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2010 Chief Does Some Community Boosting

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Vancouver Olympic committee Boss John Furlong addresses gathering in Prince George

The 2010 Winter Olmpics will bring benfits  for all of B.C.   That was the message being delivered by Olympic Committee boss John Furlong.

The  former  Prince George teacher and head of the Recreation Department says  every  community has its olympic stories to tell, of  sons and daughters who trained to realize their dreams,  of  people who  gave their time and effort to volunteer.

He fully beleives there can be spin off benefits to all communities in B.C.
"There is no limit where there is vision." says Furlong.   "Already  we know there is $77 billion dollars  worth of construction planned for Vancouver."  He noted that Calgary realized  an 18% increase in tourism following the  1988 winter olympics and  that works out to  about $2 billion dollars  a year.

Furlong also talked about showcasing  the province,  afterall, the Vancouver  games will have the largest t.v. audience ever for a winter games, along with the most  US  television coverage of a winter games.  

He applauded Prince George for  making plans to head to Torino  he called the trip "Brilliant thinking to go there, and  a terrific strategy to sell Prince George."

Furlong   has been visiting several  B.C. communities to, as he says "spread the message  that the games are for everyone, and to develop strategy to embrace all communities."  

So far, Furlong says that in the communities he has visited, he is  "Really beginning to  feel like the games mean something to them."
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