Posts Tagged ‘2010 Winter Games’

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2010 Winter Olympics provided economic and cultural boost

Oct. 25, 2011 | Filed under: Media Release | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,

British Columbia’s economy grew in 2010 with new businesses, jobs and an increase in visitor spending, all likely related to the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, says a University of British Columbia study that measured the impact of the Games.

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One year later: UBC experts ready to comment on 2010 Games impacts and legacies

Jan. 31, 2011 | Filed under: Media Advisory, News Feed | Tags: , , , , , , , ,

As the one-year anniversary of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games approaches, UBC experts are ready to comment on social, economic and environmental impacts of the major international event.

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