Today kicks off the opening ceremonies for the 2010 winter games (finally)!
After enduring years of politics, planning, road construction, and speculation of all kinds... we can actually get down to the business of the games themselves. It's now all about the athlete's and their stories of glory and tragedy that are about to unfold..
Among the bills for the olympic build-up was nearly $1B for badly needed improvements to the Sea to Sky highway (which is now one of the most spectacular roads in North America). It's also reported to be the single largest security detail in Canadian history (est. at $900M+), that includes everything from special forces creeping the backcountry, NORAD surveillance from above, Navy SEALS diving in the harbors, and Blackhawk helicopters packing the heliports.
Big brother is watching.
TR