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Wood Podiums of the 2010 Winter Games
The 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games feature 23 wood podiums at 11 venues to support individual and team victory ceremonies. Each podium was built from one of 18 different wood types, harvested and donated by communities, First Nations, companies and individuals from across British Columbia. All 23 podium profiles, high definition video, and more information about British Columbia’s forest sector are available at www.gov.bc.ca/for and www.naturallywood.com
Greenest Games
World’s Largest Hydrogen Bus Fleet (PDF)
Richmond Olympic Oval (PDF)
Venue construction (PDF)
Green Woods
Magnificent and Majestic B.C. Parks (PDF)
Great Bear Rainforest (PDF)
Sustainable B.C.
Cool B.C.: Leading the Global Warming Fight (PDF)
Dockside Green: B.C. is Leading the Clean Energy Revolution (PDF)
Race Rocks: Clean, Renewable Energy is Powering B.C. (PDF)
Rutherford Creek: Where Athletics and Energy Production Meet (PDF)
Seabed Surfing From the Comfort of Your Living Room (PDF)
The Ocean (PDF)
For fact sheets and videos from Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, please visit:
http://www.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/com/olymp/index-eng.php
For CULTURE & TOURISM, click here.
For HIGH TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS & PACIFIC GATEWAY, click here.
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