Vancouver 2010 Surges Ahead
The same day that Toronto lost its 2008 bid, the Canadian Olympic Association (COA) announced it’s full support for the Vancouver-Whistler bid.
Michael Chambers, COA president, said “we remain one hundred per cent supportive of Vancouver-Whistler’s efforts and we look forward to working with the bid group towards hosting 2010”.
And this week the provincial government threw its weight being the Vancouver-Whistler bid, announcing that West Vancouver-Garibaldi MLA Ted Nebbeling is now the minister responsible for the Olympic bid.
Whistler Mayor Hugh O’Reilly said, “I know there will be opportunities for us to gather information from (the Toronto bid corporation) about what the new bid process is like, and to find out what they did well and what they feel they could have improved. Whatever happened at the vote, it could only enhance our bid in the long run”.
Chambers said that according to the COA, the 2008 experience will be invaluable to the 2010 experience. “There’s no teacher like experience”, he said.
