From: Rich Gauszka 

Dang - they even have a web site 

http://www.bcbudonline.com/

On a side note - I was fortunate to visit Vancouver in 99 as part of an
Alaska cruise and it truly is a great place to visit. Every now and then I
think about revisiting that area - by train though

http://www.rockymountaineer.com/

had some friends do it several years ago - Vancouver, Banff, Jasper, Lake
Louis, and they had a great time


John Beamish wrote:
> Vancouver 2010 ... I feel your pain.
>
> The really good stuff is called "B.C. Bud" and it, apparently, is
> *relly* good.  How good?  It seems to have the Olympic seal of approval.
>
> http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=bdd774c7-434d-40db-9d7
e-1709585816c1
>
> Olympic organizers present balanced budget
>
> For the rest of us:
>
>
http://www.cknw.com/news/news_local.cfm?cat=7428109912&rem=60831&red=80110923
aPBIny&wids=410&gi=1&gm=news_local.cfm
>
> VANOC dips into Rainy-Day fund
>
> We're three years away and they're already eating the contingency budget.
>
>
> There is a bright side:  Remember the 1976 Olympics in Montreal?  With
> the stadium that had a giant donut hole in it?  The one that was
> "affectionately" named "The Big 'O'" (a wordplay
on "the big owe").
> They paid off the last installment about a year ago.
>
>
> On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 18:38:22 -0400, Adam field.near the bridge">
>  wrote:
>
>> OK there are lots of reasons from insane laws banning anyone using
>> anything to do with the Olympics w/oi their say so (right down to
>> "London" "Summer" & .....2012...
>>
>> Etc.
>>
>> If it's a F*cking commerical concern then it should stand on it's own
>> feet & not...
>>
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6453575.stm

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