Spirit of BC Week
So you all know that Vancouver is hosting the Olympic Winter Games next year, right? In fact, it’s pretty much exactly one year until the whole shebang kicks off with the Opening Ceremonies on February 12, 2010.
In order to capitalize on our role as an Olympic city 2010 Legacies Now is working to promote arts, literacy, and sport up until the games, and beyond. Together with the provincial government they are sponsoring Spirit of BC, to promote community pride and get everyone involved in all of the opportunities arising from Vancouver 2010.
February 6 – 10 is Spirit of BC Week, a week long celebration in communities across the province. The official kick-off is happening today in Port Coquitlam. And all week and on through February a variety of events are taking place in dozens of communities.
The big thing seems to be free family skates, so I think we’ll see if we can find a time to take our own little skater out to show off her newly-acquired skills (she can actually stand up on her own and skate a little now!). But there’s a bunch more stuff too. If you’re in BC, check it out, and celebrate the one-year countdown to Vancouver 2010 games.
You’re going to have so much fun in the next year with the preparations for the Olympics. I hope you’ll be able to watch the events since they will be so close to home.