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New Feature: Pokemon gets top rating from CityCaucus critic

16 May 2010

Alex Lamoureux pilots a new youth-oriented feature on CityCaucus.com Last fall we introduced our wildly popular Where 2 Be for Free Guide during the Olympics. It was a new feature that had mass appeal beyond the thousands of you...

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Mayor Robertson's Olympic 'thank you' cost you $16,025

9 May 2010

The City should be sending a bill to Vision Vancouver for those election ads Just imagine it's February 19th, 2010. Vancouver, the Province and the whole of Canada are full of pride and thrilling at the 2010 Olympic Games. You're...

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Canada must build upon the legacy of our "free" Olympics success

13 Apr 2010

It's been dubbed The People's Games but how did it happen? Now that Vancouver’s 2010 Olympic & Paralympic Games are over many of us wish them back. But it wasn’t so long ago the public had a less generous opinion...

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Vancouver 2010 Games' success "measured by free"

21 Mar 2010

We filled the streets in celebration & queued for hours to be a part of Vancouver's party Metro Vancouver, our province and our country can be immeasurably proud of the Games we've hosted. Something in the Canadian mojo made...

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Royal Canadian Mint announces new medals venue!

5 Mar 2010

Expect big crowds at Vancouver's Central Library for the Mint Pavilion In what has to be an ironic twist to the Olympic pavilions story, the Central Branch of the Vancouver Public Library, which until last summer was going to...

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Bloggers throw down Paralympic-sized challenge

3 Mar 2010

2010 Free Events Guide creators say keep the party going! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Vancouver, BC – Fresh off their enormously successful campaign to get the public to turn out to the free pavilions and other attractions during the 2010...

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Thank you!

1 Mar 2010

Thanks from Daniel Fontaine & Mike Klassen Many, many thank yous to all of those who helped make our coverage of Vancouver's 2010 celebration a success. We marked the end of February with 2.25 million page views, nearly 1,000,000...

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Let the celebration continue during the Paralympic Games

26 Feb 2010

Newly announced Canadian Paralympic Ambassador Sam Sullivan on GlobalTV Two days left, folks. Of the Olympic Games celebration, that is. We're going to try and take in some of the final celebrations, including watching the closing ceremony (on a...

We've lent our city to the world, and I hope it changes us forever

26 Feb 2010

When the cauldron was lit, Vancouver came alive! Flickr photo: HereInVancouver On July 2, 2003, I sat at GM Place and waited amid the nervous energy for the big announcement. As Jacques Rogge walked to the podium the entire...

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The Royal Canadian Mint will bring back the medals for the Paralympics

25 Feb 2010

We will be able to see the medals up close through March, but at a new locationSources have revealed to CityCaucus.com that the Royal Canadian Mint is returning for the duration of the Paralympic Games, March 12 to March...

Vancouver 2010: "The People's Games"?

24 Feb 2010

This video collage features CTV's 'I Believe' theme, and Where 2 Be for Free We began going through our photo album, and many of the great shots provided to us in our Facebook group, and thought what great memories...

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Vancouver's Games most embraced by locals ever - why?

23 Feb 2010

Did free attractions draw the crowds for Vancouver's Olympics? (click for larger) On Friday, veteran broadcaster Brian Williams, CTV's "face of the Games" stated that in all the Olympics he had covered, he's never seen a city embrace the...

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More on Paralympics & free pavilions

23 Feb 2010

GlobalTV's Darlene Heidemann explores which pavilions, if any, are sticking around We get a lot of questions here at CityCaucus.com, like how can I get into Heineken House without a Dutch passport, or when is that band playing at...

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Pavilion Profile: Richmond O Zone

23 Feb 2010

Ice skating at the O Zone - put it on your to-do list (click for larger) Yesterday afternoon I took a whirlwind tour of Richmond's O Zone. It was the second brief visit I had there, and thanks to...

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Vancouver's Maritime Museum offers free admission this weekend

23 Feb 2010

The St. Roch, housed at the Vancouver Maritime Museum A few days ago I wrote about the City of Vancouver providing a "Plan B" in response to the massive interest in "where 2 be for free" in our city...

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New Calabria venue added to free venues guide

19 Feb 2010

Discover Calabria is the newest venue to be added to our Where 2 Be for Free guideAre you looking for a pavilion that serves up Italian nibblies and lets you learn more about the Calabria region? How about a pavilion...

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Canada wins gold! Now see the medal up close

14 Feb 2010

On a visit to the popular Royal Canadian Mint Pavilion, you can see and touch the medals One of the surprise smash hits of the 2010 free pavilions has been the Royal Canadian Mint Pavilion, located on Granville Street...

How will venues deal with the demand?

14 Feb 2010

Holland's Heineken House provides a long wait just to drink a beer We're getting phone calls and emails from all over the province and from Americans planning trips up to Vancouver from Seattle and Chicago. Yesterday we received just...

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Pavilion Profile: German Fan Fest

12 Feb 2010

Guten tag from Vancouver! If you haven't been to Munich's Öktoberfest, and don't foresee going anytime soon, visiting German Fan Fest is close to the real thing. A flood of memories of my time at Oktoberfest came back when...

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Exclusive: Canada Pavilion first look with Prime Minister Harper

12 Feb 2010

Prime Minister Harper at the Torch Relay's arrival at Canada Pavilion this morning CityCaucus.com was honoured this morning to have exclusive access to the Canada Pavilion in the presence of the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper. We...

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Results tagged “where 2 be for free”

New Feature: Pokemon gets top rating from CityCaucus critic

Mayor Robertson's Olympic 'thank you' cost you $16,025

Canada must build upon the legacy of our "free" Olympics success

Vancouver 2010 Games' success "measured by free"

Royal Canadian Mint announces new medals venue!

Bloggers throw down Paralympic-sized challenge

Thank you!

Let the celebration continue during the Paralympic Games

We've lent our city to the world, and I hope it changes us forever

The Royal Canadian Mint will bring back the medals for the Paralympics

Vancouver 2010: "The People's Games"?

Vancouver's Games most embraced by locals ever - why?

More on Paralympics & free pavilions

Pavilion Profile: Richmond O Zone

Vancouver's Maritime Museum offers free admission this weekend

New Calabria venue added to free venues guide

Canada wins gold! Now see the medal up close

How will venues deal with the demand?

Pavilion Profile: German Fan Fest

Exclusive: Canada Pavilion first look with Prime Minister Harper

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