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Olympic-size ambition for new Whitecaps chairman John Furlong

mkieltyka wrote 1 month ago: The Blue and White is as good as gold for the Vancouver Whitecaps’ new executive chair. John Furlong … more →

Tags: Vancouver, Sports, ALL CAPS: The Vancouver Whitecaps Blog, MLS, Olympics, Whitecaps, Soccer, John Furlong

Faster, higher... deader

Tony Seed wrote 2 months ago: ANOTHER professional skier died this month, and little is being done to make the sport safer. Author … more →

Tags: Olympics – Vancouver, World Cup, International Olympic Committee, Sports Media, commercialization of sport, Laura Robinson, Nik Zoricic, Nodor Kumaritashvili, International Luge Federation

3 Basic Tips To Help Draft An Email to A Potential Sponsor1 comment

Jacynthe Simard wrote 4 months ago: Applying for sponsorship is not easy and does not come naturally for most but it’s not something tha … more →

Tags: Athlete Financial Assistance, Sponsorship Outreach Methods, athlete sponsorship, Sponsorship Tips, Jacynthe Simard, BMO FINANCIAL GROUP, Email Tips

Vancouver 2010 Olympic Costumes

Amanda Montgomery wrote 8 months ago: For the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, I was contracted by Yumi Eto (Head Designer at Aritzia), on behalf … more →

Tags: Garments I have Made, Commentary, Photoshoots, Vancouver, Design, Couture, fashion design, Blanche Macdonald Centre, sweater

On the Air: using sport to accelerate sustainability

reeveconsulting wrote 8 months ago: Flickr / woolennium This week’s Green with Envy radio show focused on using sport to accelerate sust … more →

Tags: Olympics, Sustainable Sports, Reeve Consulting, SUSTAINABLE PURCHASING, purchasing, Vancouver 2010, sustainability, radio, Green Sports Alliance

Kenneth Bagshaw heads list of 2011 Canadian General Counsel Award winners

Drew Hasselback wrote 11 months ago: Kenneth Bagshaw has had his moment on the podium. The in-house lawyer for Vancouver’s spectacular 20 … more →

Tags: Legal Post, Shaw Communications, Borden Ladner Gervais, Royal Bank of Canada, Fraser Milner Casgrain, Deloitte, Norton Rose, Association of Corporate Counsel, Chorus Aviation

Playing Catch-Up

Jon Heshka wrote 1 year ago: The road to hell is paved with good intentions. This expression is just as appropriate now as it was … more →

Tags: Negligence, Avalanche, Skiing, IoC, Jon Heshka, Helmets, Nodar Kumaritashvili, hockey violence, John Furlong

The Vancouver Olympics and John Furlong’s sins of omission

Tony Seed wrote 1 year ago: Author, journalist and Olympian LAURA ROBINSON* takes us further into the discussions of the legacy … more →

Tags: Olympics – Vancouver, Laura Robinson, Nodor Kumaritashvili, International Luge Federation, John Furlong, Vancouver 2010 Olympics, First Nations

Sustainable Procurement Program for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics steps into the Starting Gate2 comments

reeveconsulting wrote 1 year ago: A busy Moscow street I recently returned from my second trip to Moscow as part of Reeve Consulting’s … more →

Tags: ethical purchasing, Olympics, Reeve News, buy smart, Sochi 2014, sustainable procurement, Winter Games, Winter Olympics

Managing the risk of risk management2 comments

riskczar wrote 1 year ago: An article by Jared Wade in Risk Management Magazine references the death of luger Nodar Kumaritashv … more →

Tags: my opinions, Risk Management, Politics, Sports, Risk Treatment, Legal risk, RIM's, Nodar Kumaritashvili, Whistler

The 2010 Olympics: A Case Study in Carbon Management

Carbon Talks wrote 1 year ago: By Kayla Van Egdom On Valentine’s Day, Carbon Talks held its fourth Brown Bag Dialogue.  In rec … more →

Tags: Brown Bag Dialogue, Carbon pricing, Innovation, Sports, carbon footprint, carbon management, Carbon Neutral, offsetters, vancouver 2010 winter olympic games

Today's letters: By wearing high heels, are these women ‘inviting’ rape?

Paul Russell wrote 1 year ago: Chris Hondros / Getty Images Re: No Jail For Rapist Because Victim ‘Wanted To Party,’ Feb. 24. This … more →

Tags: Full Comment, Letters, Israel, Québec, rape, Multiculturalism, Luge

Chris Selley: The IOC is threatening to ruin the Olympics

Chris Selley wrote 1 year ago: One of the weirdest things about Patriot Hearts, the new memoir by John Furlong, who was CEO of the … more →

Tags: Full Comment, World Politics, Canada, Chris Selley, Olympics, World Cup, FIFA, John Furlong, vancouver olympics

The Educational Legacy of the Games7 comments

cultureofyes wrote 1 year ago: Much is being written this month as we celebrate the first anniversary of hosting the 2010 Winter Ol … more →

Tags: SD45, personalized learning, technology, Social Media, West Vancouver, Olympics, TEDx, paralympics

You cannot mitigate your risks in hindsight2 comments

riskczar wrote 1 year ago: On the one year anniversary of the death of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili at the greatest Wint … more →

Tags: ERM Basics, my opinions, ERM, Risk Treatment, mitigate, Toronto, Nodar Kumaritashvili, Vancouver, Olympics

Chris Selley's Full Pundit: Is Canada open for business?

Chris Selley wrote 1 year ago: Mergers and acquisitions Here’s a brilliant James Travers-ism for a February Thursday: “If the … more →

Tags: Full Comment, social issues, Policy, Canada, Stephen Harper, Full Pundit, Barack Obama, merger, Multiculturalism

Georgia seeks luge info from Vancouver organizers

The Associated Press wrote 1 year ago: TBILISI, Georgia — The Georgian Olympic committee has asked the organizers of Vancouver Games to exp … more →

Tags: Sports, 2010 games, Nodar Kumaritashvili

VANOC's Email Comes Back to Haunt It

asupaige wrote 1 year ago: If there is one thing the sports world has taught me over the past year or so, it is to never EVER p … more →

Tags: Paige Pataky, Nodar Kumaritashvili, Vancouver Winter Olympics, 2010 Olympics, VANOC email, Luge, Georgian Luger, Georgian Olympic Committee, International Luge Federation

Nodar Kumaritashvili’s death at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics – Let the finger pointing begin!1 comment

Jon Heshka wrote 1 year ago: I have consistently been critical of VANOC’s handling of the death of Nodar Kumaritashvili on the op … more →

Tags: Negligence, accident, Broadcasting / Media, Jon Heshka, Nodar Kumaritashvili, 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games, bc coroner's report, John Furlong, Josef Fendt


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