Well who watched the skating dance finals tonight, CONGRATULATIONS to Virtue and Moir for winning gold, maybe this will spur Canada on to more victories in the last week of the games
bill in red deer
-- Edited by 73SC on Tuesday 23rd of February 2010 12:40:45 PM
Well all the girls in our house went to bed here in the East but my son and I watched. When they finished I looked at him and said "This probably sounds silly coming from me but all I can say is, That was beautiful." he looked at me and said "Dad, that's the only word for it."
What great kids, proud to be Canadian, that brought a tear to my eye.
-- Edited by 73SC on Tuesday 23rd of February 2010 01:11:47 AM
I wish I could say Shannon Rempel was in the list. Her parents are both Morris natives but sadly she has been very disappointed with her results there.
Would have been fun to have a Morris girl in the spotlight.
And then to top it off, we have a "traitor" from Morris at the Olympics! The Swiss men's curling coach, Lorne Hamblin is a customer of mine until he retired from farming a year ago!
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1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
I just want to say that as a Canadian watching our Olympians....that I am PROUD of them no matter where they place!!!! If they did the best they could do, I don't care what position they placed.....1st or last......I am proud of their efforts and for representing our great Country!!!!!! A HUGE Thank-you for their efforts!!!!!!!
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1972 Pontiac Lemans (daughter's car) 2005 Pontiac Grand Am 2004 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
To me this is the best aspect of our Olympic athletes, they are literally the boy and girl next door, ordinary Canadians accomplishing extraordinary feats! This makes us feel as if we know each and everyone of them, because we might, it gives us all a sense of pride. I am even proud of those who coach athletes of other nations, what greater testament to our skill and credibility.
I think that these Olympic games will be remembered as a turning point in Canadian Nationalism and Pride. We have never witnessed such a public display of patriotism. I also hope that they serve as a unifying force among Canadians from coast to coast. Seventy percent of Canadians surveyed say they believe these games are Canada's games as opossed to Vancouver's. This is a huge result, I know for one I am very proud of what has been accomplished and very proud of Vancouver and British Columbia!
In a show of total dominance, Humphries and Moyse captured the gold with a combined time of 3:32:28 Upperton, of Calgary, and Shelley-Ann Brown, of Pickering, Ont. moved up from fourth place after two heats to capture silver in a time of 3:33.13.
PEI born David MacEachern won PEI's only other olympic gold medal for 2 Man Bobsleigh in 1998!
One thing I've found out by moving here is Islanders are a very, very proud bunch!
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'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
1960 Pontiac Strato Chief Safari 1960 Laurentian Safari 1960 Laurentian 4door(scrapped) 2001 Grand Am Traded on a '96 Suburban 2WD 2002 Hyundai Accent(SOLD) 1968 Grand Parisienne Scrapped and SOLD
A HUGE Thank-you for their efforts!!!!!!! 