The Tyee – 2010 Olympics

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2010 Olympics

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2010 Games: Blueprint for Occupy?

Bob Mackin's 'Red Mittens & Red Ink' is the story of stirring opposition to inequality wrought by the Vancouver Olympics.

By Bob Mackin, 10 Mar 2012

Nine Months before Olympics, Province Saw Big 'Shortfall'

Report cited 'not complete' budgeting, 'unforeseen costs' that led to $188 million taxpayers' bailout.

By Bob Mackin, 14 Nov 2011

Overstated Claims for Positive 2010 'Games Effect'

Latest tally of Olympics benefits requires skeptical eye for small print and spun numbers.

By Bob Mackin, 28 Oct 2011

Business Plan Oversight for Bailout Games Still Secret

Tyee FOI request for 2007 review of financial risks to taxpayers comes back censored in key parts.

By Bob Mackin, 25 Oct 2011

When Fan Frenzy Causes Injury

Security guard badly hurt at 2010 Olympics Live Site fiasco recalls how fun turned to danger.

By Bob Mackin, 1 Jun 2011

BC's $1 Billion False Alarm: WikiLeaks

Daily Olympics security reports tracked protests and wingnuts, but no 'credible terrorist threats'.

By Bob Mackin, 4 May 2011

Did Olympics Shift People's Imagination for Vancouver?

Or was it just hype? What next, mega-city or village life? Our urbanists wrap up their tussle.

By Lance Berelowitz and Matt Hern, 15 Feb 2011

As Money Machine, Games Didn't Deliver

A year before Olympics, officials promised a $10 billion windfall. No one's saying that now.

By Bob Mackin, 15 Feb 2011

A Year Later, Why Go Downtown?

Hern and Berelowitz continue their back and forth on post-Olympics Vancouver. Today: bike lanes, towers, and more.

By Lance Berelowitz and Matt Hern, 14 Feb 2011

Did the Olympics Make Vancouver a Better City?

Urban thinkers Lance Berelowitz and Matt Hern debate the 2010 legacy, and what must come next.

By Lance Berelowitz and Matt Hern, 11 Feb 2011

Olympic Flame Burns Rich

The fuel used to light the cauldron in honour of Jack Poole this weekend could heat your home for two years.

By Bob Mackin, 22 Oct 2010

A Postcard from Many Shanghais

I wanted to see China as Expo spectacle, but also to peer behind the curtain.

By Michael LaPointe, 20 Aug 2010

'Home for the Games' Project Goes to London

Vancouver website matching Olympics visitors with local hosts will be rebooted by UK homeless advocates.

By Deena Tokaryk, 16 Aug 2010

Green You Can Use, at Vancouver's Olympic Village

We scoured the billion dollar project for practical solutions ready for wider use in an era of global warming.

By Christopher Pollon, 14 Jul 2010

Hey Gordo, You Gotta Be Kidding!

Overspending unbelievable on pro-HST, Olympic and 'You Gotta Be Here BC' ad campaigns.

By Bill Tieleman, 13 Jul 2010

Teacher's Layoff Follows Olympic-sized Learning Experience

I taught children to question the Games, took heat, and gained insight.

By Myriam Dumont, 24 Jun 2010

Olympic Visions, Fading

Three months after Canada's 'defining moment' began, I summon what memories I can, and end up in Nepal.

By Stephen Osborne, 10 May 2010

Olympics Legacy? Diversity, Inclusion, Joy

Once the Games began, the story became athletes striving, people communing, and the power of good will.

By Geoff Meggs, 29 Mar 2010

Olympic Legacy? Poverty, Debt, Hangovers

Party's over and we're left with big bills, some ruined nature and no accountability from politicians.

By Chris Shaw, 29 Mar 2010

What Can Vancouver Learn from the Olympics?

The Games should spark a great discussion about making the city better. Here are three ideas to kick things off.

By Frances Bula, 4 Mar 2010

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