On July 2, 2003, Vancouver was named Host City of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games!
| | The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Oympics, are the next winter Olympics and will take place in 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Both the Olympic and Paralympic Games are being organized by the Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC). Whistler is the Host Mountain Resort. Whistler will host the alpine technical and speed events, the sliding events, the Nordic events in nearby Callaghan Valley and all the Paralympic events except the opening ceremonies, sledge hockey and wheelchair curling. The Whistler Olympic and Paralympic Village (commonly referred to as the Athlete's village) will house around 2,400 athletes, coaches, trainers and officials. Construction is well underway, plans and blueprints are being finalized for the athlete housing and village. Post-games, the site will be turned into a new residential neighbourhood. |
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Whistler is a beautiful city in
British Columbia Incorporated as a resort municipality, only two hours from Vancouver along the Highway 99 also known as "Sea to Sky highway" considered one of the most scenic drives in North America.
Whistler has a permanent population of approximately 9,965. | | |
| Consistently ranked the number one resort in North America, Whistler features two spectacular mountains, epic skiing conditions, four championship golf courses, more than 200 shops, 90 restaurants and bars, accommodations galore, hiking trails, spas and arguably the best mountain bike park in the world. | | |
| The Fairmont Chateau Whistler is an all-season luxury resort. Since opening its doors in 1989, The Fairmont Chateau Whistler has been Whistler's landmark hotel. Nestled at the base of breathtaking Blackcomb Mountain, the Chateau is just a five-minute walk from the village of Whistler. | | |
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| Whistler Village was designed with the visitor in mind, featuring West Coast architecture and spectacular mountain views. | | |
| Eldon Beck, the man instrumental in the design of resorts all over the world, paced the future site of Whistler Village, climbed trees to get a better look around and even watched how the sun moved across the sky to design a car-free town centre where people could flow like water and always be in sight of a magnificent view. | | |
| The Village is also a strong focal point for the community, with a town hall, fire and police station, medical clinic, museum, library, and more than 200 shops and 90 restaurants. | | |
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