Vancouverites Flee City to Avoid Olympic Chaos

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Well, I guess the circus has benefitted business, the travel agency business anyway:

Residents flee city to avoid Olympic chaos
Travel bookings up 30 per cent from normal

Canwest News ServiceNovember 5, 2009

Vancouver is expecting a mass exodus in February as many residents flee the Olympic frenzy.

The city is expecting to host more than 250,000 Olympic athletes, officials and spectators for the 2010 Games, while many Vancouver residents are choosing to get away from the Olympic chaos.

Vancouver travel agents are reporting a 30-per-cent jump in people booking trips for February compared to previous years...
http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/2010w...y+avoid+Olympic+chaos/2186508/story.html