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Vancouver welcomes the Olympic games! The city will host the 2010 Olympic games and updates will be posted for your convenience.

OLYMPICS GAMES CALENDAR 2004 - 2010 July 2004 Vice-president appointments in marketing, Olympic services and legal services. Decision expected on where the Simon Fraser University oval will be situated Aug 2004 Senior 2010 management team, plus Premier Gordon Campbell and Vancouver Mayor Larry Campbell, attend Athens Summer Games to report to IOC and hold observer status Jan 2005 New 2010 Games logo is chosen Apr 2005 Second IOC Co-ordination Commission due in Vancouver Summer 2005 Venue construction begins for Whistler Sliding Centre (bobsleigh, luge and skeleton), Callaghan Valley Nordic Centre and at Cypress Bowl (freestyle skiing and snowboarding) 2006 Vancouver to host a portion of closing ceremony at 2006 Winter Games in Turin, Italy, which starts the 2010 Cultural Olympiad June 2007 Construction starts on curling arena at Hillcrest/Nat Bailey Stadium July 2007 Olympic upgrades begin at Pacific Coliseum and Agridome at Hastings Park 2008 Vancouver's organizing committee attends Beijing 2008 Summer Games 2008-09 The call goes out for 20,000-plus Games volunteers. Vancouver and Whistler host test events in each Olympic and Paralympic sport 2009 1.8 million tickets go on sale. Media accreditation begins Oct 2009 Torch relay begins 114-day, 15,000-kilometre journey from the High Arctic. More than 7,000 Canadians carry the flame across Canada coast-to-coast-to-coast Jan 15, 2010 Olympic Arts Festival begins Feb 12-28, 2010 Winter Olympics take place Mar 12-21, 2010 Paralympic Games take place