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Post by Kahloke on Feb 5, 2010 8:15:48 GMT -8
I was aboard the Coastal Renaissance today. I am currently going through 1244 photos, so it will take me a little while to sort through them all. In the meantime, here are a few photos taken from various locations throughout the day... You lucky dog! Not that I'm jealous here
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Post by hullnumbers on Feb 5, 2010 11:21:21 GMT -8
Where was the flame located???
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on Feb 5, 2010 19:07:28 GMT -8
More photos have been uploaded from the Coastal Renaissance Torch Relay... They can be found in the Coastal Renaissance photo thread.
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Post by lmtengs on Feb 5, 2010 21:20:53 GMT -8
Hope this hasn't been posted before... The secret it out: Mr. David Hahn will be running with the torch on Bowen Island. From the Bowen Island Undercurrent: Feb. 1st, 2010. FULL STORY: www.bclocalnews.com/news/83302332.html
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Post by Scott on Feb 5, 2010 22:55:09 GMT -8
No it hasn't been posted before. But if you just take a look on this very thread... 3 days ago, someone posted this: Not quite the same story as yours, but at least he read the article.
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Post by Curtis on Feb 5, 2010 23:19:54 GMT -8
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Post by Scott on Feb 6, 2010 0:15:12 GMT -8
Has anyone seen footage of the Coastal Renaissance in Vancouver Harbour? I appreciate Scott's excellent photograhy, however it would also be neat to see some images of the ferry and the flame from an "outside" perspective.
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Post by Scott on Feb 6, 2010 0:22:58 GMT -8
It seems that Vancouver, Washington is expecting some extra visitors for the Olympics as well;) By accident!
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Post by FNS on Feb 6, 2010 3:57:33 GMT -8
And, don't forget. If you are going to either of the Vancouvers aboard Amtrak, you type in VAN for Vancouver WA or VAC for Vancouver BC.
So, if you are going from the Vancouver by the Columbia River to Vancouver Canada, you would go from VAN to VAC. It's vice versa the other direction. If you type from VAN to VAN or VAC to VAC, your stuck at the same station and going nowhere. ;D
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Post by Low Light Mike on Feb 6, 2010 5:28:45 GMT -8
Hope this hasn't been posted before... The secret it out: Mr. David Hahn will be running with the torch on Bowen Island. Here is a question that I've posted a few times before: - Which facts lead you to your creative conclusion?
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Post by lmtengs on Feb 6, 2010 11:51:07 GMT -8
Hope this hasn't been posted before... The secret it out: Mr. David Hahn will be running with the torch on Bowen Island. Here is a question that I've posted a few times before: - Which facts lead you to your creative conclusion? I've really gotta stop 'scanning' through long articles
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Post by hullnumbers on Feb 12, 2010 21:50:32 GMT -8
THE GAMES HAVE OFFICIALLY BEGUN. GO CANADA GO XD
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Post by Low Light Mike on Feb 13, 2010 22:14:24 GMT -8
I wonder if the company that designed the NorAd's stern door hydraulics is the same company that worked on the Olympic Cauldrons inside BC Place Stadium.
....or perhaps one of the cauldrons was missing a cotter pin?
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Post by Low Light Mike on Feb 13, 2010 22:49:27 GMT -8
oops, I forgot to include my sarcasm alert emoticon: ;D
I was working on a joke tying in the Olympics to the ferries, and that was the best that I could do.
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Post by Starsteward on Feb 14, 2010 1:17:42 GMT -8
While driving through downtown New Westminster last Wednesday, I passed the former Great Canadian Casino site at Westminster Quay and noticed that the floating component of the now closed down casino, the Royal City Star, ( the big Mississippi style paddle wheeler) is no longer there. Does anyone know what the Casino operators did with it after the casino closed at that location and moved to Queensborough? Being the news junkie I am, I confess I 'missed the memo' on this one.
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Post by Starsteward on Feb 14, 2010 2:59:01 GMT -8
I'll respond to my question regarding the present whereabouts of the Royal City Star... A very close friend of mine and non-ferry geek did some web research and found the following information. My thanks to you Jason. On Thursday December 3, 2009 at 15:25 hours, tugs escorted the Royal City Star away from the Quay and down the Fraser River toward it's new home in Campbell River B.C. Bought from the Royal City Casino Group for an undisclosed amount, by Mr. Art Bealieu of Campbell River, the Royal City Star had been rumoured to be going to serve as an accomodation ship in Squamish for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games (the role the Mona Lisa is now fulfilling). However, that deal fell apart and although Mr. Bealieu states he does not have a firm plan for the use of the ship, although he is considering several options, he says the ship will be berthed at the now closed, Elk Falls Pulp Mill Wharf, located just a bit North of Campbell River. Talk about a strange looking vessel in a rather distant outpost! I hope the Royal City Star does not suffer the same fate as the Prince George and somewhat similarly the Princess Marguerite, both ships left unused, poorly maintained, eventually meeting rather dubious demises. Forum members up on the Northern part of Vancouver Island may want to keep an eye on the continuing saga of the Royal City Star, a famous Mississippi paddle-wheeler who is now residing far far away from her original home.
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Post by Starsteward on Feb 14, 2010 3:49:06 GMT -8
The sale of the Royal City Star to Mr. Art Bealieu, owner of Pacific Cachalot Ltd., a tugboat and log towing business was reported in the NewWest News Leader by reporter Michael McQuillan on December 3, 2009. The original asking price was 5 Million Dollars CDN, however Beaulieu says he got it at a very good price or he wouldn'thave touched it.
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Post by Neil on Feb 15, 2010 16:42:25 GMT -8
This doesn't really have anything to do with the Olympics, but since that event has pretty much hi-jacked every news and information venue right now, I guess turnabout is fair play... I hope the Royal City Star does not suffer the same fate as the Prince George and somewhat similarly the Princess Marguerite, both ships left unused, poorly maintained, eventually meeting rather dubious demises. Forum members up on the Northern part of Vancouver Island may want to keep an eye on the continuing saga of the Royal City Star, a famous Mississippi paddle-wheeler who is now residing far far away from her original home. I don't think anyone will put this vessel in the same realm of interest as the ' Marguerite or the ' George. It doesn't really have a lot of history anywhere. It was built in 1993, and only spent a few years in the south before coming to New West to tie up as a gambling emporium. It's never gone much further than a short turn down the river and back. It's been more of a curio on our waterfront than any real link to the past.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Feb 16, 2010 18:53:04 GMT -8
Sorry about that hockey game tonight, Luke. ;D
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Post by Neil on Feb 18, 2010 22:05:29 GMT -8
I wonder if, during today's wonderfully entertaining hockey game between Canada and Switzerland, any viewers paused to say to themselves, "What we really need right now is a good fight. We really need to have a couple of 'enforcers' waltzing around punching each other in the helmet."
Doofuses like Don Cherry and Brian Burke like to peddle the line that fighting is intrinsic to hockey, and taking that element out would rob the game of it's vitality. Not to mention that fighting is some kind of 'safety valve' that saves the game from more dangerous violence.
It's neither. Fighting is a part of the North American hockey culture, so players do it. It's much less a part of the international and European game, so they don't- or at least, rarely. Hockey fights are stupid and pointless and a terrible lesson on sportsmanship to kids. The fans need to remember games like this, but unfortunately, many of them will be up on their hind legs cheering wildly the next time some talentless hack like Darcy Hordichuk doffs his helmet and starts whaling.
Switzerland is a pretty amazing hockey story. A few years ago, they were battling the Polands and Denmarks to find their way out of the 'B' pool. Now they're almost legitimate contenders for a medal. They are very well coached; they're fast, creative and their defensive positioning is often formidable. Some of our Canadian hotshots looked a bit foolish at times when they tried to employ fancy moves that probably haven't worked since their junior days. Tougher competition awaits, so they'll have to up their game.
Still, a great contest.
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Post by Mill Bay on Feb 19, 2010 18:35:21 GMT -8
I just realized I have one BIG pet peeve regarding the Olympics... I`m actually quite enjoying watching the games themselves, but I am very disturbed by the almost overwhelmingly negative tilt being taken by internet media outlets. It seems like every little glitch, every technical difficulty and every disgruntled athlete gets scented out by online media and magnified to glaring proportions, plastering embarrasing moments, awkward comments and opinions that should really not be endorsed all over the internet in huge block letters and eye catching publicity photos.
It`s disappointing that in this age of mass communication and instant messaging, the only headlines popular internet media outlets want to put out are the scandals and complaints. I know that if you go to the website of an actual newspaper, you will get a rounded story, but for all the casual readers out there who only glance at the big, most-read headlines on any internet search page, there`s nothing but tabloid style snits and sneers. From the opening ceremonies, where it seems nobody could move on from a simple technical error, but it had to be flashed around the world as a huge embarrasment, to the figure skating, where all the self-righteous kings of the sport are piddling on anyone who can`t do a quad, I am very much disappointed in the way popular internet media sources have portrayed the games, the organizers and the athletes.
Personally, I think it`s time to switch my internet homepage away from Yahoo, and endorse some other internet search provider that can at least give a rounded perspective on the Olympics and the world in general.
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Post by Ferryman on Feb 20, 2010 10:16:54 GMT -8
I made my way over to Vancouver last night to see some of the Olympic festivities and sights for myself. So far it's been quite interesting to experience. I decided to leave my car on the Island because I didn't want to even attempt to drive over here. But later I found out that the parking lot is full at Departure Bay, so I made last minute plans to park my car at a friends house in a sketchy area of Nanaimo, and to then get a ride to the Ferry from there. Once at the Ferry, the Olympic Spirit became noticable, which has been somewhat lacking on the Island. People disemabarked from the mighty Oak Bay wearing Canada hoodies or hockey jerseys. Everyone walking with big smiles as they return from the Olympic city. The 9:00 sailing was darn near empty, and the upper car deck was not even used. As we got closer we started to notice the spot lights shining up towards the sky, and were waving around like the 20 century spot lights. Later that night I'd find myself meeting up with Coastal Skier, to go for a browse through the city. The seabus was crowded, however I wasn't surprised about that. All three seabuses were shuttling back and forth as fast as they could to keep the crowds moving. Eventually making our way on to Granville St from the Seabus was really interesting to see, because there are literally thousands of people crowding the streets. Everyone was celebrating the fact that Canada got another Gold Medal yesterday. People were chanting "CA-NA-DA! CA-NA-DA!" and some fellow with a USA flag tied around his neck like a super hero cape interupts by saying "U-S-A! U-S-A!". But even more people turned around and made the Canada chant loud enough to drown out the USA chant. Some interesting patriotism going on over there and is fun to experience. However it's not a family event, because of the amount of open liquor and illegal narcotic usage quite blatantly done in the middle of the streets. Here's what you would expect to see down there.
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Post by Political Incorrectness on Feb 21, 2010 20:34:47 GMT -8
WARNING RANT AHEAD:
Mill Bay,
If you really want to know what complaints are deserved, it is not in part of the games having issues, it's the coverage south of the border. Just check out NBC Olympics coverage and tell me complaints from the Internet are not justified. Their coverage is HORRID! You should be thankful to have all the events live! We have them all TAPE DELAYED, on the West Coast. Los Angeles viewing is down 50%. The only events we get live are hockey and curling. Even the tape delayed events are bad, personals stories all over, figure skating, all the moves are given. In curling, they just blab on til there is no tomorrow and do not wait for a good break. Hockey is probably the only redeeming thing about the coverage in the United MISTAKES.
If you wonder why we get so many complaints from here? It's because NBC's coverage SUCKS and we're PREVENTED from watching
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Post by WettCoast on Feb 21, 2010 22:14:12 GMT -8
Dan, are you able to get Canadian TV channels at all?
No matter where you go in Canada it seems you can always get a more or less complete selection of US TV channels. This is true both on cable systems and satellite providers.
Going the other way Canadian signals vanish completely within a short distance south of the border. Do cable or sat providers carry anything from the Great White North?
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Post by Neil on Feb 21, 2010 22:19:00 GMT -8
In the sports section of today's New York Times there was a fairly lengthy article on Americans who live near the border lamenting that they cannot get Canadian coverage of the Olympics because the CBC doesn't have the rights, and most American cable companies don't carry CTV, which does. American TV ratings for the Olympics are up significantly over Turin, except for cities where CTV can be received, and there they're up only marginally... maybe some Americans appreciate some aspects of Canadian TV more than Canadians do.
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