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Did you see caribou or elk at the Olympic closing ceremony?

Mar 01, 2010

At the 2010 Vancouver Olympic closing ceremony last night the Canadian athletes donned Cowichan style sweaters with an antler bearing ungulate design. The question is; are they caribou or elk?

According to CBC they are caribou (see Step 2 in the article). But, back in October the Vancouver Sun labeled them as elk. And the confused public who want to resell their Olympic sweaters are playing it safe by referring to them as “Caribou/Elk”.

What do you think the organizers had in mind when they designed the Olympic sweaters, caribou or elk? I bet you know what my anwser is ;)

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Comments (1) Tags: athlete, Canada, Canadian, caribou, ceremony, closing, elk, Olympic, sweater

Olympics bring a caribou hockey nation together - Go Canada Go!

Feb 25, 2010

Since being in Ottawa, I have come to learn a few things about what Canada means to its people. Over the last two weeks, one of those things has been loud and clear: Hockey is Canada’s game.

To check this out, I brushed up on the basics of the game and then sat down to watch last night's much anticipated Olympic hockey event: Canada vs. Russia.

WOW! What a rush! Seeing the endless sea of red and white dressed fans and hearing them cheer “Go Canada Go!” from the rafters to the streets of Vancouver was contagious. I got chills experiencing the fan support. I was amazed by how it turned inspiration into action that silenced the critics and saved Team Canada’s iconic status for future hope.

After the game, I was filled with an even greater believe in the power of caribou caring Canadians to come together to save another of their Nation’s icons for future generations, Canada’s Woodland Caribou. Go Canada Go!

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Comments (0) Tags: bou, Canadian Parks And Wilderness Society, caribou, CPAWS, fan, hockey, icon, olympic, woodland

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I’m a woodland caribou from northern BC. One day while hanging out at home in the boreal forest, I noticed CPAWS was looking to hire a social media caribou. My first thought was “What? Humans want to work with a caribou – coool!” I did some research into CPAWS and its CaribouAndYou.ca project and discovered that my species is at risk! I knew I was... (Read more)