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Patriot Hearts

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by John Furlong


  Index

  The page numbers in this index refer to the print edition of this book.

  Abbotsford, B.C., 28–29

  Aboriginal communities, 34, 54, 115,

  157, 166–68, 180, 184, 195, 212,

  254. see also First Nations

  Adams, Bryan, 63

  airport. see Vancouver Airport

  Authority

  Allen, Bruce, 180

  Anderson, Jasey-Jay, 280

  Antonson, Rick, 30

  Arbutus Club, 27–28, 36

  Armstrong, Jim, 312–13

  Asian Games, 2006, 178

  Athens, Greece, 155–56, 161, 164

  athlete parade, 194–95, 292–93,

  310, 316

  Athletes’ Village, 117, 281–82, 308,

  312–13, 323

  Atkins, David, 177–78, 179–87, 190,

  208, 214, 217, 249, 288, 292, 300

  Atlanta Summer Olympics, 1996, 176

  Aubut, Marcel, 267–68, 269, 290, 295

  auditor general report, 113–14

  A&W, 306

  Bagshaw, Ken, 92

  Bains, Harry, 114

  Bakuriani, Georgia, 224, 259, 314,

  318–20, 325

  Ballem, Penny, 118

  Ban Ki-moon, 161

  Barcelona Summer Olympics,

  1992, 176

  Barlee, Matt, 155–56

  Barry, Kevin, 11

  basketball, 14, 16, 17, 26

  Bass, Gary, 169

  Battle, Charlie, 51

  BBC, 262

  BC Games, 28

  BC Place Stadium, 176, 181–82, 238,

  253, 283, 290, 305

  Beaumont, Zach, 311

  Beban Park, 23–24

  BEIJING SUMMER OLYMPICS, 2008

  cauldron lighting, 176

  International Olympic Committee (IOC), 31, 139

  pre-recorded music, 198

  Bell Canada, 125–28, 137, 277, 324

  Berbick, Trevor, 24–25

  Berg, Larry, 301–2

  Berne, Switzerland, 42–43

  Biden, Joe, 228

  Bilodeau, Alexandre, 238–39, 253,

  264, 294

  Bin Hamad Al-Thani, Mohammed, 178

  Black, Rod, 68

  Blatter, Sepp, 44–45

  Bloc Québécois, 252

  Blue Jackets, 239, 252, 256–58, 265,

  279, 301, 302, 315, 322

  Blue Mountain Concerts, 177

  bobsleigh, women’s, 280

  bomb in Dublin, 17–18

  boxing events, 24–25

  Bramham, Daphne, 82, 119

  British press, 2, 238, 255, 258–59,

  260–61, 262, 300, 326

  broadcasting rights, 136–38

  Brodeur, Martin, 267

  Brodie, Malcolm, 106

  Brown, Peter, 163

  Bublé, Michael, 296

  BUDGET. see also sponsors

  construction, 103–5

  costs, 108–9, 111, 273–74

  funding, 113, 273–77

  revenue targets, 147

  tightening, 146–47

  zero deficit, 322

  Budman, Michael, 132

  Budweiser, 136

  Buenos Aires, 57–58

  Bunn, Richard, 51

  Buono, Wally, 174

  Burke, Brendan, 266

  Burke, Brian, 79, 91, 266–67

  “Calamity Games,” 259

  Calder, Don, 34

  Calgary, Alberta, 31–32, 83, 173–74

  Calgary Winter Olympics, 1988,

  151–52, 255

  Callaghan Valley, 258

  Cameron, James, 193

  Campagnolo, Iona, 21

  CAMPBELL, GORDON

  and Furlong, 87

  Paralympics, 308

  in Prague, 68, 71

  supporting VANOC, 218

  torch relay, 156–58

  Turin closing ceremonies, 134

  Campbell, Larry, 48–49, 65, 71

  Canada Games, 26–27

  Canada Hockey Place, 266, 289

  Canada Line transit, 119, 323

  Canada Place, 108, 266

  Canadian amateur sports, 26–27

  Canadian Armed Forces, 155–56, 308,

  310, 315

  Canadian College of Performing

  Arts, 180

  Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

  (CIBC), 129–31

  Canadian Olympic Association, 31

  CANADIAN OLYMPIC

  COMMITTEE (COC)

  1998 pitches, 31–32

  Aubut, Marcel, 290

  Michael Chambers, 65

  Own the Podium (OTP), 267–68,

  271–72, 277

  VANOC, 80

  Canadian Paralympic Committee, 80

  Canadian Soccer Association, 44

  Canadians, personality of, 257–58,

  285–86

  Cannery Restaurant, 307

  Canucks, 266

  Capralos, Spyros, 164

  Carrey, Jim, 184

  Casey, Bill, 14

  CAULDRON. see also torch relay

  closing ceremonies, 288, 291

  design, 187

  opening ceremonies, 193–94, 214–15

  outdoor, 187–88, 194, 260, 297–98

  security, 235, 260

  in Whistler, 225

  CBC, 137–38

  Celebration Plaza, 283, 313, 316

  ceremonies. see closing ceremonies; medal ceremonies; opening ceremonies

  Chambers, Michael, 65, 71

  Chan, Christine, 201

  Chan, Jeff, 92

  Chapin, Ward, 92

  Charest, Jean, 170, 185, 227, 244, 247

  Charles University, 68

  Chernecki, Ted, 140

  Chrétien, Jean, 53, 66–67, 74

  CIBC (Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce), 129–31

  Cirque du Soleil, 178–79

  Clarke, Ron, 9–10

  Clark, Glen, 31–32

  Clark, Tom, 172

  Clonmel, Ireland, 10

  CLOSING CEREMONIES

  cauldron, 288, 291

  French content, 250–51, 285

  media description, 296

  mime performance, 288–89,

  291–92

  Paralympics, 315–16

  planning, 180–87

  Rogge, Jacques, 291, 292

  speeches, 287–88, 293–95

  Turin, 134

  COBB, DAVE

  breakfast, 220, 284

  Cypress Mountain, 232

  internal review, 146

  media, 317

  Nodar Kumaritashvili’s death, 202,

  217, 220

  RBC sponsorship, 130

  and VANOC, 91–92

  victory ceremony, 238

  Coca-Cola, 152

  Coe, Sebastian, 201–2, 259

  Cohen, Leonard, 184, 193, 214

  Concert Properties, 49–50, 187

  Conibear, Mary, 262

  construction budget, 103–5, 111, 112

  Cope, George, 324

  corporate sponsorships, 124–25

  Corrigan, Derek, 107, 108

  corruption, 59–60

  costs, 108–9, 111, 273–74

  Craven, Sir Philip, 309, 314

  criticism, 238, 258–62

  Cromack, Emma (author’s daughter), 324

  Crooks, Charmaine, 65, 71

  Crosby, Sidney, 289, 299

  Cruickshank, Greg, 126

  Cruickshank, Rob, 126–29

  CTV, 137–39, 166, 172, 188, 209, 238,

  278, 280, 286, 289, 306, 311, 324

  “Cultural Olympiad,” 254–55

  curling, Paralympic, 312–13

  Cypress Mountain, 116–17, 228–34,

  255, 258, 269

  Daily Mail newspaper, 259, 263

  Daily Telegraph newspaper, 300

  Dallaire, Roméo, 193

  David Lam Park, 199

  Del Bosco
, Chris, 281

  Denton, Caley, 147

  Desmarais, France Chrétien, 88

  Despatie, Alexandre, 166

  Dimitriadis, Vassilis, 161

  Dion, Céline, 183

  Doha Asian Games, 2006, 178

  Dowling, Tony, 24

  Doyle, Chris, 233

  Doyle, Dan, 112–13, 229

  Drabinsky, Garth, 177

  Dublin, Ireland, 17–18

  Duncan, George, 106

  Dutton, Robert, 135

  Ebersol, Dick, 76, 108, 278

  economic crisis, 145–49

  Edvinsson, Jan-Ake, 109

  Eilertsen, Vidar, 152

  Elias, Arturo, 145

  e-mail communications, 211, 213,

  256, 262

  Entwistle, Darren, 128

  Environment Canada, 231

  Erickson Air-Crane helicopters, 232

  Esquimalt, B.C., 308

  European Athletic Association, 318

  European Olympic Committee,

  241, 315

  Expo 86, 26, 117, 120

  False Creek, 33, 42, 117, 247, 323

  fan-to-fan ticket program, 147–48

  Fasel, René, 71, 81, 109, 219, 302

  Fecan, Ivan, 137–38

  federal government funding, OTP,

  274–77

  Fédération des francophones de la

  Colombie-Britannique, 226

  Feldman, Sam, 180

  Felli, Gilbert, 81, 201, 205, 219

  Fendt, Josef, 208–9, 222

  fiddling, 184

  FIFA (International Federation of Association Football), 44

  First Nations, 115–16, 165–66,

  195–97, 212. see also Aboriginal communities

  Five Ring Circus (Shaw), 120

  flag, Olympic, 193, 214

  Fondation canadienne pour le dialogue des cultures, 226

  Fontaine, Phil, 195–97

  foreign press, 238

  Fortress Investment Group, 117

  Foster, David, 54

  Fowlie, Jim, 236–37

  Fox, Betty, 189, 193, 214, 310, 311

  Fox, Darrell, 189

  Fox, Rolly, 310, 311

  Fox, Terry, 189

  Frank Crane Arena, 24

  Fraser, Dan, 180

  Fraser, Graham, 226, 246–47

  Frazier, Joe, 10

  French content, 184–86, 213, 226–27,

  238, 244–48, 250–51, 285

  French lessons, 290

  funding, 113, 273–77. see also sponsors

  Furlong, Damien, 174, 324

  FURLONG, JOHN

  as CEO, 32–34, 83–85, 324

  chamber of commerce speech, 25

  childhood, 9–16

  COO and Jack Poole, 36–39

  family, 299

  father, 10–11, 12, 19–20

  flight to Canada, 20

  Gaelic football, 13–14

  grandchildren, 174, 324

  health rumours, 140–50

  honours, 325

  and Jack Poole, 35–37, 83, 325

  migraine headaches, 23, 311

  mother, 12–13, 121–22

  in Nanaimo, B.C., 23

  in Prince George, B.C., 20–23

  Rosemary (sister), 299

  running shoes, 11–12

  soccer story, 14–15

  on sports, 15–16

  squash playing, 26

  twenties, 16–23

  Furlong, John Jr., 303, 324

  Furlong, Maria, 324

  Furlong, Molly, 78, 214, 291, 292, 324

  Furtado, Nelly, 217

  FutureBrand, 323

  Gaelic football, 13–14

  Gammoudi, Mohammed, 9

  Garcia, Carlos, 57–58

  Gardiner, Ali, 142–44

  Garou, 185–86

  Gaze, Christopher, 197

  General Motors (GM), 135, 145.

  see also GM Place

  Georgia, 212, 224, 295, 314, 317

  Georgian National Olympic

  Committee, 243, 317

  gifts, IOC, 57–58

  Givens, Scott, 177

  “Glitch Games,” 236

  Global BC news, 140–41

  Globe and Mail newspaper, 117–18, 167

  GM Place, 79, 91, 109, 110

  Godfrey, Jim, 97–98

  Goepel, Rusty, 34–35

  gold medals, 239, 265, 279

  Goodale, Ralph, 171

  Good, Bill, 120–21

  Gray, Adam, 169

  Greene, Nancy, 189, 190–91, 214

  Gretzky, Wayne, 65, 68, 71, 189,

  190–91, 214, 267, 283

  Griffiths, Arthur, 31, 33

  Guardian newspaper, 259, 263, 326

  Gwich’in peoples, 167

  Hansen, Rick, 191–93, 214,

  308, 310

  Harper, Stephen, 218, 250–52, 326

  Hayes, Bob, 10

  Haysom, Ian, 140–41

  health rumours, 140–50

  Heiberg, Gerhard, 51–55, 302

  Heil, Jenn, 225–26, 238, 253–54, 264

  Hellenic Olympic Committee, 164

  Heller, George, 131, 307

  Henderson, Paul, 37, 65

  Hickey, Pat, 45, 241, 315, 318

  Hillcrest Park, 312

  hiring freezes, 146

  Hirthler, George, 51

  HOCKEY

  Canada vs. United States, 266–67

  ice size, 109–10

  men’s gold medal, 287, 289–90

  sledge, 311–12

  women’s gold medal, 279

  Hockey Canada, 276, 312

  Hollingsworth, Mellisa, 268

  Home Depot, 135

  House of Commons, 170–72

  Hudson’s Bay Company (hBC),

  131–32, 307

  Hughes, Clara, 281

  Hugo, Victor, 277

  “I Believe” song, 289

  ice-cleaning machine, 255

  ice dance, 280

  Ilanaaq, 140

  Independent newspaper, 326

  Indigenous communities.

  see Aboriginal communities

  International Bobsleigh Federation,

  37, 40

  International Broadcast Centre, 282

  International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), 44

  International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), 109–10, 302

  International Luge Federation (FIL),

  208, 221

  INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC).

  see also Rogge, Jacques

  awarding the games, 74–75

  Beijing Summer Olympics, 2008,

  31, 139

  bid finalists, 42–44

  bid presentation in Vancouver,

  53–55

  broadcasting rights, 138–39

  coordination commission meeting, 201

  evaluation commission, 50–55

  funding, 148

  gifts, 57–58

  letters, hand written, 61–62

  member profiles, 39–40

  Olympic Order, 301

  Olympic Truce, 160–61

  Paralympics, 304–5, 308

  protests, 210

  on sponsorships, 136

  support for VANOC, 218–19, 282

  transportation, 301

  International Paralympic Committee (IPC), 304–5, 306, 308–9, 314

  Inukshuk, 140, 167

  Inward Eye, 292

  IOC. see International Olympic Committee (IOC)

  Irish Republican Army (IRA), 11

  It’s How You Play the Game (King), 151

  Jack Poole Plaza, 188, 234, 297

  Jackson, Roger, 51

  Jacob, Gibby (Chief ), 65, 71

  Jako, Monica, 201

  James, Carole, 114

  Jarvis, Patrick, 88

  Jean, Michaëlle, 164, 218, 310, 311

  Jespersen, Randy, 188

  journalists. see media

  Jung, Chantal,
74

  Kahnawake reserve, 168–70

  Kim Un-Yong, 65

  King, Frank, 83, 151, 173–74

  King, Tom, 171

  Kissinger, Henry, 73

  Koyczan, Shane, 186

  Kugluktuk, Nunavut, 167

  Kulich, Marti, 63–64

  Kumaritashvili, David, 221–22, 319

  Kumaritashvili, Dodo, 318, 319

  Kumaritashvili, Felix, 221–22,

  242–43, 320

  Kumaritashvili, Nodar, 203–6, 217,

  220–24, 241–43, 279, 295, 314,

  318–20, 325

  Kyikavichik, 167

  Laliberté, Guy, 178–79

  Lang, k.d., 214, 217

  Laumann, Silken, 166

  Lausuanne, Switzerland, 42–43

  Lavigne, Avril, 133

  Lay, Marion, 41

  leadership workshops, 95

  Lehman Brothers, 144

  Lehto, Craig, 207, 224–25

  Le May Doan, Catriona, 65, 72, 166,

  190–91, 214, 288

  Lemay, Jacques, 180

  letters to IOC, 61–62

  Lévis, Quebec, 168

  licensed products, 139–40, 147

  Lillehammer Winter Olympic Games,

  1994, 51, 176, 302

  Lil’wat First Nation, 212

  logo design, 140–41

  London, England, 139

  London Summer Olympics,

  2012, 259

  “Long May You Run” song, 296

  Lougheed, Peter, 174

  Lowry, Mark, 270–71

  “lucky loonie,” 70, 135

  luge track, 207, 221, 222

  Lunn, Gary, 157, 283

  Luzhkov, Yuri, 46–47

  Lyall, Johnny, 211

  MacDiarmada, Padraig, 45

  MacLachlan, Graham, 130

  MacLachlan, Sarah, 217

  MacMillan, Bruce, 30

  Madrid, Spain, 56

  Main Operations Centre, 262

  Main Press Centre, 2, 206, 217, 244,

  259–60, 297. see also media

  Manning Park, 232

  “The Maple Leaf Forever” song, 296

  Marchal, Patrick, 142

  mascots, 140, 141

  Mason, Gary, 117–18, 167

  Matheson, Steve, 92, 112

  McCammon, Stan, 92

  McCaw, John, 92

  McEachern, Allan, 128

  McIvor, Ashleigh, 281

  McKeever, Brian, 313

  McLaughlin, John, 93

  McLennan, Rex, 92–93

  McMartin, Pete, 296

  medal ceremonies, 253–54, 283, 286

  medals, 143, 265, 279, 280–81, 312

  MEDIA. see also British press; Main

  Press Centre; specific networks

  and newspapers

  broadcasting rights, 136–38

  budget costs, 111–12

  “Calamity Games,” 259

  closing ceremonies, 296

  construction budget, 105

  cost overruns, 119

  criticism, 238, 258–62

 

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