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City-wide celebrations to kick off Paralympics -
10-03-2010 (09:09)
Jean Labonte of Gatineau, Que., the captain of Canada's sledge hockey team, waves the flag at Robson Square after he was chosen to be the Canadian flagbearer for the opening ceremony of the 2010 Vancouver Paralympics. Labonte lost a leg to cancer.  Stuart Davis, PNG, Vancouver Sun

Fans wanting to thank Roberto Luongo for his performance during the gold-medal Olympic hockey game will get their chance Thursday when the Canucks captain lights a celebration cauldron at Robson Square.


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2010 Olympic Transportation plan a success -
03-03-2010 (22:11)

Citizens urged to keep travelling smart as changes to the road network remain for Paralympic Winter Games

Vancouver, BC – The Olympic and Paralympic Transportation Team (OPTT) today thanked the people of Metro Vancouver and the Sea to Sky regions for making the 2010 integrated Olympic transportation plan a success, while urging people to keep traveling smart in view of changes to the transportation network for the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games.

Transportation planners – charged with one of the most complex and critical elements of the Games – set the lofty goal of achieving at least a 30 per cent reduction in vehicle use during the Olympic Games, in order to ensure athletes, officials and others could get to their events on time and local residents could move efficiently.


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