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John Furlong

Vancouver riot review: John Furlong's balancing act

The following piece was first published on August 2. The Stanley Cup riot review, which will be released today, is co-chaired by John Furlong. On the surface, no one seemed to bat an eye when former...

Review into Vancouver's Stanley Cup riot to be released this week

Authors studied causes, police role, lessons learned (or not) from riot in '94 -- and how to avoid a repeat in future.

Doug Keefe, former Nova Scotia deputy attorney general, to co-chair riot review

Former Nova Scotia deputy attorney general Doug Keefe has been selected to co-chair the independent review of the June 15 Stanley Cup Riot. Keefe retired from government service in 2007 after nearly...

When the dominator energy came to town: the real IOC

The 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics: Good for the city? Good for business? How?

Mayor Gregor Robertson presents certificate of appreciation and City Olympic medallions to VANOC executives

At City Council today, Mayor Gregor Robertson presented a Certificate of Appreciation and City Olympic medallions to executives of the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and...

What We Saw at the Closing Ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games

The mistakes of the Opening Ceremony seemed irrelevant after 14 gold medals, and tonight's Closing Ceremonies were about celebration and fun.

VANOC Credited with Late Arrivals of Premier, Mayor and Four Host First Nations Leaders at Opening Ceremony

 A VANOC bus carrying the city and province's leading dignitaries arrived nearly a half an hour late to BC Place and the result was that the premier, the mayor and the leaders of the four host...

Mayor Robertson, VANOC's John Furlong, and Vancouver Tourism CEO Rick Antonson Celebrate Olympic Countdown with Large Crowd at Robson Square

The mayor of Vancouver, the CEO of the Vancouver Olympics Organizing Committee, and the CEO of Tourism Vancouver joined chefs and a large crowd at Robson Square to celebrate the seven day countdown...

Signs, Snow, Whistler Bankruptcy, and Other Olympic-Sized Misadventures and Malfunctions

We learned this week that Fortress, the company that acquired Whistler-Blackcomb from a bankrupt Intrawest, is now in default to its creditors. The news sparked speculation that the resort might clos