October 11, 2010 (Vancouver, BC) – Following the 2010 Vancouver Games some of the Olympic facilities like the Richmond Olympic Oval, a state-of-the-art fitness centre with a $178-million price-tag, are already in heavy use. But the athlete’s village with 1,100 units in 16 buildings, is currently a mini-ghost town in the heart of the city. Whistler Olympic Park, built at a cost of $119.7-million for the cross-country skiing, biathlon and ski jumping events is selling season’s passes, and the biathlon shooting range was a summer hit, but the two Olympic ski jumps are a challenge… read the Globe and Mail’s report card HERE.

Vancouver 2010 Ski Jumps © David McColm