- New laws were passed which made begging for money and sleeping outdoors criminal acts in the city.
- They cut down tens of thousands of trees in order to build Olympic facilities and infrastructure.
- Security budget was ballooned to $1billion which was five times more than what was originally estimated.
- Many activists and Lower Mainland politicians opposed Olympic Games in Vancouver.
-Protesters smashed windows of several RBC Bank branches and The Bay store because those were Olympic sponsors.
- Olympic luger Nodar Kumaritashivili dies during practice on the day of opening ceremony.
-The total costs exceeded $6 billion !! ......................
In my opinion, this money could have used for building more schools and improving our medical system. I think games left us with social and environmental destruction. What do you guys think? I would like to hear from you.
Manj
I agree.
ReplyDeleteThe 2010 Vancouver Winter games created a lot of temporary job opportunities and lifted the spirit of Canadians... the world even... However, the problem with the Olympics is that a good portion of the funding came from tax payers money so I agree that the money could have been put towards improving schools, updating roads and the medical system. Was all of the commotion worth it?
ReplyDeleteIt will be a long time before Vancouver makes up the money it cost to host the Winter games... I guess time will tell if they do.