Olympics

EDITORIAL – Bidding for the 2030 Olympics in Vancouver just not worth it

February 25, 2020 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHERE WERE YOU 10 years ago? The right answer is supposed to be: making memories with the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. To listen to the [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Canada’s athletes should refuse to compete against China

May 14, 2019 // 3 Comments

An Armchair Mayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I CAUGHT A FEW ENDS of curling on TV last weekend. It was an international competition called the Curling World Cup Grand [Continue]

JOHNSON – The Olympics show a gnarly change is happening in Canada

February 25, 2018 // 1 Comment

ANOTHER OLYMPICS is done, medals are distributed, anthems heard, tears shed and everyone is headed home. I’m a huge fan of the Olympics in general, and I actually prefer [Continue]

PETERS – Olympic men’s hockey tournament was a half-measure

February 23, 2018 // 0 Comments

MY REACTION as a hockey fan and proud Canadian supporter to this morning’s men’s hockey loss was a little surprising to myself. I saw that Germany had defeated [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Olympics find new ways to surprise, and not always in a good way

February 22, 2018 // 0 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. JUST WHEN we think there are no new ways the Olympics can surprise us, they do — and not in a good way. Never mind that [Continue]