2010 Vancouver Olympic & Paralympic Super-Thread - Page 36

officedweller · #**701** Posted **Jan 16, 2010, 12:12 AM**

Samsung on TD Tower (almost done (one strip to go) - easier on the all glass facade) and Royal Bank wrap on Royal Tower - definitely a problem adhering the wrap to the precast spandrel panels - they've stopped applying it to those section of the facade:
Pics by me today

Stingray2004 · #**702** Posted **Jan 16, 2010, 1:58 AM**

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Originally Posted by Yume-sama

Yay! David Hasselhoff!

Actually it looks like 'Sachsen Haus" are bringing in top name talent from Germany.

De Erbschleicher: Cool name!

And the following makes me think hmmmmm.... is this for real?

Quote:

Should you prefer to experience the competitions at first hand, we will be pleased to offer you a wide variety of tickets. The focus will lie on the Nordic skiing events, biathlon, the bobsleigh and luge competitions as well as on figure skating and speed skating - depending on our ticket allotment.

http://www.saxony-in-vancouver-2010.com/...PSESSID=rlg5v9kos6dp1g92kbok7fv0c3pnr7fk

BTW, Sachsen is also the home state of Olympic gold medallist and figure skater Katarina Witt.

nova9 · #**703** Posted **Jan 16, 2010, 2:44 AM**

An ad from Team Belgium

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SpongeG · #**704** Posted **Jan 16, 2010, 7:31 AM**

cool^^^

What Happens When You Throw a Winter Olympics and Winter Forgets to Show Up?

By Mike Seely in Environment, Seattle Times, Sports
Thursday, Jan. 14 2010 @ 3:00PM

Seattle is in the midst of an El Niño--read: very mild--winter. Coming on the heels of last year's Snowpocalypse, which froze the city into immobility, this is probably a welcome environment for most Seattleites. But what's warm for Seattle is sending chills down Vancouver, B.C.'s spine.

Why? Vancouver has a Winter Olympics to host in a little under a month, and it's so toasty there right now that they're having to shut down ski slopes in order to "to preserve and protect the integrity of the snowboarding and freestyle-skiing courses." Worse yet, it doesn't look like this tropical front will be returning to the Caribbean anytime soon, predicts the Northwest's (and perhaps the nation's) preeminent weather guru, Cliff Mass.

"On [Feb. 12, the day the Games are set to start] the high will be 49F, the low 38F. Mostly cloudy with scattered light rain showers," Mass informs the Daily Weekly, upon request. "Now you realize of course that I could be off a degree or two!"

Ru-roh, Raggy! And here we thought a front-page ticketing "scandal" was going to be the biggest hurdle for Vancouver's Olympic Committee to overcome. Either that or the fact that nobody outside of hard-core fans tends to give two shits about the Winter Olympics, aside from when Johnny Weir takes the ice in one of his gayer-than-Bowie get-ups.

...

http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/dailyweekly/2010/01/what_happens_when_you_throw_a.php

Yume-sama · #**705** Posted **Jan 16, 2010, 7:40 AM**

Seattle continues their bitter rants. Can't handle that one of their neighbors is going to get some attention

And all of these media reports fail to actually report that it's Vancouver by name, but mostly in Whistler. Where there is snow.

So, while you won't be cross-country skiing down Robson Street, you will be able to in Whistler Olympic Park.

However, every good blogger knows never to let a little thing like facts and reality get in the way of a really good pompous rant.

canucks23 · #**706** Posted **Jan 16, 2010, 11:17 AM**

Delirium · #**707** Posted **Jan 16, 2010, 5:02 PM**

HEAVY SNOWFALL HAMMERS WHISTLER BLACKCOMB WITH 70 CENTIMETRES / 28 INCHES FALLING IN 24 HOURS
Snowbase reaches 297 centimetres or 9.7 feet; well over a metre/47 inches of snow has fallen in the past seven days.

WHISTLER, BC, January 15, 2010 – The latest storm to hit Whistler Blackcomb has dumped a whopping 70 centimetres or 28 inches in 24 hours, immersing the resort in deep winter conditions. Although the heavy snow and high winds prevented a number of lifts from opening today, the forecast for clearer skies this afternoon and tomorrow bodes well for weekend skiers and riders.

“Even with all the snow this year, this latest storm was one of the most intense storms we’ve dealt with in a long time,” says Doug MacFarlane, Whistler Blackcomb’s mountain manager. “Ski Patrol has been conducting extensive avalanche control work, and Operations crews have been working throughout the night and day digging out. For those guests who endured the storm, the rewards were plentiful as there were many fresh tracks to be had. We would have loved to have opened up more terrain today; with the avalanche control work we can get done tonight and tomorrow morning, Saturday will be epic.”

The snowbase is on the verge of reaching three metres or 9.8 feet. With the 2010 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games now less than a month away, the resort is primed ready to welcome the world to its snowy slopes.

The five-day forecast is calling for a mix of sun and clouds tomorrow, followed by another strong frontal system that will approach the region late Saturday bringing 20 to 40 centimetres or eight to 15 inches of snow to the resort.

http://newschoolers.com/web/content/readnews/id/3097/

check out Whistler's webcam this morning

http://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/weather/cams/index.htm

nova9 · #**708** Posted **Jan 16, 2010, 5:04 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yume-sama

Seattle continues their bitter rants. Can't handle that one of their neighbors is going to get some attention

And all of these media reports fail to actually report that it's Vancouver by name, but mostly in Whistler. Where there is snow.

So, while you won't be cross-country skiing down Robson Street, you will be able to in Whistler Olympic Park.

However, every good blogger knows never to let a little thing like facts and reality get in the way of a really good pompous rant.

Seriously right? Seattle has had it in for the Olympics in the last couple of months. I hope they don't get any of the tangential benefits they predicted - I mean, is their US border crossing renovation completed?

Locked In · #**709** Posted **Jan 16, 2010, 6:32 PM**

Speaking of snow, Cypress had 71cm in the last week, and has a mid-mountain base of 230cm. I don't think we're exactly in crisis mode here...

http://cypressmountain.com/alpine-conditions

johnjimbc · #**710** Posted **Jan 16, 2010, 9:32 PM**

You and your so-called "facts" getting in the way of a good rant . . . really now

Locked In · #**711** Posted **Jan 17, 2010, 9:03 AM**

^ Don't worry - facts will never get in the way of a good rant!
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TD Tower wrap:

(my photo, January 17)

Stingray2004 · #**712** Posted **Jan 17, 2010, 7:26 PM**

Ontario Pavillion u/c:

Quebec House (Maison Quebec) u/c:

Saskatchewan Pavillion u/c:

Canada's Northern House - now open:

Source: http://www.citycaucus.com/2010freevenues#5380

SFUVancouver · #**713** Posted **Jan 17, 2010, 8:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by Locked In

^ Don't worry - facts will never get in the way of a good rant!
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TD Tower wrap:

(my photo, January 17)

Thanks for all the photos everyone. The vents really mess up the graphic. In retrospect it would have been wiser to start four storeys higher.

NetMapel · #**714** Posted **Jan 17, 2010, 10:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by SpongeG

heres some to start: add em if you know em

West Vancouver Community Centre Spirit Square
2121 Marine Drive, West Vancouver

Surrey 2010 Celebration Site
Holland Park
(King George Highway and Old Yale Road), Surrey

2010 Aboriginal Pavilion
Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza
649 Cambie Street at Georgia Street, downtown Vancouver

Richmond O Zone
Richmond City Hall (6911 No. 3 Road) and Minoru Park (7191 Granville Avenue), Richmond

Whistler Live!
Whistler Village Stroll

British Columbia’s Robson Square Celebration Site
Robson Square

LiveCity Downtown and LiveCity Yaletown
LiveCity Downtown corner of Georgia Street and Beatty Street;
LiveCity Yaletown David Lam Park, Pacific Boulevard at Drake Street.
The two sites are connected by pedestrian thoroughfares.

The BCLC 2010 Winter Games Dome
at the Richmond O Zone

Bell Ice Cube Pavillion
Robson and Beatty streets

Irish House - http://www.irishhouse2010.com/
620 Nelson St.

holland heinekenhouse
7551 Minoru Gate, richmond

House of Switzerland
Bridges Restaurant - Granville Island

New Westminster (Keep the Dream Alive)
Queensborough Community Centre.

Ontario Pavilion
between BC Place Stadium and Sochi House (Science World)

Sochi 2014 - Russia
Science World

Quebec House (Maison Quebec)
Concord Pacific site near science world

Saskatchewan Pavilion
Concord Pacific site near science world

Abbotsford Live Site
abbotsford recreation centre

Alberta House
Robson and Beatty

Atlantic Canada House
Arts Club Theatre Granville Island

BC Hydro PowerSmart Village
Outside their building downtown

Canada Northern House
602 W. Hastings Street

Canada Pavilion
LiveCity Vancouver – Downtown site (on Georgia Street at Cambie)

CentrePlace Manitoba
LiveCity Vancouver – Downtown site (on Georgia Street at Cambie)

Four Host Nations Pavilion
Queen Elizabeth theatre

French Quarter
Granville Island

GE Plaza
Robson Square

German Saxony House
Vancouver Rowing Club in Stanley Park

Coca-Cola House
Granville Island Hotel

Molson Canadian Hockey House
Concord Pacific site near science world

US Olympic House
Seymour Street

Royal Canadian Mint
500 Granville street

Budweiser House
Commodore Ballroom

Pride House
Davie & Bute (Qmunity centre)

Jamaican Bobsleigh House
Savage Beagle club in Whistler

Laser Waterworks Show
Live city yaletown/falsecreek

any more to add?

This list is good. Where can I find those houses on Vancouver 2010's official site though ???

ckkelley · #**715** Posted **Jan 17, 2010, 10:11 PM**

The scene so far

Photo by me

ckkelley · #**716** Posted **Jan 17, 2010, 10:15 PM**

Note the scaffold platform recently erected here north of the Smithe Street overpass.

Photo by me.

Could this be a camera position? Security?

SFUVancouver · #**717** Posted **Jan 18, 2010, 1:02 AM**

^ In the foreground the multi-storey scaffolding is the likely departure point for the zipline.

SFUVancouver · #**718** Posted **Jan 18, 2010, 1:05 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpongeG

heres some to start: add em if you know em

West Vancouver Community Centre Spirit Square
2121 Marine Drive, West Vancouver

Surrey 2010 Celebration Site
Holland Park
(King George Highway and Old Yale Road), Surrey

2010 Aboriginal Pavilion
Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza
649 Cambie Street at Georgia Street, downtown Vancouver

Richmond O Zone
Richmond City Hall (6911 No. 3 Road) and Minoru Park (7191 Granville Avenue), Richmond

Whistler Live!
Whistler Village Stroll

British Columbia’s Robson Square Celebration Site
Robson Square

LiveCity Downtown and LiveCity Yaletown
LiveCity Downtown corner of Georgia Street and Beatty Street;
LiveCity Yaletown David Lam Park, Pacific Boulevard at Drake Street.
The two sites are connected by pedestrian thoroughfares.

The BCLC 2010 Winter Games Dome
at the Richmond O Zone

Bell Ice Cube Pavillion
Robson and Beatty streets

Irish House - http://www.irishhouse2010.com/
620 Nelson St.

holland heinekenhouse
7551 Minoru Gate, richmond

House of Switzerland
Bridges Restaurant - Granville Island

New Westminster (Keep the Dream Alive)
Queensborough Community Centre.

Ontario Pavilion
between BC Place Stadium and Sochi House (Science World)

Sochi 2014 - Russia
Science World

Quebec House (Maison Quebec)
Concord Pacific site near science world

Saskatchewan Pavilion
Concord Pacific site near science world

Abbotsford Live Site
abbotsford recreation centre

Alberta House
Robson and Beatty

Atlantic Canada House
Arts Club Theatre Granville Island

BC Hydro PowerSmart Village
Outside their building downtown

Canada Northern House
602 W. Hastings Street

Canada Pavilion
LiveCity Vancouver – Downtown site (on Georgia Street at Cambie)

CentrePlace Manitoba
LiveCity Vancouver – Downtown site (on Georgia Street at Cambie)

Four Host Nations Pavilion
Queen Elizabeth theatre

French Quarter
Granville Island

GE Plaza
Robson Square

German Saxony House
Vancouver Rowing Club in Stanley Park

Coca-Cola House
Granville Island Hotel

Molson Canadian Hockey House
Concord Pacific site near science world

US Olympic House
Seymour Street

Royal Canadian Mint
500 Granville street

Budweiser House
Commodore Ballroom

Pride House
Davie & Bute (Qmunity centre)

Jamaican Bobsleigh House
Savage Beagle club in Whistler

Laser Waterworks Show
Live city yaletown/falsecreek

any more to add?

Samsung pavillion (product demos, 3D movie theatre)
LiveCity Yaletown.

Vancouverism architectural show
Woodwards atrium, DTES

The Candahar - an exact replica of a famous Belfast neighbourhood pub. Live music and art show nightly, working bar.
Playwrights Theatre Centre Studio, Granville Island

CODE Live (Cultural Olympiad Digital Edition) - nightly concerts paired with experimental art installations
Great Northern Way Campus

Vectorial Elevation - Interactive light display with searchlights
English Bay

Also, a bit more detail: US Olympic House: Seymour and Nelson St.

deasine · #**719** Posted **Jan 18, 2010, 1:51 AM**

The building wrap looks kind of odd on the TD building... I think they should've went with a dark scheme (matching the tone of the building), with the brighter colours popping out instead of the white. Thanks for the photo CKKelly.

nobase2010 · #**720** Posted **Jan 18, 2010, 5:10 AM**

My visit to Canada's northern house. Admission is free.

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