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2010 Olympics

The excitement of hosting the 2010 Winter Olympics on the West Coast of British Columbia has been tempered by the real concerns over its impact on low-income tenants living in Vancouver and Whistler.  TRAC is worried that more tenants may be affected the closer we get to 2010.  Several organizations have conducted extensive research into the impact of the Olympics and have published the following reports:

• “Housing Legacy of the 2010 Winter Games: Report of the Inner City Inclusive Committee Housing Table - January 2007”
• “Diversity 2010: Leveraging the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games to brand and make Greater Vancouver a truly multicultural community”  Source: 2005 Report by the Laurier Institution
• “Report Slams Run-up to Olympics”   Source: 2007 Article by the Tyee online newspaper
• “Multi Stakeholder Guidelines on Mega-Events and the Protection and Promotion of Housing Rights”   Source: 2007 Report by the Centre on Human Rights and Evictions Available in English, French, Spanish and Chinese

Please see links for additional information:

• Poverty Olympics
• Impact of Olympics on Community Coalition