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Tickets to 2010 Vancouver Games go on sale in October

Prepare to get screwed: Vancouver organizers will place the bulk of the 1.6 million tickets on sale in October, with a lottery through the Games' Web site, www.vancouver2010.com. But American fans won't be able to simply get in line online with Canadians. Those tickets, ranging in price from $25 for cross-country skiing to $1,100 for the opening ceremony, will be sold only to Canadian residents. Americans will need to pursue a separate procedure, purchasing through Jet Set Sports, the sole agency licensed to resell Vancouver 2010 tickets in America.

Volunteering For The 2010 Olympics

A few weekends ago, I volunteered at a children s camp, and it was a great experience. It was exciting to be around so much energy and be involved with such a great group of kids. The camp s leaders were amazing - a dynamic group of people with personalities on all sides of the spectrum. After a great weekend of camp, the other leaders and I were talking about our experiences and I was asked: So, do you volunteer often?

2010 And Sustainability: On Your Mark, Get Set, Plummet

So what do you think about holding the greenest Games ever ? Well, there s a good chance that you haven t even heard of the Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Games being particularly green. And if you have, you probably realize that sustainability and Olympics have been associated more with being oxymorons than true companions. Plus, there s another unsustainable factor looming...

Climb Aboard The Olympic Bandwagon

When will Vancouverites start waving the 2010 towel? You know, the white towel we all pull out if our local hockey team, the Vancouver Canucks, make the playoffs. The white towel we wave only at the last minute when we know everyone else will be waving it too. When it comes to the bandwagon, Vancouverites are lined-up down the block waiting to hop aboard. The media announce its arrival and we all run out the door. Even if we can t get a seat, at least we can say we saw it go by.

Lost drama to carry on until 2010

There will be three more series of Emmy-winning TV show Lost before it finally ends in 2010. A "highly-anticipated and shocking finale" is being planned by TV network ABC, which acknowledged viewers may drift away unless the drama concludes.

Protesters Outnumber Supporters at 2010 Olympic Ceremony

Protesters seemed to outnumber supporters at Olympic flag lighting ceremony in Vancouver. In the public viewing area the chants of the protesters drowned out the speakers for most of the ceremony. People chanted Homes not Games, No Olympics on Stolen Native Lands, and No Justice, No Peace.

Wilderness Protector Sentenced to 10 months – Law Courts Locked Down.

Betty Krawczyk was sentenced to 10 months in prison today for her involvement in protests against highway expansion at Eagleridge Bluffs. When observers of the proceedings attempted to ask questions about the extraordinary security measures in place, the court security responded by locking down the courts for almost two hours.

Harriet Nahanee Dies

CBC Radio is reporting that Harrie Hahanee has died. Perhaps she will be remembered as the first person to die as a result of protesting development around the 2010 Winter Olympics.