CANADA: WINTER OLYMPICS VANCOUVER 2010 - Olympic symbol made of cranberries adds to Olympic buzz days before Games begin

Record ID: 644304

  • Title: CANADA: WINTER OLYMPICS VANCOUVER 2010 - Olympic symbol made of cranberries adds to Olympic buzz days before Games begin
  • Date: 10th February 2010
  • Summary: VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA CANADA (FEBRUARY 8, 2010) (REUTERS) VARIOUS BEAUTY SHOTS OF VANCOUVER AERIAL VIEW OF CANADIAN OLYMPIC SYMBOL FORMED BY A CRANBERRY BOG VARIOUS OF WORKERS LOADING CRANBERRIES CLOSE UP OF CRANBERRIES VARIOUS OF OLYMPIC CRANBERRY BOG (SOUNDBITE) (English) LE SAVARESE, WORKING TO FILL OLYMPIC CRANBERRY BOG SAYING: "It's exciting, and we're having a lot of fun doing it, a lot of hard work, but its a lot of fun too." AERIAL VIEW OF CANADIAN OLYMPIC SYMBOL FORMED BY CRANBERRIES
  • Embargoed: 25th February 2010 12:00
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  • Location: Canada
  • Country: Canada
  • Topics: Light / Amusing / Unusual / Quirky,Sports
  • Reuters ID: LVA2ATWEKCP9QG6V3BJOI7EHNKHE
  • Story Text: Thirteen million cranberries formed the Canadian Olympic symbol on Monday (February 8) a few days before the start of the 2010 Winter Games.

    Cranberries, Canada's largest crop, were used to form the 3,200 square metre (34,444 square feet) floating tribute to the Winter Games. The tart fruit display will be on display through the Games.

    Le Savarese, who was working to fill the oversized bog, told Reuters "It's exciting, and we're having a lot of fun doing it, a lot of hard work, but its a lot of fun too."

    The berries will be used for fertilizer after the Games.
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