Construction teams celebrate completion of Whistler Olympic and Paralympic venues – Daily Commercial News

Construction teams celebrate completion of Whistler Olympic and Paralympic venues – Daily Commercial News: "Construction on all three Whistler Olympic and Paralympic competition venues has been completed on time and on budget.

The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) has announced that construction is complete at the Whistler Creekside, Whistler Sliding Centre and Whistler Olympic Park. Creekside has been operational since the beginning of the 2007-2008 ski season. Whistler Olympic Park, which was open for public access on Dec. 15, is available for both high-performance athlete training and recreational use. The detailed fit-out and testing at the Whistler Sliding Centre will continue over the next few months.

The completion of these venues allows VANOC to follow through on a promise to offer athletes the chance to train and compete at these venues more than two years in advance of the Games.

“Every construction worker and member of our venue team put their hearts into this project and is standing atop their own podium today,” said John Furlong, VANOC chief executive officer. “Their efforts are helping us to meet our commitment to deliver spectacular theatres for sport and lasting community legacies.”

Justin Lessard, a quality control supervisor for Concrete USL (1983) Ltd., worked on the construction of the sliding track at The Whistler Sliding Centre. He"