Monday, August 31, 2009

MEDIA COVERAGE

NO GAMES TORONTO received a great deal of media coverage during the flying squad bus tour and Rally over the past two days while the PASO committee was in town.

MEDIA COVERAGE FROM AUG 30-31 EVENTS

*NOW, Sept 2-9, Vol 29 No1, Paul Terefenko: Let the Pan Am games begin; Mayor Pump Pan Am Projects for Priority' Hoods, Critics Jeer

* The Toronto Sun - Mon Aug 31: Pan Am protesters fuming over bid. - Video.

* CTV – Aug 30: Pan Am evaluators in TO in bid to find host city
Video: CTV Toronto: Welcoming Pan Am Evaluators

* The Star, Dan Robson - Sept 1: Pam Am VIPs ride GO, while 1,600 fume.

* The Star, Royson James - Sept 1: Protesters can spoil more than a Games bid.

* SmugMug: No Pan Am Games in Toronto press conference. Photographs.

* CBC - Aug 31: Pan Am Games Chair lauds Toronto bid

* National Post, Allison Hanes - Aug 31: Anti-games rally as PanAm dignitaries visit.

* National Post, Allison Hanes - Aug 31: PanAm dignitaries get VIP tour.

* National Post, Allison Hanes - Aug 27: PanAm opposition emerges on eve of official site tour.

* The Hamilton Spectator, John Kernaghan - Aug 29: Hamilton on track for Games committee visit.

* The Star, Vanessa Lu - Aug 31: It’s our time for Pan Am.

* The Globe and Mail, Susan Krashinsky and Brodie Fenlon - Sept 1: Ottawa okays ID cards for Pan Am Games bid.

* The Globe and Mail, Jill Mahoney -Aug 30: City gets once-over for Pan Am Games.

* Globe and Mail, Josh Wingrove - Sept 1: Visiting Pan Am official touts Toronto for Olympics.

* Mountain News, Kevin Werner - Aug 28: Say no to Pan Am Games, political group says.

We will continue to oppose the games! If you want to get involved stay updated about upcoming meetings to be posted on our blog site.

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