The costs are high, but the quality of service is really good. I have a fibre connection and receive 1 Gbps (speed test occasionally returns 1.1 Gbps) with 1 ms latency and Unlimited bandwidth. Previously I had cable and received 600 Mbps with 6 ms latency also with unlimited bandwidth.
All of the venues used for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic games are used extensively, the only two I don't personally know if they are used extensively are the Whistler Sliding Centre, and the Whistler Olympic Park.
Canada Hockey Place (aka Rogers Arena): Vancouver Canucks NHL team home stadium and concerts.
Cypress Mountain: Very popular local mountain for ski/board and snowshoeing.
Pacific Coliseum: Used for PNE, concerts, and events.
Richmond Olympic Oval: Popular skating rink
UBC Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre: Amateur sports teams and other events.
Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre (aka Hillcrest Centre): Now used as a rec center.
Whistler Creekside (aka Whistler Blackcomb): The go-to location for ski/boarding nearby.
Whistler Olympic Park: Unsure.
Whistler Sliding Centre: Unsure.
> All of the venues used for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic games are used extensively
Vancouver seems like an exception though. Canada is a wealthy country where the average person is likely to participate in sports (skating, hockey, skiing) that facilities were built for.
Also they didn't have to build new ski resorts, since the area already had some of the best ski resorts in the world.
It's a very different scenario in a country where people have far less discretionary income to spend on sporting venues.
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Do you have any sources to back that up? I can't imagine what (beside altruistic) benefits would be received by donating time, energy, and money for the benefit of people who don't have it?
