International Policing and Anti-Corruption Expert joins ICSS Integrity Unit
ICSS appoints Dale Sheehan, one of the world's leading anti-corruption experts, to its team.
Vancouver View -- Winter Olympics' First WikiLeak
(ATR) A leaked U.S. government memo from the Vancouver consulate expressed worries that Olympic security would be compromised by the recession and police overtime cutbacks.
Vancouver View - El Nino Helps Venues Open Early; Vancouver Airport Ready for Snow
El Nino helps three Olympic snow venues open early due to record snowfall in November...Vancouver International Airport officials pledged that they can handle snow during the Games... U.S. newspapers cool on Vancouver coverage...
Vancouver View: Board Meets, Torch Cauldron, Protest Zones
(ATR) The Vancouver 2010 board meets Friday … the torch relay cauldron unveiled … protest zones revealed and military forces ready for the Olympics.
Vancouver View - Stadium Endangering Worker Safety; Security Housing Costs Rise
(ATR) Concerns over workplace safety still plague B.C. Place Stadium...RCMP paying almost $16 million more to charter cruise ships than originally projected
Vancouver View -- Ski Jumpers Make Their Case; Security Costs Double
(ATR) The battle by a group of female ski jumpers aiming for the 2010 Winter Olympics lands in a Vancouver courtroom today...Security for the Games outsourced to the U.S.; twice the original estimate
Vancouver View - $720.6 Million for Security
(ATR) Less than a year before the Olympics, the security budget for the Vancouver Games is revealed
Vancouver View -- VANOC Launches Countdown; Security Exercise Continue
(ATR) IOC President Jacques Rogge, along with other leaders, will launch 24 hours of one-year festivities today... Adequate security remains a concern for 2010 with exercises and budget talks in process
Vancouver View -- Security Exercises, Test Events at One-Year Mark
(ATR) 2010 organizers announce Exercise Silver and tests for three sports for the run up to the one-year festivities on Feb. 12
Vancouver View -- Canada's Leadership Drama Escalates, Vancouver Mayor Takes Office Next Week
(ATR) Canada's minority leadership signs agreement to topple government…Mayor-elect Gregor Robertson will be sworn in Dec. 8