effort gears up

NORTH VANCOUVER City
and-District_ are winding up
the machinery to host one of
the biggest events in North
Shore history.”

By Robert Galster
* Contributing Writer

The 1996 B.C. Winter Games
are scheduled to kick off on Feb, 22
- with. the opening ceremonies set
~ for the Lonsdale recreation centre.
“ “I-don’t think people understand
‘how big this is ... I don’t think they
* understand the scope yet,” said

‘Games director of promoticns
Marleen Morris.

The Games promise a direct
economic’ gain of $2 million to
North: Vancouver and require the
help of roughly 3.500 volunteers.

Nearly 3,000 athletes, coaches,
managers and officials are also
- expected to converge upon North

Vancouver for the three-day event.
“.. On Nov.. 30 the lighting of the
B.C. Games torch at the Centennial
Theatre: launched the © official

The immediacy of the event is
also bringing home the magnitude
of the organizational — effort
required of the Games’ organizers.

To help facilitate the massive
flow of both volunteers and infor-
mation alike, an’ official Games
office has been opened at 123 East
[5th Street. Office manager James
Knowles refers to it} as the “war

room.”
~ [fF the way it came together is

any indication, the Games will also
be a stunning success.

“One of the most fascinating
things to me is watching this facil-
ity develop.” said Knowles of an
office that on June 1S was in what

Knowles refers to as a “rudimenta-

ry” state. .

However, Morris stresses that
the work is far from finished.

““If' the Winter Games had
Christmas wish, it would: be for

-many, many more volunteers,” she

said.

countdown to the Games — 84 = :

days.”

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etin main lobby
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