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July 2008

Wrigley Canada to bring a unique flavour to the 2010 Winter Games as Official Confectionery Supplier

July 24 2008
Wrigley associates ship product and a small taste of home to Canadian athletes competing at the Beijing 2008 Olympic GamesTORONTO - Bound to sweeten the Olympic and Paralympic story, the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) today welcomed Wrigley Canada as the Official Confectionery Supplier to the 2010 Winter Games...
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Natural and organic foods fuel the taste for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games

July 22 2008
Hain Celestial Canada named first-ever official supplier of natural and organic grocery products at the 2010 Winter GamesTORONTO - Vancouver 2010 will be the first-ever Games to feature a distinctly organic flavour with today's announcement that the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) has welcomed Hain Celestial Canada as the Official Supplier of natural and organic packaged grocery products for the 2010 Winter Games...
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Vanoc mission team to draw from Beijing 2008 Games experience as 2010 approaches

July 16 2008
VANCOUVER- In preparation for the 2010 Winter Games, the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) is sending a small mission team to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games...
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VANOC Board of Directors confirms details for 2010 Anti-Doping Program; endorses plans for Beijing 2008

July 16 2008
VANCOUVER - With only 22 days until the Opening Ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, the Board of Directors for the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) held its fourth meeting of 2008...
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Richmond Oval to host world-class anti-doping program for 2010 Winter Games

July 16 2008
INRS to manage anti-doping laboratory; first anti-doping volunteers start trainingVANCOUVER - The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) is significantly closer to its goal of hosting doping-free Games in 2010 with two major announcements today on the anti-doping program and laboratory for the 2010 Winter Games: the anti-doping laboratory will be located at the Richmond Oval (home to long track speed skating for the 2010 Games) and that Montreal's Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)-Institut Armand-Frappier, Canada's only World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)-accredited laboratory, will operate the state-of-the art testing program for the Games...
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Québec to contribute to the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver

July 16 2008
QUÉBEC - "I am very pleased to announce that the Government of Québec has accepted the invitation of the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) and is proud to be joining the preparations for the 2010 Winter Games by contributing $5 million to VANOC," the Premier of Québec, Jean Charest, announced today in the company of Gordon Campbell, Premier of British Columbia, David Guscott, VANOC Executive Vice President, Celebrations and Partnerships and Dominique Maltais, snowboarder and bronze medallist at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino...
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Olympic and Paralympic Athletes Join Canadians at the Kitchen Table

July 15 2008
General Mills Canada’s sponsorship of the Canadian Olympic Team and the 2010 Winter Games puts athletes on cereal boxes and supports their quest for Gold VANCOUVER – From Cheerios to Oatmeal Crisp, cereal boxes featuring Canadian athletes are now available across the country as part of General Mills Canada’s Official Supplier agreement with the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC)...
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The world's press invited to Vancouver for 2010 Winter Games planning session

July 10 2008
VANCOUVER - More than 200 representatives from international news wire services, photo agencies, newspapers, internet sites and non-rights holding broadcast organizations are expected to attend the Vancouver 2010 World Press Briefing this fall...
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Construction Complete On First Vancouver 2010 Indoor Competition Venue

July 7 2008
UBC Thunderbird Arena And All 15 Venues To Showcase Vancouver 2010 Venues’ Aboriginal Art ProgramVANCOUVER — The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) and the University of British Columbia (UBC), in partnership with the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia, announced today that UBC Thunderbird Arena is the first indoor competition venue in the Host Region to complete construction...
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Newfoundland and Labrador to be Highlighted at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games

July 4 2008
VANCOUVER - Newfoundland and Labrador's rich culture and talented artists will be highlighted on the international stage as a result of an agreement between the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC)...
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