The Torch will arrive sometime around noon, at David Lam Park on Feb 12^th via dragon boat (torch bearer is summer Olympian Kamini Jain, a kayaker) to the new ferry dock at David Lam. then it will come up Drake to Hamilton, turn north onto Hamilton, run to Helmcken, zigzag to Mainland and then continue to the Stadium by 1:45 in the afternoon. This means that Hamilton will be shut by police at some point around 11:30 am before the relay arrives.

the relay involves quite a few vehicles including the Coke parade Happy 1 and Happy 2.

So bring your red mitts and Cdn Flags and your kids and friends and lets line up along the route and cheer! you can also watch it streamed live, or put this link onto your website LINK to WATCH:
http://www.ctvolympics.ca/torch/follow-torch/index.html

"Vancouver City" music video is an artistic collaboration between Innerlife Project and TimeLapseHD. Linda Ganzini's beautiful and haunting vocals blend with the unique musical style of Serge Chubinski-Orlov who produced and wrote Vancouver City. For more information and music downloads go to www.innerlifeproject.com
These time lapses are shot with a 12 mega pixel digital single lens reflex cameras. Original resolution is 6 times better then HD (high definition). The images have been resized for HD and are much better quality then shown here on YouTube. Video clips are for sale. For more information contact them at TimeLapseHD@hotmail.com

In 2006, Italy played home to the Winter Olympics. In a few weeks, the historic Roundhouse Community Centre will play home to the 2010 pavilion known as Casa Italia. The pavilion will be open to the public and will feature some of the best food, drink and entertainment that Italy has to offer. You can expect to see Ferrero Rocher as well as some other fine Italian products on display. Casa Italia will be open daily to the public between Feb 6 - 28th from noon until 6pm daily. The pavilion is only one block north of the LiveCity Yaletown and should therefore be a popular destination will locals and visitors alike.

Check out this cool high resolution picture, just click on the image and it will take you to see the full size. Can you find a girl in her undies? Here’s a tip, look closely on the Aquarius I tower. If you find something funny, please share and post it.

Are you wondering what is going to happen between the stadium and science world? Well just have a look at this images. By the way if you want to know the correct name of that area is North East False Creek, home of future condos by Concord Pacific.

Have you noticed that the trash cans have been removed from Yaletown and some parts of Downtown, here is a picture of the temporary “Trash Rings”, they are made that way to improve the visibility of the contents and minimize the chance of a bomb, during the Winter Olympic Games.

LiveCity Yaletown – on the water’s edge at David Lam Park. LiveCity Yaletown will feature live local, national, and international entertainment on the main stage in the afternoon and into the night, culminating each evening with a dynamic nightly closing show. Giant screens will show highlights of Olympic Winter Games sport coverage and visitors can enjoy the interactive Olympic sponsor pavilions, Vancouver House, and much more… all for free!

From the arrival of the Torch on February 11 through to the closing ceremonies on February 28, LiveCity Yaletown will light up each day and night with energy and excitement from 11 a.m. until 11 p.m. daily.

Monday through Thursday from 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., LiveCity Yaletown will be offering exciting educational programs for Vancouver students Grades 6 – 12. Sign up to bring your class to the site and choose from a selection of interactive speaker series from athletes who will share their stories of inspiration, sport science and motivation.

To participate in LiveCity Vancouver’s educational program, please contact the Vancouver School Board.

Friday through Sunday from 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., family programming, similar to the weekday educational component, will offer kids the chance to experience the Games in a family friendly environment.

The afternoons will feature highlights from the day’s sporting events on the giant screens followed by late afternoon live entertainment and the official medals presentations. And Olympic sponsor and partner pavilions will be open all day – come by and explore these exciting and interactive pavilions!

Don’t forget to take a walk through Vancouver House, showcasing Vancouver’s leaders in the environment, new media, green technology and creative sector. Vancouver House will tell the story of Vancouver Green Capital, our city's powerful new economic development focus, as told by the innovative and creative Vancouverites who are bringing it to life.

Vancouver House plays a key role in the City’s economic development strategy by hosting visitors, media and dignitaries.

By 8 p.m., we’re ready to light up the stage with our headlining act with free concerts every night of the Games, followed by a spectacular nightly show looking out onto the water of Vancouver’s picturesque False Creek.

If you need a hat, stop by Goorin Bros, they just opened up at 1188 Hamilton St. they have been making hats since 1895 and they have a wide variety of hats like fedoras, baseballs, duckbills, beanies, cadets, etc. If you go to the store you can ask for Matt, if you can’t make it you can always call them 604-683-1895, email them matt.clayden@goorin.com or  visit their online store www.goorin.com

Welcome to the neighbourhood

Property owner’s checklist:

1. Have you received your 2010 property assessment notice?
2. If not, call toll free 1-800-668-0086.
3. If so, review it carefully.
4. any questions, call your local assessment office.
5. Go online to compare other property assessments using the free e-valueBC service on BC Assessment website
6. Don’t forget….if you disagree with your assessment,you must file a formal appeal by February 1, 2010.
7. For more information visit www.bcassessment.ca
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If you are, you can contact Lizz Ng who is  a Personal Matchmaker in Yaletown. Yesterday Lizz celebrated the launch of her new web page at The Hub restaurant.

You can contact Lizz at 604-418-2040, info@matchleads.com or visit her web site http://www.matchleads.com

The City of Vancouver will host a transportation showcase project during the
2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, and reintroduce the streetcar to
Vancouver streets.
From January 21 to March 21, 2010, a demonstration streetcar project –
The Olympic Line – Vancouver’s 2010 Streetcar – will run between Granville Island
and the new Canada Line Olympic Village Station at West 2nd Avenue and Cambie
Street. State-of-the-art Flexity Outlook streetcars will be provided and operated by
Bombardier Transportation for the 60-day demonstration project (on loan from
Brussels, Belgium). Bombardier is a highly respected Canadian company and is
recognized as a world leader in rail and mass transit solutions.
The Olympic Line will be free for all riders and operate between 6:30 am
and 12:30 am, seven days a week. It will provide reliable and sustainable

transportation for athletes, visitors and residents alike – as often as every
seven minutes between stations.

Yaletown BIA members,

We are providing two dates for you to register to attend the final Olympics Preparedness Meeting. The same presentation will occur on both dates, you only need to attend one. We will be updating you on the plans, street uses and impacts that the Olympics will bring to Yaletown. This will be the final presentation to members, and your last opportunity to find out Yaletown Olympic details.

What: 2010 Olympics Readiness/ Street Use Update Meeting

Where: V-Lounge, Upstairs Yaletown Earl’s. 1095 Mainland Street.

When: 9:30am-11:30am Tuesday January 19^th 2010, OR 9:30am-11:30am Wednesday January 20^th 2010.

RSVP: No RSVP Necessary. Only 50 seats available per day, first come first served.

If you are a YBIA member and currently have a 2010 Street Use permit application in progress- you must attend one of the meetings or send someone in your place, no exceptions.

Here’s a quick list of what will be happening in the next 2 months, are you ready?

Jan. 12- Main press centre opens.

Jan. 15- Quebec St. from Terminal to 2nd closes.

Jan. 24- Renfrew St. from McGill to Dundas closes.

Jan. 29- Pacific and Expo Boulevard close.

Jan. 29- Olympic Villages open, airspace security restrictions begin.

Feb. 4- Olympic lane traffic restrictions begin.

Feb. 5- Georgia and Dunsmuir viaducts close.

Feb. 11- Olympic torch relay in Vancouver.

Feb. 12- Opening ceremony, B.C. Place.

Feb. 28- Closing ceremony, B.C. Place.

Mar. 1- Olympic lane traffic restrictions end.

Mar. 12- Paralympic opening ceremony, B.C. Place.

Mar. 21- Paralympic closing ceremony, Whistler.

Mar. 24- Paralympic Villages close, airspace security restrictions end.

Some of the perks from the Olympic games, we have new light poles and enough electricity for them to work, we previously didn't have enough electric power in the area :)

Check out this cool online poll. www.shapevancouver2050.com What do you think? Would you like to give up our beautiful views of the mountains to save some carbon foot print (if that is how they want to sell us the idea in order to get extra SQFT)?

As most of you know, moving around downtown Vancouver during the Olympics will be a little bit hard (hell), specially for the ones that live in Yaletown. Here is the downtown map of the closures that will be taking place in early February.

For all of us that live in Downtown Vancouver and want to try to get into Costco during the Olympic games, here is the deal. We will no be able to access the store from Pacific Blvd. instead we will need to get through Beatty St. also the schedule will change during the month of February. alternatively, you can walk have fun carrying 100 rolls of toilet paper.