Phil McColeman, MP - Brant - Summer Olympic 2012: London

Summer Olympic 2012: London

LUCKY LOONIE

Our Government supports our Olympic athletes competing in the 2012 Olympic and wish them luck as they represent our great nation during these games. To show our support, the Government has unveiled the 2012 Lucky Loonie Commemorative Circulation coin. This coin will be given to each member of the Canadian team when they arrive in London to provide them with luck.
For more information, click the Loonie!

DID YOU KNOW...

The Opening Ceremony for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games will be held in London, England. This event will be held on July 27^th, 2012 and will be broadcasted live at 4pm Eastern time.
This summer, 277 Canadians will be representing our country alongside 93 coached and over 137 support and missions teams.
This year, our Canadian Olympic team is striving for a goal of reaching the top 12 in the overall medal count.
Our Canadian team will be among the 10,500 athletes from 204 different countries expected to participate in this year’s Summer Olympics.
Team Canada will be lead by two former Olympic Gold Medalists: Chef de Mission Mark Tewksbury (swimming) and Assistant Chef de Mission Sylvie Bernier (diving).
For two weeks, over four billion television viewers, an estimated 7 million live spectators and 200,000 accredited media will be watching as the best athletes in the world compete against one and other in 34 different venues across London.
1 million visitors from all over the world are expected to be in London during these games.
After these games, London will be the first and only city to have hosted the Olympic Games three times: 1908, 1948 and 2012.
700,000 registered volunteers and a global compliment of 19,000 athletes and officials will partake in the games.
The closing ceremony will take place the evening of August 12, 2012. (The exact time is to be announced).

For more information, you can visit these websites:

International Olympic Committee: www.olympic.org
2012 London Organizing Committee: www.london2012.com
2014 Sochi Organizing Committee: www.sochi2014.com
2015 Toronto Pan and Parapan American Games: www.toronto2015.org
Sport Canada: www.pch.gc.ca/Sportcanada
Canadian Heritage: www.canadianheritage.gc.ca

TEAM MCOLEMAN’S FAVOURITE SPORTS

“I enjoy watching the gymnastics. My two daughters were heavily involved in the sport, and after spending countless hours at gyms or competitions, I can only imagine the demands on these athletes and their families at the Olympic Level!” - Teresa Percival

Gymnastics will be on July 28^th to August 3^rd and then again August 5^th -11^th. Check your local listings for further details.

“My favourite Olympic Sport is the Equestrian side of things. I love watching and learning from the dressage competitions. The show Jumping competitions are the most exciting. The way the riders have to work as one with the horse in order to get over the obstacle in front of them which can be a straight jump of 6’ high or a water jump 6’ wide. This is all done in a timed situation. Spectacular!” - Joanna Pielsticker

Equestrian will be on from July 28^th - 30^th and again from August 2^nd - 9^th
Check your local listings for further details.

“Volleyball is my favourite sport to watch. It’s an exciting display of speed, strategy, strength, agility and skill; all in all, fun to watch!” -Martina Esbaugh

Volleyball will be on from July 28^th to August 12^th.
Check your local listings for further details.

“If fishing was an Olympic sport, it would be my favourite. But, I do enjoy watching boxing. It involves so much strategy and athleticism, a treat to watch!” –Dennis Burnside

Boxing will be from July 28^th to August 12^th.
Check your local listings for further details.

“My favourite summer Olympic sport to watch is definitely the triathlon. The strength and stamina it takes to do all of those sports is incredible!” - Aline Porrior

The Triathlon will be on August 4^th and August 7^th.
Check your local listing for further details.