I recently returned from London and the opening week of London 2012 Olympic Games. Having taken in a lot of activities and events during Vancouver 2010, it was interesting to observe another Olympic Games as a visitor. The British media and public are a usually cynical bunch and the lead up to London 2012 was…
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Fit Inspiration – British Columbia Sports Hall Of Fame
Since 1966 the BC Sports Hall Of Fame & Museum has been the curator and caretaker of British Columbia’s sports history. Housed since 1993 in BC Place Stadium, after decades housed at the PNE, the Sports Hall recently re-opened after the 20month closure while BC Place renovated and installed the new roof. Located beside Gate…
Whitecaps FC keep the ball rolling
June is a good month for soccer. There’s lot’s of football on TV with Euro 2012 into the quarter final stage and after a two week lay0ff, the MLS Whitecaps FC returned with three home games in two weeks. Earning 7 of a possible 9 points from the homestand, Whitecaps haven’t lost since early May,…
Recipients of First Annual Paul Carson Broadcast & Media Awards Announced
Winners of the inaugural Paul Carson Broadcast & Media Awards were announced Thursday January 26th, recognizing excellence in sports broadcast and journalism in the Vancouver marketplace across nine categories of radio, television and print. The 2012 finalists were named from a list of nominees compiled by a multi-media panel assembled by “Friends of Paul Carson”…
Finalists for inaugural Paul Carson Broadcast & Media Awards announced
The nominees for the inaugural Paul Carson Broadcast & Media Awards were announced Wednesday January 18th, recognizing excellence in sports broadcast and journalism in the Vancouver marketplace across nine categories of radio, television and print. The Vancouver sport scene lost a friend, advocate and legend when Paul Carson passed away in December 2010. Carson was…
Whitecaps score first win in the new BC Place
Whitecaps v Real Salt Lake – BC Place Stadium – Oct 6, 2011 Vancouver played host to, third in the Western conference, rivals Real Salt Lake for the second match in their new home, BC Place. The crowd was smaller than the sell out that greeted the first BC Place match but was in no…
Whitecaps FC return to BC Place
Whitecaps FC v Portland Timbers – BC Place Stadium – October 2, 2011 When BC Place Stadium intially opened in 1983, Vancouver Whitecaps of the North American Soccer League played the first sporting event in the stadium, against North West rivals Seattle Sounders. Following the Friday grand opening BC Lions game, Sunday afternoon saw the current MLS Whitecaps FC…