Vancouver's Celebrity, Charity Gala, Restaurant, Party and Society Column by Catherine Barr

Cat Barr on Global TV with Sophie Lui

February 23, 2010 by Cat Barr (admin)  
Filed under News, Olympics

I had so much fun with Sophie Lui on Global TV last Saturday (Feb 20, 2010).
With all the Olympic celeb and parties in town, we got a chance to talk live on the air from Robson Square about all the excitement around town.
I even got a chance to show off a few pictures too of [...]

Olympic Ice Dancing Fashions and Faux Pas

February 23, 2010 by Cat Barr (admin)  
Filed under News, Olympics

There’s no throws, triple flips, double axels or, for that matter, falling down on your butt – but, when it comes to Olympic ice dancing there is still plenty of drama, especially in the fashion department.
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WEIRDEST OUTFITS EVER

Russian bronze medal winners Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin may have skated to a third place win [...]

In Memory of Georgian Luger Nodar Kumaritashvili

February 12, 2010 by Cat Barr (admin)  
Filed under News, Olympics

I was brimming with pride, watching the Olympic torch live on TV as it made its way through the streets of Vancouver when it happened.
Breaking News – Olympic Luger Killed in Training Run
My joy quickly turned to sorrow. Then the pictures came. Stunning – shocking – devastating.
How could a day filled with such elation turn [...]

Olympic Athletes Reunion Reception Vancouver 2010

February 11, 2010 by Cat Barr (admin)  
Filed under News, Olympics

Five time Olympian Charmaine Crooks was the perfect host last night at a special Olympic Athletes reunion event in Vancouver’s Chinatown district. It was a royal reception to be sure with names like HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco and King Constantine II of Greece who attended along with his wife, Queen Anne Marie of [...]

Celebrity Torch Bearers in Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics

February 8, 2010 by Cat Barr (admin)  
Filed under News, Olympics

VANCOUVER, Feb. 8 /CNW/ – John Furlong, CEO of the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) today announced additional well-known torchbearers who will join other notable individuals and every-day Canadians to carry the Olympic Flame throughout the final days of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay.
The 106-day torch relay [...]

USA Gold Medal Snowboarder Shaun White on Letterman

February 3, 2010 by Cat Barr (admin)  
Filed under News, Olympics

Vancouver’s Olympic snow woes continue, and now they’ve hit the big time.
Tuesday night, USA Gold Medal snowboarder Shaun White appeared on David Letterman. The interview concluded with the two men laughing about rumours that Vancouver doesn’t have enough snow up at the Cypress mountain half pipe venue and joking about snow being flown in by [...]

Vancouver Olympic Venues Map

January 29, 2010 by Cat Barr (admin)  
Filed under Olympics

 View Olympicreporter's 2010 Winter Games in a larger map
Here's the legend for the listings of  sites and events

Snowflakes: Official celebration sites
Green tents: Official competition & practice venues
Red dot tags: Canadian official houses
Red tags: Other countries' pavilions
Yellow tags: Sponsor sites & events
Yellow pins: Vancouver Sun offices & house
Purple dot tags: Media centres
Green dot tags: City [...]

VANOC apologizes to Vancouver Symphony for Discord

December 19, 2009 by Cat Barr (admin)  
Filed under News, Olympics

Vancouver’s Olympic Organizing Committee (VANOC) has issued a clarifying statement designed to quieten the chorus of public dissent that appears to be growing around Bramwell Tovey and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s (VSO) apparent ceremonial snub.
The apology was issued in a press release on Saturday Dec 19, 2009 after the public had learned that VANOC had [...]