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A Major Terrorist Attack on the 2012 London Olympics?

According to newsoftheworld.co.uk AL-QAEDA is plotting a major terrorist attack on the 2012 London Olympics.

Some Islamic websites claim that a "dirty bomb" which combines radioactive material with conventional explosives is planned to be used to disrupt the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Some others suggest an attack similar to 2008 Mumbai atrocities. There are also growing concerns over an attack using chemical, biological, and other kinds of weapons...

On the other hand, according to www.wsws.org "the threat of terrorism at the 2012 London Olympics is being hyped up in order to justify a vast increase in the surveillance powers of the British state"

Renting Home in London Costs £20,000 a Year

As reported by Ruth Bloomfield at www.thisislondon.co.uk rental prices in London continue to climb despite the recession. The annual price of renting an average home in the city has just broken the £20,000. The highest cost of rent has been noted in Kensington and Chelsea, where the cost of renting an average home is set as £3,482 a month — or almost £42,000 a year. London-wide, average rents have risen from £1,650 a month in March last year to £1,685 today. The statistics show that rents are rising fastest for larger units. For a five-bedroom house, the average monthly rent is £4,660 which is £400 higher then last year. The 2012 Summer Olympics has also driven price increases in east London.

Stay in Essex during the Olympics 2012

Essex county is a perfect area to look for accommodation during 2012 London Olympic an Paralympic Games. To start with, the price is going to be much lower then anywhere in London. Not to mention the scarcity of London accommodation. Secondly, a reasonable distance and excellent transport links, not to mention the wide selection of all types of accommodation that fits all tastes and budgets. The Essex accommodation options encompasses Bed and Breakfasts, Guest Houses, Hotels and Inns, Camping, and more...

Essex offers a choice of two airports for visitors to the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Stansted Airport is the third busiest airport in England, with flights to over 160 destinations worldwide. Southend Airport is much smaller but it offers a whole range of charter services and air taxis. Helicopters are very likely to run from this airport directly to the services of Olympic Park during the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in 2012.

Visitors to the 2010 Winter Olympics may find rental accommodations in the municipalities surrounding Vancouver and Whistler (see map). Following is a list of towns in the Vancouver neighborhood with specified distances to the Olympic venues in Vancouver and Whistler.

Olympic spectators renting accommodation in any of these towns will be able to get to the Olympic venues by the means of public transportation network consisting of buses, Sky Train, SeaBus, and the West Coast Express. Journeys involving a combination of the above mentioned means of transportation are all covered by one transferable ticket valid for 90 minutes in any direction. Tickets can be purchase from ticket vending machines in stations and from bus drivers. Bus drivers do not carry change, so exact fares are required.

Canada Line, a rapid rail service between downtown Vancouver, Richmond and the Vancouver International Airport will be added to the above mentioned transportation network a few weeks before 2010 Winter Olympics.

Location of 2010 Olympics Competition Venues in Vancouver
Location of 2010 Olympics Competition Venues in Richmond
Location of 2010 Olympics Competition Venues in Whistler
Location of 2010 Olympics Non-Competition Venues

Vancouver - Whistler Winter Olympics News

Guns at the Vancouver Winter Olympics
Squamish Nation Olympic Billboards
Olympic Games Sponsorship in Question
RED -- 2010 Winter Olympics Colour for Fans
Olympics vs. Dangerous Goods
Olympic Accommodation on a Cruise Ship?
Home Exchange Could be the Solution to Olympic Accommodation Needs
Olympic Accommodation at Fairmont Hotels
Delta's Role in the 2010 Olympics
Ski the Interior During Olympics and get Free Accommodation
Accommodation Owners don't Comply with Olympic Rental Licence Requirements
Olympic Traffic Inconveniences
VIP's at the Vancouver - Whistler Olympic Games
Whistler Open for Skiing
Olympic Accommodation for the Youth
Sea to Sky Highway Driving Permits

Abbotsford

Abbotsford (population over 160,000) is located about 74km/43mi, or about 50 minutes drive from Vancouver, 3km/2 mi from the U.S. border.

Airlines flying to/from Abbotsford International Airport:
Airspeed Aviation
WestJet

Distance from Abbotsford to 2010 Olympic Venues in Vancouver: 74km/43mi
Distance from Abbotsford to 2010 Olympic Venues in Whistler: 193km/120mi

Burnaby

Burnaby (population over 195,000) is located about 12km /7mi from Vancouver.
City of Burnaby offers many activities including golfing, tennis, fishing, museums, theatre, shopping and dining.
You will find many hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts, RV parks for campers and Olympics Rental Accommodations.

Distances from Burnaby to 2010 Olympic Venues in Vancouver:

Burnaby – Canada Hokey Place in Vancouver: 16 km/10mi
Burnaby -Vancouver Olympic Centre/Vancouver Paralympic Centre: 13km/8mi
Burnaby - Pacific Coliseum: 12km/7 mi
Burnaby - UBC Thunderbird Arena: 24km/15mi

Distance from Burnaby to 2010 Olympic Venues in Whistler: 136 km/84.5mi

Chilliwack

Chilliwack (population over 160,000) is located 92km/57 mi east of Vancouver.
Cultus Lake in Chilliwack is popular destination for many for water sport, swimming, boating. Other activities include mountain biking, hiking, golfing, tennis. Chilliwack has range of accommodation: hotels, motels, bed & breakfast, RV Parks, and Olympics Rental Accommodations.

Distance from Chilliwack to 2010 Olympic Venues in Vancouver: 103 km/63mi
Distance from Chilliwack to 2010 Olympic Venues in Whistler: 222 km/138mi

Coquitlam

Coquitlam (Population - over 100,000) is centrally located approximately 30km/19mi east of Vancouver about 30 minutes drive from downtown Vancouver. Coquitlam borders with municipalities of Port Moody, Port Coquitlam, Burnaby and New Westminster. Cities of Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody called Tri-Cities offer golfing, swimming pools, hiking, biking, fishing, skating rinks, hockey rinks. Coquitlam has range of accommodation: hotels, motels, bed & breakfast, RV Parks and Olympics Rental Accommodations.

Coquitlam's is conveniently located close to two airports - Abbotsford International Airport and Vancouver International Airport.
Coquitlam - Vancouver International Airport: 38km/23mi
Coquitlam - Abbotsford International Airport: 50 km/31mi

Distances from Coquitlam to 2010 Olympic Venues in Vancouver

Coquitlam – Canada Hokey Place in Vancouver: 25km/16mi
Coquitlam - Vancouver Olympic Centre/Vancouver Paralympic Centre: 27km/17mi
Coquitlam - Pacific Coliseum: 20km/12.5mi
Coquitlam - UBC Thunderbird Arena: 37km/23mi

Distance from Coquitlam to 2010 Olympic Venues in Whistler: 150km/90mi

Delta

Delta (population of over 100,000) is located 22 km/14 mi from Vancouver, 26km/16mi from Vancouver International Airport.

Distances from Delta to 2010 Olympic Venues in Vancouver:

Delta – Canada Hokey Place in Vancouver: 28.6km/17.8mi
Delta-Vancouver Olympic Centre/Vancouver Paralympic Centre: 25km/15mi
Delta - Pacific Coliseum: 26.5km/16.5mi
Delta - UBC Thunderbird Arena: 34 km/21mi

Distance from Delta to 2010 Olympic Venues in Whistler: 150km/90 mi

Ladner

Ladner is part of Municipality of Delta. See Delta for distances to Olympics Venues

Langley

Langley (population of about 100,000) is located 45km/28mi east of Vancouver.

Distances from Langley to 2010 Olympic Venues in Vancouver: 47km/29mi
Distances from Langley to 2010 Olympic Venues in Whistler: 166km/103mi

Maple Ridge

Maple Ridge (population of about 73,000) is located 45km/28mi east of Vancouver.

Distance from Maple Ridge to 2010 Olympic Venues in Vancouver: 45km/28 mi
Distance from Maple Ridge to 2010 Olympic Venues in Whistler: 163km/102mi

Mission

Mission (population of about 35,000) is located 70km/43mi east of Vancouver.

Distance from Mission to 2010 Olympic Venues in Vancouver: 70km/43 mi
Distance from Mission to 2010 Olympic Venues in Whistler: 189km/117mi

New Westminster

New Westminster (population of about 55,000) is located 19km/12mi from Vancouver.

Distances from New Westminster to 2010 Olympic Venues in Vancouver: 19km/12 mi
Distance from New Westminster to 2010 Olympic Venues in Whistler: 140km/87mi

North Vancouver

North Vancouver's population is about 45,000.

Distances from North Vancouver to 2010 Olympic Venues in Vancouver:
North Vancouver – Canada Hokey Place in Vancouver: 11km/7mi
North Vancouver -Vancouver Olympic Centre/Vancouver Paralympic Centre: 15km/9.5mi
North Vancouver - Pacific Coliseum: 9km /6mi
North Vancouver - UBC Thunderbird Arena: 22 km/13.6mi

Distance from North Vancouver to 2010 Olympic Venues in Whistler: 119km/74mi

Pemberton

Pemberton's population is about 2,500.

Distance from Pemberton to 2010 Olympic Venues in Vancouver: 150km/97mi
Distance from Pemberton to 2010 Olympic Venues in Whistler: 32km/20mi.

Port Coquitlam

Port Coquitlam (population -of over 57,000) is centrally located approximately 37km/23mi east of Vancouver, about 30 minutes drive from downtown Vancouver.

Distance from Port Coquitlam to 2010 Olympic Venues in Vancouver: 36 km/23mi
Distance from Port Coquitlam to 2010 Olympic Venues in Whistler: 156km/97mi

Port Moody

Port Moody (population of about 28,000) is located 22 km/14 mi from Vancouver.

Distances from Port Moody to 2010 Olympic Venues in Vancouver:
Port Moody – Canada Hokey Place in Vancouver: 20km/13mi
Port Moody -Vancouver Olympic Centre/Vancouver Paralympic Centre: 22km/13.5mi
Port Moody - Pacific Coliseum: 15km/9mi
Port Moody - UBC Thunderbird Arena: 30.8km/19mi

Distance from Port Moody to 2010 Olympic Venues in Whistler: 140km/87mi

Richmond

Richmond (population about 75,000) home of Vancouver International Airport is located 12 km/7.5mi from Vancouver

Distances from Richmond to 2010 Olympic Venues in Vancouver:
Richmond – Canada Hokey Place in Vancouver: 14 km/8.5mi
Richmond -Vancouver Olympic Centre/Vancouver Paralympic Centre: 11km/7 mi
Richmond - Pacific Coliseum: 20km/12mi
Richmond - UBC Thunderbird Aren: 17km/10.5mi

Distance from Richmond to 2010 Olympic Venues in Whistler: 136km/85mi

Surrey

Surrey (population of about 440,000) is located about 40km/25mi from Vancouver.
Surrey has range of accommodation: hotels, motels, bed & breakfast, RV Parks and Olympics Rental Accommodations.

Distances from Surrey to 2010 Olympic Venues in Vancouver:
Surrey – Canada Hokey Place in Vancouver: 26 km/16mi
Surrey -Vancouver Olympic Centre/Vancouver Paralympic Centre: 22km/14 mi
Surrey - Pacific Coliseum: 22km/13.5mi
Surrey - UBC Thunderbird Arena 36 km/23mi

Distance from Surrey to 2010 Olympic Venues in Whistler: 146km/90mi

Squamish

Squamish (population of about 15,000) is located on the Sea to Sky Highway where you can enjoy some of the word’s most breathtaking views of oceanside scenery on the way from North Vancouver to Whistler.

Distance from Squamish to 2010 Olympic Venues in Vancouver: 66 km/41mi
Distance from Squamish to 2010 Olympic Venues in Whistler: 58km/36mi

Tsawwassen

Tsawwassen is part of Municipality of Delta. See Delta for distances to Olympics Venues

Vancouver

Vancouver's population is about 580,000.

Distances:
Vancouver International Airport: 11km /7mi
Abbotsford International Airport: 70km /43mi
Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal: 33km/20mi
US Border (White Rock/Blaine crossing): 52km/32.5mi

West Vancouver

West Vancouver's population is about 43,000.

Distances from West Vancouver to 2010 Olympic Venues in Vancouve:
West Vancouver – Canada Hokey Place in Vancouver: 9km/5.5mi
West Vancouver -Vancouver Olympic Centre/Vancouver Paralympic Centre: 13km/8mi
West Vancouver - Pacific Coliseum: 16km/10mi
West Vancouver - UBC Thunderbird Arena 19km/12mi

Distance from West Vancouver to 2010 Olympic Venues in Whistler: 113km/70mi

Whistler

Whistler's population is about 10,000.

Distances:
Vancouver International Airport: 134km/83mi
Abbotsford International Airport: 188km/117mi
Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal:156km/97mi
Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal: 102km/63mi
US Border (White Rock/Blaine crossing):168 km/104mi

White Rock

White Rock (population about 19,000) is located 45km/28 mi southeast of Vancouver. White rock borders with the US crossing city Blaine, Washington.

Distance from White Rock to 2010 Olympic Venues in Vancouver: 45km/28mi
Distance from White Rock to 2010 Olympic Venues in Whistler: 168km/104mi

Location of 2010 Olympic Competition Venues in Vancouver

Canada Hockey Place (General Motors Place): 800 Griffiths Way, Vancouver, BC

Ice Hockey
Men's Tournament
Women's Tournament

Vancouver Olympic Centre/Vancouver Paralympic Centre: located in the Riley-Hillcrest neighborhood in Vancouver

Curling
Men’s Tournament
Women’s Tournament
Wheelchair Curling
Mixed tournament

Pacific Coliseum: located at Hastings Park.

Figure Skating
Ice Dance
Short Track Speed Skating

UBC Thunderbird Arena - University of British Columbia (UBC) located at university campus on Vancouver’s west side.

Ice Hockey
Ice Sledge Hockey

Cypress Mountain -- West Vancouver

Freestyle Skiing
Snowboard

Location of 2010 Olympic Competition Venues in Richmond

Richmond Olympic Oval - located 14 kilometers south of downtown Vancouver.

Speed Skating

Location of 2010 Olympic Competition Venues in Whistler

The Whistler Sliding Centre - highest vertical drop from top to low point of any track in the world: 152 metres.

Bobsleigh
Luge
Skeleton

Whistler Creekside

Alpine Skiing

Whistler Olympic Park/Whistler Paralympic Park

Biathlon
Biathlon (Paralympic)
Cross-Country Skiing
Cross-Country Skiing (Paralympic)
Nordic Combined
Ski Jumping

Location of 2010 Olympic Non-Competition Venues

Vancouver

BC Place
Main Media Centre
Olympic and Paralympic Village Vancouver

Whistler

Olympic and Paralympic Village Whistler
Whistler Media Centre
Whistler Olympic Celebration Plaza

Guns at the Vancouver Winter Olympics

Six royals, 22 heads of state, 13 heads of government, and 50 sport ministers attended the 2006 Winter Olympics Games in Torino, Italy. Similar scope of attendance is expected in the Vancouver - Whistler Winter Olympics in 2010. All these people will come with their bodyguards. The bodyguards will be allowed to carry firearms at the 2010 Winter Olympics. An International Olympic Committee protocol operations document outlines guidelines for protecting dignitaries. That includes entry arrangements at the venues and accreditation and weapon permit requirements for the respective protecting details. Security agents are not allowed to bring their own service weapons into Canada, however these requests are dealt on a "case-by-case basis."

VANOC is hosting 3500 sport and IOC dignitaries. The Protocol Coordination Committee (PCC) is responsible for 1600 dignitaries, including and estimated 35 internationally protected persons. It is expected that some of these dignitaries would arrive without proper or any accreditation. That creates a lot of pressure for the organizing committee.

Squamish Nation Olympic Billboards

Squamish Nation got federal approval to install LED billboards on reserve land in Vancouver, North Shore and Squamish. Out of six sites, the most visible will be the billboards near the Burrard Bridge and Lions Gate Bridge. The billboards will be build in time for the Olympics. The original plan to install them was abandoned due to public outrage in 2007

Olympic Games Sponsorship in Question

Bank of America, General Motors, and Home Depot have all dropped out as U.S. Olympic team sponsors. The main cause is the recession. The companies that often sponsored athletes avoid splashy new campaigns and the forecast is that they will cut 8 to 12 per cent this year. But the Olympics face challenges that stretch beyond the current economic collapse. Topping the list is the familiar problem of how to attract younger audiences ore interested in texting, gaming and web surfing than watching sport events. That is especially evident in case of Winter Olympics as bobsleigh or decathlon are obviously less popular than the sports of summer games. The young spectators who do watch winter sports on TV are often more taken with extreme sports than many of the traditional sports to be featured in Vancouver or Whistler. One result of the current cuts in spending is the International Olympic Committee and the US Olympic Committee may have to rethink how sponsorship deals are priced and structured.

RED -- 2010 Winter Olympics Colour for Fans

Olympic Officials are asking Canadians to wear red during the

Olympics. It is not supposed to be only at the Olympic venues in Vancouver, Richmond and Whistler . The athletes should be able to see the support of the nation anywhere and anytime. From coast to coast, all Canadians can play a vital role in showing these athletes how proud we are of them, starting NOW and straight through the Games.

Olympics vs. Dangerous Goods

Vancouver city hall designated Hastings Street (from Main do Burrard St.) Nelson St. (from Burrard to Cambie) and Smith St. (from Cambie to Burrard) as after hours tracking roots for dangerous essential items like propane, gasoline, diesel, etc. According to Olympic transportation director Dale Bracewell, city council will consider adding the Granville Bridge as an additional trucking route. These dangerous goods will be delivered from midnight to 6a.m. Any explosives and radioactives will be totally banned from the port and the downtown core. Truckers may be faced with longer travel times during the Olympic Games but there should be no disruption to the supply chain...

Olympic Accommodation on a Cruise Ship?

An Edmonton-based travel company leased a 1100-room cruise ship, Norwegian Star, with the intention of mooring it in the Vancouver's Burrard Inlet and offering the rooms as accommodation for the Olympics guests. The initial price per room per night per guest was US $700 but it was recently cut by almost 50% to the level of US$325 per guest, including meals. This special price is for a stay of min. of two nights. The lower price results in the cutting of some onboard entertainment and the elimination of their airport transfer service. According to reservations manager Janalyn Martin the interest in bookings has not died down and the discounted rates are temporary. However they are not able to say when the rates may to up again. In the meantime, those who already paid full prices are now offered upgrades to more premium suites with better views. The problem is that the cruise ship is going to be moored in an industrial area where the views could be of huge mounds of yellow sulphur. The ship will be moored from Feb. 10 to March 2 at Kinder Morgan's terminal, just east of the Lions Gate Bridge. The company is still negotiating with Kinder Morgan on plans to upgrade the terminal in an effort to make it more "guest friendly." Guests will be serviced by shuttle busses that will take them to the transportation hub of Lonsdale Quay.

Home Exchange Could be the Solution to Olympic Accommodation Needs

One of the 2010 Olympics challenges is finding accommodation for the thousands of volunteers that will com to the Vancouver - Whistler area to help with the Olympics. Volunteers will not be willing or able to pay high rental prices and they will need to find other solutions to their accommodation needs. At the same time there is a growing number of Vancouver residents who will just want to go away and maybe watch the Olympic events on a TV screen at some quiet beach resort in Mexico or Hawaii. Their homes can be used by people who come to the Olympics on a low budget. Home Exchange could be the perfect solution to many of them. They can match their needs at a Vancouver-based website www.ExchangeZones.com.

ExchangeZones.com has almost 5000 listings in category Home Exchange making it the 6th largest site in this category. And it is the biggest site that offers the services FREE OF CHARGE.

Olympic Accommodation at Fairmont Hotels

Fairmont announced their offer for the Olympic Accommodation. To stay during the Olympics in The Fairmont Chateau Whistler you have to book for the min. of 5 nights, fully prepay at the time of booking and the booking is non-refundable. It is probably the best opportunity for those well-traveled individuals expecting a once-in-a-lifetime Olympic experience.

In Vancouver, the hotel chain offers rooms at The Fairmont Vancouver Airport, The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver with its "Powder to Podium "package, and The Fairmont Waterfront with the "Going for Gold" package.

Even The Fairmont Empress in Victoria caters to the visitors to the Winter Olympics.

Pricing? Call Fairmont Hotels for details, but do make sure that you have a fat wallet.

Delta's Role in the 2010 Olympics

Although there are no Olympic venues in Delta, BC, the municipality will still be playing an important role in the Games by providing a strategically situated warehouse that will act as a key distribution centre for supplies. The warehouse location cannot be provided because of security reasons. Items such as staging materials and fencing will all be coming out of the one facility. If traffic were tied up at the George Massey Tunnel, trucks hauling the items would have an alternative route by using the Alex Fraser Bridge.

Delta will not be changing their bylaws to accommodate Olympic visitors. The Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre recently requested Delta to enact a temporary accommodation bylaw that would make it legal for individuals to rent their homes to 2010 Winter Games visitors for periods of less than 30 days if those homes meet certain conditions. While Vancouver, West Vancouver and Whistler have enacted bylaws to allow private accommodation to be rented to the Olympic visitors, Delta municipality staff do not feel that additional regulatory bylaws are required at this time, especially that the municipality's bylaws already permit boarders and lodgers in single-family homes.

Ski the Interior During Olympics and get Free Accommodation

If you like skiing in Vancouver or Whistler, you might want to check the latest offers of the interior ski resorts for the time of 2010 winter Olympics. The Delta Sun Peaks resort offers packages in the attempt to entice displaced skiers during the Olympics. Big White Ski Resort offers for skiers who book for three days and three nights by Nov. 30 to get fourth day of skiing absolutely for free. To sweeten the deal they also offer free forth night accommodation. Silver Star Mountain Resort is offering a variety of savings though their 2010 "special edition" packages. The offer includes a free seventh night accommodation and sixth day of skiing in three levels of accommodation.

Accommodation Owners do not Comply with the Olympic Rental Licence Requirements

There are well over two thousand property owners listing their homes at various internet websites as accommodation for the 2010 Winter Olympics. However only a handful of them abide by the city bylaws that were introduced early this year. According to the Vancouver Sun "so far only 47 homeowners have applied for a licence in Vancouver, 21 in Whistler and four in West Vancouver." It seems that even some "full service" listing agencies that charge their clients up to $300 just to list their homes, plus up to 27.5% rental commission once the home is rented out, do not bother licensing their client's accommodation with the city halls. Renting for the Olympics without a licence in Vancouver could result in a maximum penalty of $2,000. The question is if the homeowners are not aware of the city bylaw or they simply ignore the rental licence requirement.

Olympic Traffic Inconveniences

Some of the roads in Vancouver will be closed to public traffic during the Winter Olympics. They will be closed gradually so that by late January, the majority of the parking and driving restrictions are in place. Organizers hope that by starting early they will give ample time for people to figure it all out by the time of the Olympics begin.

The most problematic will be the road to Whistler. After February 11, only residents, people with booked accommodation, and Olympic vehicles, will be allowed north of Squamish between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. The best way to get to Whistler will be by the use of Olympic buses. Reservations for bus tickets will start on Nov. 24.

VIP's at the Vancouver - Whistler Olympic Games

Metro Vancouver Commerce, a pro-business consortium of the nine municipalities of Greater Vancouver area, is going to spend almost 1 million dollars of federal ($805 000) and municipal money ($20 000 from each municipality) to attract international investors to Great Vancouver. The invited visitors will arrive in Vancouver in five waves of 20 people at a time. They will be accommodated by Coast Coal Harbour Hotel in downtown Vancouver that is scheduled to be open this winter. The attendance list is not completed yet, but it is expected that one or two representatives from 50 to 70 global companies will be invited to visit Vancouver during the Olympic Games. The selection criteria includes a company’s potential to open an office in the region, invest, and create employment in the Metro Vancouver market. The invited guests will attend receptions and meetings with government and business leaders, as well as attend Olympic events and activities.

Olympic Rental SCAM

The following newsletter has been sent to our members yesterday (Nov. 16, 2009):

Please note that you might get a phone call from someone with an offer to find you tenants for the Olympics. They pretend to be a well established rental agency while in fact they are SCAMMERS. They promise to quickly arrange a rental for you if you sign up with them and pay $200 to over $1000, depending on the kind of property that you have.

Their website is http://www.olympic-home-hotels.com/ and it is a TOTAL FAKE. They copied many listings from our and other websites without the owners' consent. I suggest visiting their website and checking if your listing is on their site. Take appropriate action if you find your listing there.

The phone number that these scammers posted on their website is (888) 5-THANKS which is supposed to be in Bellingham, WA, but the number does not work. When they call people, they ask to call them back at 866-319-1034 ext 1117. Their direct phone number is 954 515 5300 which is a number in Florida .

Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.

And here are some responses that we received:

My listing is on their site and I did receive a phone call. They are listing my house at higher rate(...) -- Heather
Thank you for informing me of this scam. I have rented my space, but I will give them an "earful" if they do contact me -- Ann
Thanks for the advice - you should report them to CTV news! -- Lindsay
Thanks for the heads up, we in fact just dealt with this situation on Friday. This guy phoned (William Grant i believe, but went by the name Billy) and tried to get us for 1300$ I told him i had to discuss things with my husband. I went to his site and phoned some of the residence on the site to see what there experience had been dealing with this agency. Each person promptly told me that they had no idea that they were even on his site!! We also googled his name and found out that he was involved in a publishers clearing house scam as well. I was going to post a "Scam Alert" on Craigslist, as it seems that is were he has gotten alot of his "clients" from. I appreciate the forward, thanks again. -- Brandy
Thank you so very much for this -- I did check their website, and there I was!! I telephoned, left a message, and e-mailed them to remove the property details. I've threatened them with police action. How dare they!! -- Ann

We remind everyone to be vigilant and to read the information on the page Beware of Scams

Whistler Open for Skiing

The best time to ski in Whistler is NOW. With 77 days left to the beginning of the winter games, the room rates in Whistler are still only around $100 per night. The host mountain resort for the February 2010 Winter Olympics and March 2010 Paralympics, is ready for the current skiing season. After heavy snowfalls Whistler Blackcomb opened Whistler Mountain for the 2009/10 season on November 14. In October Skiing magazine Whistler was voted the best skiing resort in North America. Other winter sports magazines such as SKI and TransWorld Snowboarding also places Whistler resort at the top of their rankings.

Olympic Accommodation for the Youth.

As many young people are expected to arrive in Vancouver for the Olympics, VANOC arranged for 100 beds to be available for them from Dec. 4 in the Eldorado Hotel a 2330 Kingsway. The cost per bed will be $34 and their number will increase to 300 beds a night during the Games period in February. The hotel turned hostel will offer dorm-style accommodation, along with an affordable breakfast, Internet access and TV lounge.

Sea to Sky Highway Driving Permits

Cars heading towards Whistler during the Olympic Games will need to show confirmed parking spaces at private residences, businesses or hotels. No parking will be allowed at venues or on the streets. The checkpoint will be at the Alice Lake turnoff, north of Squamish. Each household will receive to permits. The permits will be are fully transferable between vehicles, tenants and/or guests who have a parking space. The permits are being mailed to Whistler residential property owners by the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC). In addition, permit distribution offices opened on Dec. 14 in Vancouver, Whistler, Pemberton and Squamish.