What a year so far!

Well, after my postings about Tourism BC and the Ministry of Tourism merge.. .it seems like the Ministry has got all of their ducks in a row and, hopefully, with the last bit of tweaking.... we will be on our way to capitalize on those amazing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games!
SPEAKING of the Games..... February and March were a BLUR!
Starting on March 6th in Lillooet, BC where I was fortunate enough to Run The Torch, then on March 10th...a day I will never forget....where over 1,300 Bowen Islander's got up and joined in the Torch Relay Celebration here on Bowen! In our wildest dreams our committee never expected more than 400 MAX! Wow. Take a look at www.onbowen.com for an amazing Voideo.
After the torch left the island I quickly changed and met the Danish Olympic C0mmittee President and Secretary-General who I was going to be looking after until the end of the Games. Amazing people. Then in March I met a wonderful gentleman, Patrick Jarvis a Governor of the International Paralympic Committee and Executive Director of the Paralympic Foundation. It was so interesting looking after him during the Paralympic Games as he was so busy presenting Gold Medals (twice) and attending numerous functions both in Whistler and Vancouver.
I had to miss a Bowen Chamber meeting as I was driving Patrick to the Airport at the end of the games, and upon my return to the Island, found out I had been presented with the CITIZEN FOR THE YEAR award for 2009/2010. What a wonderful honour.