Countdown to 2010: Facts and Figures
Some interesting figures associated with the 2010 Winter Olympic Games...

Nuts-and-Bolts plans underway
The hoopla's faded, but behind the scenes a lot of people are working to prepare the two cities for the Games, MARK HUME says

Businesses ponder how to reap benefits
Back in 1988, Chris Morrey-Jones got a panicked call from a Calgary sportswear supplier struggling to meet demand for novelty T-shirts bearing images of British ski jumper Eddie (the Eagle) Edwards and the Jamaican bobsled team, surprise heroes of the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.

IOC seeks heavy hitters to join exclusive lineup
Coca-Cola celebrates Vancouver's Games with a commemorative can.

It's a long, long way from Tipperary
John Furlong can't skate or ski, but he's determined the Games will succeed

'I've got a job' won't be accepted as excuse for missing a shift
If you become a volunteer at the 2010 Olympic Games, you will have to be prepared to put your life on hold for 20 days, and no feeble excuses for missing a shift, like "I've got a job," will be accepted.

TV rights could spur a bonanza
These Games will have a huge impact on Canadian broadcasting. The networks are set to enter a bidding war

Corporate Canada keen to be involved
While the lighting of the Olympic flame in Vancouver may be years away, jockeying by Canadian companies to hang their names alongside the glowing torch and the patented five interlocking rings has already begun.

IOC is all business when it comes to deadlines
The day after Vancouver-Whistler was awarded the 2010 Winter Olympics in Prague last summer, the International Olympic Committee gave organizers something else - a watchdog.

Maple Leaf flies high in new sports
The 2010 Olympics will be the Games of Change, which should bode well for Canada