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HeresyLives Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-02-10 06:18 PM
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Has everyone seen our lovely pavillion at the Olympics?
http://www.vancouversun.com/opinion/Canada+unveils+2010+Olympic+Pavilion/2491972/story.html

Words fail me.
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ConcernedCanuk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-02-10 06:46 PM
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1. "Canada Pavilion" - built by the USA - WHY are we whoring ourselves out again?
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must be because we don't need the jobs, eh?

From the posted Article:

"Workers for an American construction company that won the $9.29-million construction contract were putting the finishing touches to the facility."

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Joyce Murray, the Liberal Opposition Critic for the Olympics and Amateur Sport, questioned whether Canada Pavilion in Vancouver is worth the money.

"I think this project has been botched up from the beginning, and is still being botched," she said.

She said the government has never satisfactorily answered why it gave the construction contract to Chicago-based Exhibitgroup/Giltspur, which won the deal on a two-week tender in November.

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yeah Canada

NOT
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HeresyLives Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-02-10 07:27 PM
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2. Harper...'small town cheap'.
Edited on Tue Feb-02-10 08:03 PM by HeresyLives
With full apologies to small towns everywhere.

This is what BC alone had at Beijing...now THIS is a pavillion!

On edit: Sigh, forgot the url.


http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=630572
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Spazito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-02-10 08:48 PM
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3. Geez, that is one ugly building!
It looks like an outdated airplane hanger, imo. 10.4 million for that!?!

What a friggin' disaster.
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HeresyLives Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-02-10 09:14 PM
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4. My sentiments exactly.
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daleo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-02-10 09:58 PM
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5. Yikes
I've seen nicer quonset huts.
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