2015 Canada Games Marks Milestone
Council Vice-Chair, Piers McDonald, officially marks three years out from the 2015 Canada Winter Games photo courtesy 2015 Games
Prince George, BC – Today marks exactly three years until Prince George and Northern BC play host to the 2015 Canada Games…
To celebrate the milestone, the committee tasked with organizing the event has special events planned for each of the next three days.
The Canada Games Council hosted a special ceremony this morning to plant three trees at the intersection of Highways 97 and 16, near the city’s population sign. The trees represent the funding partners – Prince George, the provincial government and Ottawa – involved in making the Games a reality.
"We are proud to use this historic weekend to honour many partners that will play such an integral role in the success of the 2015 Games," said Games CEO Stuart Ballantyne.
Tomorrow, the Games’ interim website will be launched at www.canadagames2015.ca Ballantyne says the website will expand and change over the next three years, but this initial version will allow the public to access Games-related information immediately – recent news, upcoming events, sponsorship, and information on the sports and venues involved. The Games CEO says the website will the council to connect ad engage with everyone from athletes, to stakeholders and community supporters."
Finally, on Sunday, Team 2015 will take part in a local sports ‘rite of passage’ by participating in the 25th Annual Iceman competition, a multi-sporting event that begins at the Otway Ski Centre with an 8k ski, and ends at the Aquatic Centre with swimming.
More than 3600 athletes, coaches and officials are expected to converge on Prince George for the Winter Games in three years time, as the city hosts its largest sporting event. Up to 6,000 volunteers will be needed and the Games are anticipated to draw hundreds of media, and thousands of visitors over the course of the two weeks.
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I did not know you could plant trees in February, or does it not matter if they die before taking root?
metalman.
Why is it we plant trees for every “occasion”? Why not fix a pot hole instead of planting a tree? The tree beautifies our city…..and so does a filled pot hole! A tree creates happiness…..so does a filled pot hole. We could even have a sign at that area of the pot hole, “this pot hole was filled by your friends at the Canada games commity”. I think it would work! We could drive on our roads with out feeling like we are in some hay wagon. Or perhaps “adopt a hole” program? But then again, I could plant a tree. Lol
I wish there was more emphasis in celebrating project results, not a shortening of the deadline.
There is no “milestone” here; just a shorter deadline.
Maybe tomorrow, with the new website, that could be a milestone. But what a lost communications opportunity to not have the site ready today.
The splash page doesn’t even have an e-mail newsletter signup or facebook like link. Bad planning.
I wonder what communications wizard is running the show…
At the city’s not even close population sign.
We could pretend that is the projected population during the games in 2015 and includes the out of towners expected then.
I mean, we are already pretending we are BC’s Northern Capital. LOL
LOL. The “second” best place on earth.
bohemian: “The splash page doesn’t even have an e-mail newsletter signup or facebook like link. Bad planning.”
I saw Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and Youtube links for the games, not sure what you saw.
Anybody in the crowd have the foresight and wherewithal to change and update our population numbers on our sign behind them? And maybe incur Kinsley’s wrath? Ha ha ha .
They are standing on top of our time capsule. What year does that get dug up anyways ?
No one ? okay I’ll guess 2015.
Who is “our”?
When was it burried?
Were flags flown at half mast when it was burried. :-)
Any bets on whether facebook will still be around in 2015?
Okay……pardon me….THE time capsule.
I don’t know. How long has that sign been there ?
Hopefully no bodies will be found when it is dug up. I’ll call McLeans Magazine myself if that is the case…..:)
Well….according to Wikiknowledge in 1983 there was a time capsule placed in the chest of Mr.PG. I don’t remember it that way. I better smoke another one.
I suspect that facebook will be dead as a door nail by 2015.
What actual service does it provide, other than impeding meaningful communication.
Much like the hoola hoop, marbles, carnivals, real cars made of steel, tires with tubes, motor bikes, and Zellers, it will go the way of the doo doo bird.
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