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Village gets a new reputation as it moves from problems to praise

Source: The Globe and Mail
Vancouver : Canada | 24 days ago  
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Last updated on Thursday, Nov. 05, 2009 2:24AM EST T here were no dancing mascots when Mayor Gregor Robertson announced earlier this year that Vancouver taxpayers were "on the hook" for the $1-billion Olympic athletes village, which was then mired in a financial mess.
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