intoronto Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 I have read over the the net that Toronto is in one deep hole, so if 2015 needs more money who are they going to? Source? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympikfan Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 what do you mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 NVM I thought you meant HostCo was in debt. Well The city already granted an extra $21 million for the aquatic center. All cost overruns are the responsibility of the province. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympikfan Posted September 17, 2011 Report Share Posted September 17, 2011 So how much more is Ontario going to put in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted September 17, 2011 Report Share Posted September 17, 2011 So how much more is Ontario going to put in? The amount needed to cover cost overruns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympikfan Posted September 17, 2011 Report Share Posted September 17, 2011 I read on the net that Ontario is having an election I hope the voters are aware of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted September 17, 2011 Report Share Posted September 17, 2011 I read on the net that Ontario is having an election I hope the voters are aware of this. Well either way the Provincial government is stuck with no matter which party wins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympikfan Posted September 17, 2011 Report Share Posted September 17, 2011 The information on the web site is very vague. At least Vancouver had and provided a lot of information leading up to the games. Toronto 2015 hopefully will transparent as Vancouver was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted September 17, 2011 Report Share Posted September 17, 2011 The information on the web site is very vague. At least Vancouver had and provided a lot of information leading up to the games. Toronto 2015 hopefully will transparent as Vancouver was. Exactly the website has no updates at all. Maybe after the Guadalajara games finish it will start to pick up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted September 18, 2011 Report Share Posted September 18, 2011 Interesting read: http://www.thestar.com/sports/article/1055612--perkins-pan-am-games-team-stumbles-out-of-the-gate?bn=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Mata Posted September 18, 2011 Report Share Posted September 18, 2011 Oh my... Even Canada seems to be a little behind with its PanAms. Maybe it's a CURSE of theses games! Where are the Winnipeggers to teach a thing or two to the "Golden Horseshoers"? The best part is this: By comparison, the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics had 86 events and fewer than one-third the number of athletes. Plus, the mountains already were built. Gotta love media bitching! when it's not in your backyard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted September 18, 2011 Report Share Posted September 18, 2011 Oh my... Even Canada seems to be a little behind with its PanAms. Maybe it's a CURSE of theses games! Where are the Winnipeggers to teach a thing or two to the "Golden Horseshoers"? The best part is this: By comparison, the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics had 86 events and fewer than one-third the number of athletes. Plus, the mountains already were built. Gotta love media bitching! when it's not in your backyard Its because of the extended deadlines and what not. I would assume they are aiming for a March 2015 finish on most venues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakydoky Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Is the Pan American stadium still going ahead as described on the official website. I read there was some plan for a stadium in another area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Is the Pan American stadium still going ahead as described on the official website. I read there was some plan for a stadium in another area. Well the stadium was moved to York University (were I currently attend for school ) It will be a 12,000 seat stadium with one grandstand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympikfan Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Could Toronto go the same way as Montreal? They better put in gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Could Toronto go the same way as Montreal? They better put in gear. You can't really say that considering the biggest build will be the Aquatics center which is about $60 million. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTHarner Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Procrastination is a Pan Am Games tradition. Why would anybody want to mess with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Procrastination is a Pan Am Games tradition. Why would anybody want to mess with it? THing is Ian Troop comes from a totally different industry.They should have hired someone with experience in the sports industry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 Handover Ceremony An Invitation and Welcome to Toronto in 2015 http://www.toronto2015.org/lang/en/about-toronto/guadalajara-2011-pan-american-games/handover-ceremony.html As the last athletes wipe the sweat from their brows at the Guadalajara 2011 Games, one of the most significant and ceremony-rich elements is about to begin on the stadium stage: the Handover Ceremony. The Handover Ceremony is essentially a passing of the flag from one Host Country to the next. While the Closing Ceremonies of the Pan and Parapan Am Games symbolize the end of the Games, they also represent a changing of hands and the coming together of top-notch athletes from 41 nations in Toronto in 2015. Both the Guadalajara 2011 Pan and Parapan Am Games will feature a two-hour Closing Ceremony chock full of pageantry, imagery and celebration, and both Toronto 2015 Handover Ceremonies will flow within the Closing Ceremonies. The TO2015 Organizing Committee has just eight minutes within each Closing Ceremony to make an impression, set the tone and give athletes and spectators a feel for what to expect in four years’ time. With much to say in such a short time, Toronto-based BaAM Productions was brought on to offer creative and technical services. Working in collaboration with the TO2015 Organizing Committee, the group is drawing on their collective experience in creating and producing sports, culture and entertainment projects and are responsible for everything from creation to on-the-ground logistics, execution, music, choreography and rehearsals. An eight-minute story The Handover Ceremony has been a part of the Pan Am Games since their inception in 1951 and a part of the Parapan Am program since their beginnings in 1999. The storytelling traditionally begins with a protocol-driven segment featuring a flag handover and is followed up by a creative cultural performance. Near the mid-way point of the Closing Ceremony, the lights will dim and the flags will be lowered. The Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) flag is then presented to PASO president Vázquez Raña who in turn hands it to Canadian dignitaries as Toronto is declared the official next Host City. From here, the eight-minute creative segment begins. We don’t want to spoil the surprise by giving you details on the actual ceremony— you’ll have to watch it for yourself— but we can tell you this: the piece is a fusion of athletics and art and promises to be unique and representative of a contemporary Canada, Ontario and Toronto. As the words “We’ll see you in Toronto in 2015” flash across the stadium’s electronic boards, the athletes and fans will turn their attention to gathering once again in Toronto to celebrate the power of sport and its infinite possibilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 It costs $300,000 for both ceremonies. What can you expect. Baron, care to answer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakydoky Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 It costs $300,000 for both ceremonies. What can you expect. Baron, care to answer $300,000? A K.D Lang impersonator decked out in second-hand dungarees belting out a Canadian classic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 $300,000? A K.D Lang impersonator decked out in second-hand dungarees belting out a Canadian classic! LOL for both handover ceremonies I meant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 It costs $300,000 for both ceremonies. What can you expect. Baron, care to answer I hope they get William Shatner to sing the official Pan-Am song. Maybe he can duet with Avril Lavigne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 I hope they get William Shatner to sing the official Pan-Am song. Maybe he can duet with Avril Lavigne. It will cost more then $300,000 alone to get Shatner. We will see in a couple of weeks. It at least has to be better then Vancouver's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 (edited) It costs $300,000 for both ceremonies. What can you expect. Baron, care to answer Maybe Martin Short's wife is all recovered now, so he can do his segment that was cut out at the Vancouver Closing?? I bet he'd be funny in terribly fractured Spanish. Certainly cause a cultural war!! Anybody know if there's a live feed to North America--w/o the beheadings? Edited October 3, 2011 by baron-pierreIV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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