What concrete economic benefits can Vancouver expect in the first year or so after the Olympics?
We’re expecting a significant increase in jobs and job performance and employment opportunities directly associated with the Games. There are a number of key sectors that we’re anticipating that job creation in, primarily clean tech and green-enterprise technologies, as well as in media – live action, digital action and digital media sectors. What about tourism? Definitely tourism. Particularly now with our [trade] agreement with China, we’re anticipating a significant increase in terms of economic impact and benefits. The city plans to market Olympic Vancouver as a head-office town. What kind of businesses would be undeterred by our soaring real-estate prices and high cost of living? Vancouver has a more comprehensive strategy than just going after head offices. We definitely are going after some head offices for key industries, but we’re looking at how we can do that organically, as much as attracting foreign investment. One of the advantages that we have when we use the Olympic plat
