Patriot Hearts (47 page)

Jack and John—the friendship of a lifetime.

Index

The page numbers in this index refer to the print edition of this book.

Abbotsford, B.C., 28–29

Aboriginal communities, 34, 54, 115,
157, 166–68, 180, 184, 195, 212,
254.
see also
First Nations

Adams, Bryan, 63

airport.
see
Vancouver Airport

Authority

Allen, Bruce, 180

Anderson, Jasey-Jay, 280

Antonson, Rick, 30

Arbutus Club, 27–28, 36

Armstrong, Jim, 312–13

Asian Games, 2006, 178

Athens, Greece, 155–56, 161, 164

athlete parade, 194–95, 292–93,
310, 316

Athletes’ Village, 117, 281–82, 308,
312–13, 323

Atkins, David, 177–78, 179–87, 190,
208, 214, 217, 249, 288, 292, 300

Atlanta Summer Olympics, 1996, 176

Aubut, Marcel, 267–68, 269, 290, 295

auditor general report, 113–14

A&W, 306

Bagshaw, Ken, 92

Bains, Harry, 114

Bakuriani, Georgia, 224, 259, 314,
318–20, 325

Ballem, Penny, 118

Ban Ki-moon, 161

Barcelona Summer Olympics,
1992, 176

Barlee, Matt, 155–56

Barry, Kevin, 11

basketball, 14, 16, 17, 26

Bass, Gary, 169

Battle, Charlie, 51

BBC
, 262

BC
Games, 28

BC
Place Stadium, 176, 181–82, 238,
253, 283, 290, 305

Beaumont, Zach, 311

Beban Park, 23–24

BEIJING SUMMER OLYMPICS
, 2008

cauldron lighting, 176

International Olympic Committee (
IOC
), 31, 139

pre-recorded music, 198

Bell Canada, 125–28, 137, 277, 324

Berbick, Trevor, 24–25

Berg, Larry, 301–2

Berne, Switzerland, 42–43

Biden, Joe, 228

Bilodeau, Alexandre, 238–39, 253,
264, 294

Bin Hamad Al-Thani, Mohammed, 178

Black, Rod, 68

Blatter, Sepp, 44–45

Bloc Québécois, 252

Blue Jackets, 239, 252, 256–58, 265,
279, 301, 302, 315, 322

Blue Mountain Concerts, 177

bobsleigh, women’s, 280

bomb in Dublin, 17–18

boxing events, 24–25

Bramham, Daphne, 82, 119

British press, 2, 238, 255, 258–59,
260–61, 262, 300, 326

broadcasting rights, 136–38

Brodeur, Martin, 267

Brodie, Malcolm, 106

Brown, Peter, 163

Bublé, Michael, 296

BUDGET
.
see also
sponsors

construction, 103–5

costs, 108–9, 111, 273–74

funding, 113, 273–77

revenue targets, 147

tightening, 146–47

zero deficit, 322

Budman, Michael, 132

Budweiser, 136

Buenos Aires, 57–58

Bunn, Richard, 51

Buono, Wally, 174

Burke, Brendan, 266

Burke, Brian, 79, 91, 266–67

“Calamity Games,” 259

Calder, Don, 34

Calgary, Alberta, 31–32, 83, 173–74

Calgary Winter Olympics, 1988,
151–52, 255

Callaghan Valley, 258

Cameron, James, 193

Campagnolo, Iona, 21

CAMPBELL, GORDON

and Furlong, 87

Paralympics, 308

in Prague, 68, 71

supporting
VANOC
, 218

torch relay, 156–58

Turin closing ceremonies, 134

Campbell, Larry, 48–49, 65, 71

Canada Games, 26–27

Canada Hockey Place, 266, 289

Canada Line transit, 119, 323

Canada Place, 108, 266

Canadian amateur sports, 26–27

Canadian Armed Forces, 155–56, 308,
310, 315

Canadian College of Performing

Arts, 180

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
(
CIBC
), 129–31

Canadian Olympic Association, 31

CANADIAN OLYMPIC

COMMITTEE (COC)

1998 pitches, 31–32

Aubut, Marcel, 290

Michael Chambers, 65

Own the Podium (
OTP
), 267–68,
271–72, 277

VANOC
, 80

Canadian Paralympic Committee, 80

Canadian Soccer Association, 44

Canadians, personality of, 257–58,
285–86

Cannery Restaurant, 307

Canucks, 266

Capralos, Spyros, 164

Carrey, Jim, 184

Casey, Bill, 14

CAULDRON
.
see also
torch relay

closing ceremonies, 288, 291

design, 187

opening ceremonies, 193–94, 214–15

outdoor, 187–88, 194, 260, 297–98

security, 235, 260

in Whistler, 225

CBC
, 137–38

Celebration Plaza, 283, 313, 316

ceremonies.
see
closing ceremonies; medal ceremonies; opening ceremonies

Chambers, Michael, 65, 71

Chan, Christine, 201

Chan, Jeff, 92

Chapin, Ward, 92

Charest, Jean, 170, 185, 227, 244, 247

Charles University, 68

Chernecki, Ted, 140

Chrétien, Jean, 53, 66–67, 74

CIBC
(Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce), 129–31

Cirque du Soleil, 178–79

Clarke, Ron, 9–10

Clark, Glen, 31–32

Clark, Tom, 172

Clonmel, Ireland, 10

CLOSING CEREMONIES

cauldron, 288, 291

French content, 250–51, 285

media description, 296

mime performance, 288–89,
291–92

Paralympics, 315–16

planning, 180–87

Rogge, Jacques, 291, 292

speeches, 287–88, 293–95

Turin, 134

COBB, DAVE

breakfast, 220, 284

Cypress Mountain, 232

internal review, 146

media, 317

Nodar Kumaritashvili’s death, 202,
217, 220

RBC
sponsorship, 130

and
VANOC
, 91–92

victory ceremony, 238

Coca-Cola, 152

Coe, Sebastian, 201–2, 259

Cohen, Leonard, 184, 193, 214

Concert Properties, 49–50, 187

Conibear, Mary, 262

construction budget, 103–5, 111, 112

Cope, George, 324

corporate sponsorships, 124–25

Corrigan, Derek, 107, 108

corruption, 59–60

costs, 108–9, 111, 273–74

Craven, Sir Philip, 309, 314

criticism, 238, 258–62

Cromack, Emma (author’s daughter), 324

Crooks, Charmaine, 65, 71

Crosby, Sidney, 289, 299

Cruickshank, Greg, 126

Cruickshank, Rob, 126–29

CTV
, 137–39, 166, 172, 188, 209, 238,
278, 280, 286, 289, 306, 311, 324

“Cultural Olympiad,” 254–55

curling, Paralympic, 312–13

Cypress Mountain, 116–17, 228–34,
255, 258, 269

Daily Mail
newspaper, 259, 263

Daily Telegraph
newspaper, 300

Dallaire, Roméo, 193

David Lam Park, 199

Del Bosco, Chris, 281

Denton, Caley, 147

Desmarais, France Chrétien, 88

Despatie, Alexandre, 166

Dimitriadis, Vassilis, 161

Dion, Céline, 183

Doha Asian Games, 2006, 178

Dowling, Tony, 24

Doyle, Chris, 233

Doyle, Dan, 112–13, 229

Drabinsky, Garth, 177

Dublin, Ireland, 17–18

Duncan, George, 106

Dutton, Robert, 135

Ebersol, Dick, 76, 108, 278

economic crisis, 145–49

Edvinsson, Jan-Ake, 109

Eilertsen, Vidar, 152

Elias, Arturo, 145

e-mail communications, 211, 213,
256, 262

Entwistle, Darren, 128

Environment Canada, 231

Erickson Air-Crane helicopters, 232

Esquimalt, B.C., 308

European Athletic Association, 318

European Olympic Committee,
241, 315

Expo 86, 26, 117, 120

False Creek, 33, 42, 117, 247, 323

fan-to-fan ticket program, 147–48

Fasel, René, 71, 81, 109, 219, 302

Fecan, Ivan, 137–38

federal government funding,
OTP
,
274–77

Fédération des francophones de la

Colombie-Britannique, 226

Feldman, Sam, 180

Felli, Gilbert, 81, 201, 205, 219

Fendt, Josef, 208–9, 222

fiddling, 184

FIFA
(International Federation of Association Football), 44

First Nations, 115–16, 165–66,
195–97, 212.
see also
Aboriginal communities

Five Ring Circus
(Shaw), 120

flag, Olympic, 193, 214

Fondation canadienne pour le dialogue des cultures, 226

Fontaine, Phil, 195–97

foreign press, 238

Fortress Investment Group, 117

Foster, David, 54

Fowlie, Jim, 236–37

Fox, Betty, 189, 193, 214, 310, 311

Fox, Darrell, 189

Fox, Rolly, 310, 311

Fox, Terry, 189

Frank Crane Arena, 24

Fraser, Dan, 180

Fraser, Graham, 226, 246–47

Frazier, Joe, 10

French content, 184–86, 213, 226–27,
238, 244–48, 250–51, 285

French lessons, 290

funding, 113, 273–77.
see also
sponsors

Furlong, Damien, 174, 324

FURLONG, JOHN

as
CEO
, 32–34, 83–85, 324

chamber of commerce speech, 25

childhood, 9–16

COO
and Jack Poole, 36–39

family, 299

father, 10–11, 12, 19–20

flight to Canada, 20

Gaelic football, 13–14

grandchildren, 174, 324

health rumours, 140–50

honours, 325

and Jack Poole, 35–37, 83, 325

migraine headaches, 23, 311

mother, 12–13, 121–22

in Nanaimo, B.C., 23

in Prince George, B.C., 20–23

Rosemary (sister), 299

running shoes, 11–12

soccer story, 14–15

on sports, 15–16

squash playing, 26

twenties, 16–23

Furlong, John Jr., 303, 324

Furlong, Maria, 324

Furlong, Molly, 78, 214, 291, 292, 324

Furtado, Nelly, 217

FutureBrand, 323

Gaelic football, 13–14

Gammoudi, Mohammed, 9

Garcia, Carlos, 57–58

Gardiner, Ali, 142–44

Garou, 185–86

Gaze, Christopher, 197

General Motors (
GM
), 135, 145.

s
ee also
GM
Place

Georgia, 212, 224, 295, 314, 317

Georgian National Olympic

Committee, 243, 317

gifts,
IOC
, 57–58

Givens, Scott, 177

“Glitch Games,” 236

Global
BC
news, 140–41

Globe and Mail
newspaper, 117–18, 167

GM
Place, 79, 91, 109, 110

Godfrey, Jim, 97–98

Goepel, Rusty, 34–35

gold medals, 239, 265, 279

Goodale, Ralph, 171

Good, Bill, 120–21

Gray, Adam, 169

Greene, Nancy, 189, 190–91, 214

Gretzky, Wayne, 65, 68, 71, 189,
190–91, 214, 267, 283

Griffiths, Arthur, 31, 33

Guardian
newspaper, 259, 263, 326

Gwich’in peoples, 167

Hansen, Rick, 191–93, 214,
308, 310

Harper, Stephen, 218, 250–52, 326

Hayes, Bob, 10

Haysom, Ian, 140–41

health rumours, 140–50

Heiberg, Gerhard, 51–55, 302

Heil, Jenn, 225–26, 238, 253–54, 264

Hellenic Olympic Committee, 164

Heller, George, 131, 307

Henderson, Paul, 37, 65

Hickey, Pat, 45, 241, 315, 318

Hillcrest Park, 312

hiring freezes, 146

Hirthler, George, 51

HOCKEY

Canada vs. United States, 266–67

ice size, 109–10

men’s gold medal, 287, 289–90

sledge, 311–12

women’s gold medal, 279

Hockey Canada, 276, 312

Hollingsworth, Mellisa, 268

Home Depot, 135

House of Commons, 170–72

Hudson’s Bay Company (h
BC
),
131–32, 307

Hughes, Clara, 281

Hugo, Victor, 277

“I Believe” song, 289

ice-cleaning machine, 255

ice dance, 280

Ilanaaq, 140

Independent
newspaper, 326

Indigenous communities.

see
Aboriginal communities

International Bobsleigh Federation,
37, 40

International Broadcast Centre, 282

International Federation of Association Football (
FIFA
), 44

International Ice Hockey Federation (
IIHF
), 109–10, 302

International Luge Federation (
FIL
),
208, 221

INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC)
.

see also
Rogge, Jacques

awarding the games, 74–75

Beijing Summer Olympics, 2008,
31, 139

bid finalists, 42–44

bid presentation in Vancouver,
53–55

broadcasting rights, 138–39

coordination commission meeting, 201

evaluation commission, 50–55

funding, 148

gifts, 57–58

letters, hand written, 61–62

member profiles, 39–40

Olympic Order, 301

Olympic Truce, 160–61

Paralympics, 304–5, 308

protests, 210

on sponsorships, 136

support for
VANOC
, 218–19, 282

transportation, 301

International Paralympic Committee (
IPC
), 304–5, 306, 308–9, 314

Inukshuk, 140, 167

Inward Eye, 292

IOC
.
see
International Olympic Committee (
IOC
)

Irish Republican Army (
IRA
), 11

It’s How You Play the Game
(King), 151

Jack Poole Plaza, 188, 234, 297

Jackson, Roger, 51