2015 Winter Games Logo Unveiled Today
Saturday, April 14, 2012 @ 4:03 AM
Prince George, B.C. – The 2015 Canada Winter Games take a very high profile step forward today with the official unveiling of the games logo.
Several dignitaries, including the federal and provincial Ministers of Sports, chair of the Canada Games Tom Quinn, local politicians and 2010 Vancouver-Whistler Olympics CEO John Furlong will attend the unveiling at 1 this afternoon in the main concourse at Pine Centre Mall. The CEO of the 2015 games, Stu Ballantyne, says revealing the logo that will “brand” the games and launching the volunteer drive today are keys to involving the community.
He says officials “want to make sure the logo represents the community and what’s going to happen in 2015. It’s about pride.” Today also marks the kick-off of the second phase of volunteer recruitment. 2-thousand people signed up to volunteer during the bid phase, and Ballantyne says “we’re looking to get up to 6,000 people registered for the games.”
Those wishing to can go online and register at www.canadagames2015.ca
John Furlong will be putting in another appearance in the city today. This evening he is the keynote speaker at the 8th annual Dr. Bob Ewert Memorial Lecture and Dinner at the Prince George Civic Centre.
His presentation, entitled “The Power of a Meaningful Vision”, is expected to include some remarkable stories about events behind the 2010 Olympics. As well this evening, Dr. Galt Wilson will be inducted into the Northern Medical Society Hall of Fame.
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so where’s the logo and how much is it going to cost the taxpayers to have splashed all over teh place?
“He says officials ‘want to make sure the logo represents the community and whatâs going to happen in 2015. Itâs about pride.’ “
Really? So dignitaries are in the business of approving visual imagery now? If it doesn’t meet spec, what are they going to do, send it back to the designer to re-work? Maybe ask for a few tweaks yet?
What drivel.
And who the f**k cares about the logo anyway?
HOW ARE THE VENUES COMING ALONG?
HOW IS THE SPONSORSHIP REVENUE COMING ALONG?
Those are the key issues. I hear they’re doing about as well as the city’s road rehabilitation….
“The Power of a Meaningful Vision”
So now a vision has to be meaningful? To whom? Hopefully to the person who has it!
So who is going to tell someone that their vision is not meaningful?
Isn’t that sort of like telling them that their life is not meaningful?
This sort of stuff really turns me off.
For that reason, I’m out.
http://www.canadagames.ca
Thst link should pop up the Canada Games logo which is the same for the winter and summer games.
The one for the Sherbrooke summer games has been the norm for the last several games. I mean, nothing syas Sherbrooke like Sherbrooke.
Will be interesting to see if we have one which will be allowed to stray far from that. Halifax had a slight variation.
âwant to make sure the logo represents the community and whatâs going to happen in 2015. Itâs about pride.â
If the “City” doesn’t do “something” about our “roads” then we have “nothing” to be “proud” of!
The road conditions in this city is a disgrace and is embarrassing and yet we are going to invite the world!
“The Power of a Meaningful Vision”
Does that include pot holes?
Ummm….the world is not coming. Just a few thousand Canadians. Pray for snow.
It better say crime capital of canada 2 years in a row on it.
How hard is it to imagine a logo with a gangster and his victim standing beside a pot hole in a cloud of dust? Easy.
Or a picture of the stick-man (Mr.PG) helping the “good time” moose out of a pot-hole.
Harbinger, I REALLY like your idea for a logo. A lot! :)
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