The official Whistler website of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
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What is VANOC?
The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) was established on September 30, 2003. The Committee's mandate is to support and promote the development of sport in Canada by planning, organizing, financing and staging the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
VANOC is guided by a 20-member board of directors nominated by the Government of Canada, the Province of British Columbia, the City of Vancouver, the Resort Municipality of Whistler, the Canadian Olympic Committee, the Canadian Paralympic Committee and local First Nations. Whistler has two representatives on the board, Jim Godfrey Executive Director of the Games Office for the Resort Municipality of Whistler, and Barrett Fisher, President and CEO of Tourism Whistler.
The Vancouver 2010 mission is to touch the soul of the nation and inspire the world by creating and delivering an extraordinary Olympic and Paralympic experience with lasting legacies.
The vision is to build a stronger Canada whose spirit is raised by its passion for sport, culture and sustainability.
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