BTHarner Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 Take bus 71 from Union Station to Markham, you'll eventually see it on the left. It's amazing how many details have stuck with me, I just can't let go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durban Sandshark Posted March 23, 2016 Report Share Posted March 23, 2016 Andi Petrillo wins Best Sports Host in a Sports Program or Series at the Canadian Screen Awards for her performance as CBC Pan Am Afternoon host at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, a first for a woman: http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/cbc-wins-15-awards-at-canadian-screen-awards/1004067475/?&er=NA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted April 8, 2016 Report Share Posted April 8, 2016 And Best Sound in a Variety or Animated Program or Series: 2015 Pan Am Games Opening Ceremony CBC (CBC) (CBC) Antonio Montano, Michael Nunan, Andrew Roberts, Kent Ford, Mark Vreeken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 Its exactly one year since the games opened! Time flies! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTHarner Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 It is so hard to believe that a year has passed. The wonderful memories are still so fresh and vivid from the week my wife and I spent at the Games. I know that I complained about the way they seemed to shoehorn the spectators into the seating areas at some venues. but I now look at it as the equivalent of giving the middle finger to those who said it was a worthless sporting event on which people would not waste their time or money. The large, enthusiastic crowds validated all the emotional and financial resources that I invested in the event. The return I got on that investment is the joyous buzz I have felt over the last 12 months. It was the greatest sporting experience in my life, even better than World Cup 1994 and Atlanta 1996. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogerioandrade Posted October 5, 2016 Report Share Posted October 5, 2016 Great memories of the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games..... http://www.gettyimages.com/photos/pan-american-games-2015?excludenudity=true&family=editorial&mediatype=photography&page=3&phrase=pan american games 2015&sort=mostpopular I planned to be in Toronto at that time but I couldn´t due to vacation re-schedule, but I watched lots and lots of Tv and online coverage. It was an excellent event. Some friends had the opportunity to go and praised both the city and the Games. Toronto and its people proved that they´re able to handle any big event with class. I´m saving money in advance to not miss Lima 2019. I must be there. And I hope my country may host the Pan Am Games once again 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 For anyone interested the full video of the Parapan Opening and Closing ceremonies are now up on youtube. Opening Closing: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 2 yeas since the Opening Ceremony! Time has flown by!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTHarner Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 It certainly has. I'm pleased to say that I'm still feeling my Pan Am buzz. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted August 15, 2017 Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 More then two years after the close of the games, there is still drama around the stadium built to host football. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/ticats-soccer-1.4247402 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatinXTC Posted August 15, 2017 Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 If Hamilton can't resolve these petty issues that stem from the Pan Am Games, what makes Toronto think they can do the same after an Olympic games??? Oh Toronto. I love you, but you are still very ill-prepared for hosting an Olympic games, especially when there a lot of people against it and those that do support it don't have the balls to actually put in a bid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted August 16, 2017 Report Share Posted August 16, 2017 8 hours ago, LatinXTC said: If Hamilton can't resolve these petty issues that stem from the Pan Am Games, what makes Toronto think they can do the same after an Olympic games??? Oh Toronto. I love you, but you are still very ill-prepared for hosting an Olympic games, especially when there a lot of people against it and those that do support it don't have the balls to actually put in a bid. Ill prepared? Poor choice of words? Hamilton is not Toronto... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted February 24, 2018 Report Share Posted February 24, 2018 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2018 Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NmEBxARZKY This was the first song with the dancers at the opening ceremony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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intoronto Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 Five year anniversary! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTHarner Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 6 hours ago, intoronto said: Five year anniversary! Five years already. Just doesn't seem possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 48 minutes ago, BTHarner said: Five years already. Just doesn't seem possible. IKR time flies. I remember the opening ceremonies well, it was my only day off during the games. Every other day I spent 12-16 hour days on venue and it was amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacre Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 I am not certain that the investment in sporting venues has made an improvement in Canada's medal chances (building a national velodrome yielded 0 out of 60 medals for last year's track cycling world championships, for instance) but I hope that Ontarians at the grassroots level of sport have enjoyed the facilities. That is what really matters with these sporting venues: giving people in the community a chance to get some fitness and make friends through sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 10 hours ago, Nacre said: I am not certain that the investment in sporting venues has made an improvement in Canada's medal chances (building a national velodrome yielded 0 out of 60 medals for last year's track cycling world championships, for instance) but I hope that Ontarians at the grassroots level of sport have enjoyed the facilities. That is what really matters with these sporting venues: giving people in the community a chance to get some fitness and make friends through sport. This is a non-researched comment. The biggest new build was the Pan Am Aquatics Centre: This has led to consistent rise of the Canadian women. There is no other facility in Southern Ontario, and this facility can be contributed to the success of the team (iirc, most of them train here a part of the NHP) As for track cycling, you cannot base one worlds, there were two fourth place finishes in 2020 in Olympic events. The facility is also used to find undiscovered talent. Without it, I doubt there would be a development program. One of those fourth place finishes in 2020, just took up the sport a couple years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacre Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 I admit I haven't done a huge amount of research on the development of the Canadian national team in every sport (hence "I am not sure"). But as I said I think the legacy goal for the 2015 games should be to improve the grassroots level of sport in Ontario as opposed to Britain's focus on Olympic medals with its sports funding. Toronto's 2015 games seem to be a good template for other cities to follow in using a mix of existing venues, temporary venues and facilities suitable for local communities. Hopefully other North American cities will make similar bids in a decade or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2018 Posted June 1, 2022 Report Share Posted June 1, 2022 Here is a Toronto Star article on the mixed legacy of the games: https://www.thestar.com/sports/amateur/analysis/2022/05/28/the-track-is-history-but-toronto-is-winning-the-pan-am-venue-game-seven-years-later.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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