Olympic flag passed onto Vancouver mayor for

[applegrove]

{b]Olympic flag passed onto Vancouver mayor for 2010 Winter Games
16:53:55 EST Feb 26, 2006
JIM MORRIS

TURIN, Italy (CP) - "The Olympic flag has been passed to Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Games.

Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan accepted the five-ringed flag from International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge on Sunday night during the closing ceremonies of the Turin Winter Games.

Sullivan, a quadriplegic since a skiing accident at the age of 19, needed a special holster on his motorized wheelchair to wave the flag. Rogge inserted the flag's pole into the holster, then Sullivan rolled his chair on the stage to wave the flag eight times, bring a standing ovation from the crowd.

The Vancouver portion of the closing ceremony offered an invitation to the world to "come and play" in 2010.

.....SNIP"

http://www.cbc.ca/cp/world/060226/w022646.html

[applegrove]

1. Did anyone see this! Dam I didn't think about it. n/t

[yvr girl]

3. Yep

It's pretty cool living in a city that elects someone who's in a wheelchair.

[Benhurst]

6. And to think ...

we live in a country which once elected a man president who was in a wheelchair.

Now The Leader is an appointed idiot.

[davidinalameda]

2. I didn't think the closing ceremonies were going to be broadcast until

tonight

[yvr girl]

4. They were broadcast live in Canada

with a replay tonight.

[oregonjen]

5. Canada does it right, broadcasting live

I hate NBC's coverage, cutting a lot out, too many commercials and waiting until late at night to broadcast the most popular events. Why can't they broadcast the events live??? x(

[oldtime dfl_er]

8. No kidding

It's great having the CBC feed here in Seattle -- I don't think I've watched more than 10 minutes of NBC's coverage.

[davidinalameda]

11. the cable channels did broadcast some live, I think

[BlueManDude]

7. I'd like to go to that one - went to Montreal 1976. n/t

[applegrove]

9. BC is culture central. They'll do a great job. I just hope they don't

move the homeless around like they did during the EXPO.

I can barely imagine what those olympics will look like. I may even get back to watching!!

[Lisa]

10. pic of the handover

http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1140958810907&call_pageid=968332188492&col=968793972154

[bluestraveller58]

12. vancouver mayor

I live near Vancouver and caught the mayor accepting the Olympic flag on the tube.I'll admit that although its cool that Van elected a guy in a wheelchair,I haven't figured this guy out yet.He's all over the political map and was elected as a member of the "NPA" which is definitely a right-wing civic party.He seems pretty opened minded about some things,and told a story to the Vancouver Sun about how he bought crack for a street person and let him smoke it in his van so he could "experience what it was all about"
On the other hand,he just pulled the plug on an international peace conference that was supposed to happen here in Vancouver.At any rate it should be an interesting ride with Sam in the drivers seat..

[applegrove]

13. A crazy BC politician? Surely you jest. And one with a winging bent.