Prince George, B.C.- The Olympics have struck a chord with School District 57 Trustee Sharyl Warrington who is a member of the Olympic Spirit Committee.

Last Spring it was announced there would be 50 thousand tickets available for  under privileged families, but Trustee Warrington says   it has been very difficult to find out   how those tickets would be distributed. “After much work and many phone calls, I   finally  received information last week   and unfortunately,   its so late to try and put something together, we will still attempt to put  something together, but the feasibility of putting something together that involves transportation, accommodation and selection of candidates is a huge undertaking in a small   length of time.”

She says she will attempt to put together something by mid December, but doubts anything   concrete can be developed in time to distribute tickets.  “These tickets were largely designed for the lower mainland. They were not designed to reach the northern extent of our Province and that is so unfortunate. The north has really not benefited   from the Olympic legacy and so as one of our members (of the Spirit Committee) said today it’s like a slap in the face, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t proceed.” She says the Spirit Committee will  try to make the tickets available to underprivileged people.