Alberta and Vancouver Organizing Committee agree to strengthen Olympic ties
- Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach has announced an agreement to strengthen Olympic ties between his province and the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Winter Games.
The centrepiece of the deal is about $100,000 in provincial government funding that has gone into refurbishing the Canmore Nordic Centre and expanding Canada Olympic Park in Calgary.
Stelmach says upgrading the two facilities from the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics will improve opportunities for all Canadian athletes to train and hopefully win more medals. Read more
