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>>291722 Nope, a few have been kept alive to churn out their art for the tourists.
>>291741 From Wiki: Opposition to the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver[24] has been expressed by hundreds of activists and politicians, including Lower Mainland Mayors Derek Corrigan and Richard Walton. Many of the public Olympic events held to date in Vancouver have been attended by protesters.[25] Non-violent environmental protests at Eagleridge Bluffs in West Vancouver resulted in the arrest of over 20 people and jail time for two local women, Betty Krawczyk and Harriet Nahanee.[26] ***Protesters have also vandalized branches of the Royal Bank of Canada, an Olympic sponsor, in Ottawa, Vancouver and Victoria.[27]***
There are several reasons for the opposition, some of which are reflected in the documentary film Five Ring Circus.[28] These issues include:
* Large expense to taxpayers (estimated at CAN$580 million[29]) * Destruction of the natural environment (such as Eagleridge Bluffs[30]) * Loss of affordable housing . The Anti-Poverty Committee has promised that they would target VANOC officials in their homes and businesses,[31] and on 22 May 2007, "evicted" the British Columbia Cabinet and VANOC officials by trashing their offices in downtown Vancouver.[32] " * Rising homelessness caused by speculation on land in the Downtown Eastside and divergence of funds from social services to Olympic costs. [33] * Use, by the provincial government, of the Olympics to force through a 2 billion dollar private public partnership funded rapid transit link from Downtown Vancouver to the Vancouver International Airport, over other transit options [34]
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