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Well...after a nail biter of a hockey game...the Winter Olympics of 2010 are almost done. The special Olympics will be taking place over the next few weeks...but the primary bulk of the events have been completed. Canada has realized its potential...the pride in the nation is amazing...and we have some amazing and wonderful memories to keep in our minds and hearts from this event.

 

Over the last few days it seems as if the city of Vancouver has come alive with the fever of the games. I have seen people on the street at all hours of the day in Canadian gear...face painting and the red and white garb...today when Canada won the gold medal game in hockey, the response was unmistakable on the streets. People were honking their car horns and singing the national anthem...I have never experienced anything like the unity of the city during these last few days.

 

Last night we went to the olympic village area for the last time to bid farewell to the event and the atheletes. The crowds were so wonderful and energized that we didn't want to leave.

 

In terms of real estate in Vancouver during this period of the games...it does seem that there was a distraction from the games that impacted on the number and scale of the deals in the Select office, but it looks like all of the slight dip will be over compensated for with the increase in business that will be following in the coming months!