability of the organizing committee in staging large-scale events.

2008-2009 Call for volunteers and volunteer training for 2010

2009 Tickets become available for 2010 events

2009 The Olympic flame originates always from Olympia, Greece. The torch relay begins 114 days prior to the Opening Ceremony.

2010 February 12-28 – Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver and Whistler

2010 March 12-21 – Paralympic Winter Games in Whistler

While Vancouver is known for it’s amazing natural beauty and it’s friendly people, there is also a very dark side of Vancouver that many people don’t see. From crack heads to Heroin junkies, drunks to HIV and Hepatitis infected prostitutes, Vancouver has it’s share of nastiness.

So, if you are curious as to what these sort of people look like and how they live, there is only one place to see it all.

Main Street and Hastings Street in Vancouver is the epicenter of the drug and disease problem in Vancouver. No where else will you see such a concentration of junkies and crackheads. Day and night you will find hundreds of people scurrying around like rats, looking for a fix or for something to steal to buy some crack or Heroin.

For the safest viewing, stay in your car and drive slowly on Hastings Street, past Main street and then to Cambie Street. In those few blocks you will see things that will amaze you. Sketchy junkies searching the ground as if some magical crack fairy dropped some crack rocks for them, to people shooting up in dark doorways and you’ll even see drug deals going down.

For the really brave, walk along the street from Main to Cambie. It’s 4 blocks of Hell. You’ll be propositioned by whores and crack dealers every few steps and after you end your trip at Cambie Street, you’ll have a fresh appreciation for what you have in life!

One experience you will never forget if you are courageous enough…Dress in old ripped up clothes, put on a hat pulled down low and go hang out in front of the Carnegie Library at the corner of Main and Hastings. You’ll be amazed at the activity there at any time of the day. Drug deals, stolen goods, you name it…All happening right outside the Vancouver Police Station!!

Safety Tips

1. If you are driving to check out the crackheads and junkies, make sure to lock your doors and do not park. If you do, many will come to your window to ask you if you need anything. A great time to take close-up photos of the junkies, but don’t stay too long. They won’t appreciate photos being taken!
2. If you are walking, don’t walk alone. The more people the better and make sure you have a cellphone ready to dial 911. Also, try to keep an eye behind you
3. If you are walking, hide all jewelry. Rings, chains, watches or anything else shiny or valuable looking should be hidden.

Directions to Main and Hastings Streets in Vancouver