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Key Issues 3 Board of Trade Vancouver Board of Trade and co- B.C.; Malcolm Brodie, Mayor of Stockwell Day said the project 2010 Countdown 4 chair, Spirit of Vancouver® told the Richmond; Gregor Robertson, had taken an appropriately Member News 5, 7-9 welcomes crowd at Waterfront Station as The Mayor of Vancouver; John Furlong, “Olympic effort” to be completed Chair’s Message 6 Board of Trade officially welcomed CEO, Vancouver Organizing on budget and ahead of time.” Private Schools 10 Canada Line the first Canada Line train to arrive Committee for the 2010 Olympic “This is an historic example of at Waterfront Station on opening and Paralympic Winter Games The Board carrying out its mission Education 11-13 BY TERRY HADLEY & TAS H ON ZIARA day, Monday, August 17, 2009. (VANOC) and a number of Olympic of Engaged Community Leadership Spirit of Vancouver 14, 19 Guests arriving from YVR and and Paralympic athletes. and its purpose of individual, Game Plan 2010 15-18 “As most of you know, this region picked up at stations en-route for the Premier Gordon Campbell business and community well- Footprints 21 came very close to not having this “Platform Party” included Stockwell thanked the thousands of people being,” Lisogar-Cocchia said, Fall Getaways 23 fantastic resource – now right on Day, Minister of International involved in the project. “It’s always recalling how The Board of Trade Events & Speakers 24 our doorsteps. 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