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TUESDAY, 31 OCTOBER 2006
	JP Walker Joins the Benji Project in Japan
	After a successful first installment this past June in the remote Mentawai Islands chain, The Benji Project recently landed in Japan to embark on the second leg of its epic global adventure. As was the case four months ago, this latest installment once again unites an all-star roster of surfers, skateboarders and snowboarders, including Forum’s own JP Walker. Produced and hosted by comed Read Full Story
FRIDAY, 27 OCTOBER 2006
	VANOC Update on Event Venues
	The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) has released a report dated October 25 stating that it is on schedule in terms of completing the venues of the games. Below are the completion dates of the Olympic and Paralympic venues: Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Venues UBC ice hockey arena Richmond Speed Skating Oval Whistler O Read Full Story
THURSDAY, 26 OCTOBER 2006
	2010 Games Expenditures, Construction on Track
	Revenues are up, expenditures are on target and venue construction is on schedule according to the 2005/06 Annual Report released today by the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC). The Annual Report includes the management discussion and analysis and financial statements for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2006. The VANOC Annual Report fo Read Full Story
TUESDAY, 24 OCTOBER 2006
	Reiter Makes Second Straight World Cup Final
	SOELDEN, Austria - Justin Reiter (Steamboat Springs, CO) made it two World Cup finals in two starts, finishing 13th at the season opening parallel giant slalom Sunday. Olympic silver medalist Simon Schoch of Switzerland won the event with younger brother and Olympic gold medalist Philipp Schoch in third. Slovenian Rok Flander was second. Reiter, the reigning PGS and parallel slalom U.S. c Read Full Story
MONDAY, 23 OCTOBER 2006
	19 Canadian Athletes Get Funding
	Nineteen high performance Canadian athletes from British Columbia have been named as the members of RONA’s Growing with Our Athletes Program, a five-year funding program with a guaranteed minimum of $4 million to help 100 prospective Olympians and Paralympians achieve their dream. The athletes named today include: Athlete Peter Dembicki Stephanie Dixon Allison Forsythe Susan Gar Read Full Story