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2009 World Police and Fire Games





Many of you who attended the open house at the Convention Centre or read the newspapers would probably know the 2009 World Police and Fire Games....this year's game would take place in BC.

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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - The countdown is on--the World Police and Fire Games are from July 31st to August 9th in various regions of the Lower Mainland. The flag representing the Games was presented today at Vancouver Police headquarters, while announcing some of the local VPD officers taking part in the Games.

CEO Stu Ballantyne says this is the like Olympics for emergency workers around the globe. "A lot of the athletes take this very seriously. You're going to see some very high level, elite sports, and all of our athletic competitions (with the exception of the shooting events) will be open and free to the public."

Ballantyne says the Games are expected to bring in over $50 million in tourist business, and so far over 8,000 athletes from around the world are registered. He also says they need another 1,000 volunteers.
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SPORTS


Angling - Fresh Water
Fraser River, Fort Langley
Island 22 Park, Chilliwack
August 5 - 6

Archery
Target - Burnaby Lake Sports Complex - East, Burnaby
August 3
3-D - Semiahmoo Fish & Game Club, Surrey
August 4
Field - Port Coquitlam District Hunt & Fish Club, Coquitlam
August 5

Badminton
RichmondPro Badminton Centre, Richmond
August 4 - 7

Basketball - 3x3
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby
July 31 - August 4

Basketball - 5x5
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby
August 5 - 9

Bench Press
Westin Bayshore Resort and Marina, Vancouver
August 3 - 5

Biathlon
Port Coquitlam District Hunt & Fish Club, Coquitlam
August 1 & 2

Body Building
Michael J. Fox Theatre, Burnaby
August 1

Bowling
Rev's Bowling & Entertainment Centre, Burnaby
August 4 - 6

Boxing
Bill Copeland Arena, Burnaby
August 2, 4, 6

Cross Country Run
Jericho Park, Vancouver
August 4

Curling
Royal City Curling Club, New Westminster
August 4 - 7

Cycling - Street Bike
University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve, North Vancouver
Mt. Seymour Provincial Park, North Vancouver
Campbell Heights Course, Fort Langley
August 3 - 7

Cycling - Mountain Biking
Whistler Mountain Bike Park, Whistler
August 4 - 6

Darts
Firefighters Club, Burnaby
August 1 & 2

Decathlon
Swangard Stadium, Burnaby
August 1 & 2

Dragon Boat
Plaza of Nations, Vancouver
August 8

Field Lacrosse
Town Centre Sports Complex, Coquitlam
July 31 - August 4

Flag Football
Burnaby Lake Sports Complex - East, Burnaby
August 5 - 8

Gaelic Football - 7's
Burnaby Lake Sports Complex - East, Burnaby
August 1 - 4

Golf
Whistler Golf Club, Whistler
Nicklaus North Golf Club, Whistler
Big Sky Golf & Country Club, Pemberton
August 4 - 6

Grouse Grind Mountain Race
Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver
August 5

Handball
Rev's Bowling & Entertainment Centre, Burnaby
August 4 - 6

Horseshoes
Central Park Horseshoe Club, Burnaby
August 5 - 6

Ice Hockey
Burnaby 8 Rinks, Burnaby
Canlan IceSports, North Vancouver
Bill Copeland Arena, Burnaby
August 2 - 8

Judo
BC Institute of Technology, Burnaby
August 7 - 8

Karate
BC Institute of Technology, Burnaby
August 3 - 4

Lawn Bowls
Stanley Park Lawn Bowling Club, Vancouver
August 4 - 6

Muster
Plaza of Nations, Vancouver
August 9

Open Water Swim
Jericho Beach, Vancouver
August 5

Orienteering
Brandywine Falls, Whistler
August 5

Paintball
Panther Paintball, Surrey
August 4 & 5

Pistol - Police Action
Port Coquitlam District Hunt & Fish Club, Coquitlam
August 3 - 5

Pistol - Police Combat
Port Coquitlam District Hunt & Fish Club, Coquitlam
August 6 - 8

Police Service Dogs
Queens Park Stadium, New Westminster
August 5 - 7

Push Pull Lifting
Westin Bayshore Resort and Marina, Vancouver
August 6 - 8

Rifle - Air
Richmond Curling Club, Richmond
August 2 & 3

Rifle - Large Bore
Vokes Range, Chilliwack
August 4 & 5

Rifle - Small Bore
Port Coquitlam District Hunt & Fish Club, Coquitlam
August 6 & 7

Road Race - Half Marathon
Stanley Park, Vancouver
August 9

Rowing - Indoor
Grand Villa Casino, Burnaby
August 4 - 6

Rugby - 7's
Burnaby Lake Sports Complex - East, Burnaby
August 6 - 9

Sailing
Jericho Sailing Centre, Vancouver
August 5 - 7

S.C.U.B.A. Competition
Whytecliff Park, West Vancouver
August 1 & 2

Skeet
Vancouver Gun Club, Richmond
August 4 & 5

Soccer
Burnaby Lake Sports Complex - West, Burnaby
August 1 - 8

Softball - Slow Pitch
Riverway Sports Complex, Burnaby
Bolivar Park, Surrey
August 1 - 9

Sporting Clays
Vancouver Gun Club, Richmond
August 7

Squash
Vancouver Racquet Club, Vancouver
August 5 - 7

Stair Race
Sheraton Wall Centre, Vancouver
July 31

S.W.A.T. Competition
Port Coquitlam District Hunt & Fish Club, Coquitlam
ASU, Chilliwack
July 31 - August 2

Swimming
University of British Columbia, Vancouver
August 1 - 3

Table Tennis
BC Institute of Technology, Burnaby
July 31 - August 2

Taekwondo
BC Institute of Technology, Burnaby
August 5 & 6

Tennis
Burnaby Lake Tennis Club, Burnaby
August 2 - 7

Toughest Competitor Alive
Town Centre Sports Complex, Coquitlam
August 1 - 4

Track & Field
Swangard Stadium, Burnaby
August 1 - 6

Trap - USA
Vancouver Gun Club, Richmond
August 6

Triathlon
Whonnock Lake, Maple Ridge
August 8

Tug-Of-War
Burnaby Lake Sports Complex - East, Burnaby
August 1

Ultimate Firefighter
Plaza of Nations, Vancouver
August 6 - 8

Volleyball - Beach
Kitsilano Beach Park, Vancouver
August 5 - 9

Volleyball - Indoor
University of British Columbia, Vancouver
July 31 - August 4

Waterskiing/ Wakeboarding
Albert Dyck Park, Abbortsford
August 3 & 4

Wrestling
Pinetree Community Centre, Coquitlam
July 31 - August 3

Wrist Wrestling
Plaza of Nations, Vancouver
August 8

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Venue and Hotel Maps:

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http://www.2009wpfg.ca/content/map/
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i posted something about this but it was in the wrong forum=(
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I saw a poster but didn't have time to stop - in east van - close to the south entrance of the broadway station - it seemed to be an ati-police/fire games thing - is there some kind of opposition to them? are people really going to be rioting over these games?

I'll have to look for the poster again - seemed to be anti-police though
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The shooting events are the ones that I would most want to see. Man... don't hold up the snack bar at THAT event.
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haha

I saw atheletes all over downtown yesterday - mostly team south africa in their green
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loads of them around the convention centre - thats where they register i guess

kinda cool they are all over the place checking the city out

I was transferring at broadway and some people from Brazil were just amazed at the non stop stream of people coming from the m line to the e line

and I overheard one guy walking between Canada place and the new convention centre go wow look at that view as he noticed the view to the north

they have one of those living statue things down by the convention centre and everyone is getting pics taken by it

they also had some cool little police type vehicle thats for sale - it drives on stairs!
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I'll be volunteering at a couple of the events, but when I'm not, I'll be checking out the Hockey, Curling, and Lacrosse.

I'm assuming in this heat the indoor ice sports are going to be most popular.
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imagine what the olympics will be like - pacific centre everytime i went was full of people here for the games - given away by their outfits and id tag things... I wonder why they had to wear those? it helped them anyway lots of people would talk to them while waiting for the train or whatever... It was also a lot bigger than I thought it would be

Flame extinguished as Vancouver wraps up World Police and Fire Games


VANCOUVER — The sound of the pounding of thousands of athletes’ feet has been silenced. Throbbing heartbeats have slowed a little.

The flame has gone out. The world came together in Vancouver for 10 glorious days here for the 2009 World Police and Fire Games. Now that the games are over, the athletes are trickling home.

OK, New York City. Now it’s your turn.

That is where the next world police and fire games will be held in 2011.

Now that Vancouver has wrapped the largest games in the event’s 24-year history with very few gaffes, NYC will have a tough act to follow.

Almost anyone you talk to will tell you that that the world is a better place for these games. They sent thousands of police officers, firefighters, corrections and border guards off to the gym and the track to get in shape, forged ties and showed that language and culture cannot divide the everyday heroes who work to keep their communities safe.

Athletes came here from 55 countries from around the world for 10 days of running, jumping, swimming, skating, climbing, shooting, sailing, bowling, boxing, wrestling, waterskiing and wakeboarding.

Just about every sport under the sun was on the menu during the games that ended here Sunday. There was even angling and archery on the list of 66 sports.

The curtain came down with a splashy closing ceremony at Swanguard Stadium in Burnaby Sunday evening. And there it was again, that bond that exists among those who are on the front lines of danger everywhere. It was palpable even in the cool evening air.

The parade was a multi-coloured extravaganza of athletes bearing the colours of their countries and flags flapping in the wind. There was the bright yellow of Germany, the bright blue of Russia, the orange of the Netherlands and the most colorful group of all, the contingent from Wales who wore bright yellow hats and green shirts.

There were cheers, chants, songs and a few tears too as the athletes paraded past the packed stadium in a precursor to what Vancouver will see roughly six months from now in the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Throughout the games, 6,000 medals were handed out, 26 bus passes were lost, 3,500 people volunteered, much beer was consumed, sweat poured, muscles ached, friendships were made and there were reportedly no arrests among the athletes. And then there was the bravery shown by those off-duty Finnish police officers who came to the rescue here.

Athletes from India demonstrated their prowess in the boxing ring, the Peruvians showed they know how to wrestle and the Sri Lankans excelled in badminton. There was plenty of homegrown talent, too. Roughly half the athletes were from Canada and third of those were from B.C.

There were surprisingly few glitches given the magnitude of the event. CEO Stu Ballantyne admitted in an interview that at the start of the games, organizers were slow to get some of the events up and running. The heat had something to do with it.

But for him, a highlight was experiencing the various delegations coming into the convention centre to become accredited, with those like the one from South Africa singing, dancing and chanting.

The event brought in roughly triple the number of athletes who will be landing on Vancouver’s doorstep for the 2010 Olympics but Ballantyne pointed out the two games are very different. These have a much more fraternal, friendly feel.

Each of the police and fire games, which are held biennially, is unique. Ballantyne said these games will stand out in the way that they showcased the Vancouver area’s natural beauty.

He was really happy with the way that organizers were able to cluster events so that spectators were able to take in several and with the way the accreditation system worked, quickly processing thousands of athletes without a glitch. “Our accreditation system has left a legacy for future games.”

He said hockey drew the most spectators with more than 100 teams, several coming from as far away as Russia, competing on home ice.

Because 80 per cent of the athletes spoke some English, language barriers weren’t that much of a problem although Ballantyne said the games had a translation unit that was able to help when necessary.

He was gratified as an event organizer to see everything clicking so smoothly. Last Wednesday, for example, there were 30 odd sporting events going on. Everything went well.

He estimates the games created over $50 million in economic benefits and provided “great exposure for both B.C. and Canada.”

Ballantyne, who ran the Molson Indy here for six years and who has run junior world hockey tournaments, has plenty of experience as an event manager but he said this one was different in that there wasn’t just one sport but more than 60 to contend with.

With more than 10,600 athletes registered, these games squeaked past Barcelona which previously held the record with 10,576 athletes in attendance there.

The athletes were quick to praise the games at the closing ceremonies. “Everything was fantastic,” said Piotr Chrzeszczyk, who works for the forest service in Poland. The athletes showed a great deal of ambition and the competition was great, he added.

Alain Crombet, a Paris police officer who specializes in counter-terrorism and who competed in beach volleyball at the games, said in French that his time here was very agreeable. “Terrorism is a huge problem around the world. Everybody here has a hard job. It’s great for us to meet together from all over the world and to have fun. I think it’s great.”

With firefighters, police officers, border and prison guards looking on, the games flag was passed to a delegation from New York City.

The flame that burned so brightly here over the past 10 days was extinguished on an event that fired up 44 sporting venues from Chilliwack to Whistler.

There was a ceremonial fly-by by the Snowbirds. The stadium rocked to the sound of the rock and roll band Trooper.

Then silence. The memories linger.

Over to you, New York City.

http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/V...270/story.html
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^ nice article.


I believe the id tags they wore around everywhere gave them unlimited access to transit.
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