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Sohu.com becomes Beijing 2008 Olympic & Paralympic Games Sponsor
Runs "2" news stories on "Whistler for the Disabled" in March and April 2008.

Full Media Coverage from China follows the Beijing 2008 Olympic Sponsors Media stories.

Sohu.com (www.sohu.com)
People with Disabilities can be positive Contributors to Society (March 23rd, 2008)
http://news.sohu.com/20080324/n255876284.shtml
English Version, please see "China Daily News", number 1 in the list below.

Sohu.com (www.sohu.com)
Promoting the Construction of a Barrier-Free Facilities in Canada, the Olympic Dream of a Deaf person. (April 29th, 08) http://2008.sohu.com/20080429/n256576027.shtml

Beijing 2008, Olympic Hot News (www.fuyang.com)
A Canadian Deaf Olympic dream: to promote the building of barrier-free facilities (April 29th, 08) http://www.fuyang.com/html/200804/29/1352561095.htm

Much appreciation to Shilong Yang, Chief Correspondent and all the other Journalists from China who visited Whistler in mid March 2008 and attended our Press Conference.

Whistler for the Disabled, Hugh Tollett and Grant Lamont Hosts Chinese Delegation Press Conference March 2008 on behalf of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. Read full story in English.

1) China Daily News. English (www.chinadaily.com with 200 Million Readers) March 23, 2008,
People with Disabilities can be positive Contributors to Society.
http://www.chinadaily.net/world/2008-03/26/content_6567233.htm

Note, Your Web Browser will need to be able to view "Chinese, Japanese or Korean Characters" to read the following articles.

The only English word is whistlerforthedisabled.com in the Chinese articles.

2) China Daily News, Chinese (www.chinadaily.com with 200 Million Readers) March 23, 2008
People with Disabilities can be positive Contributors to Society
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/hqgj/2008-03/24/content_6560768.htm

3) Xinua Sports (www.news.cn)
Barrier free society, Hugh's dream for the Olympics (Press Release Date: April 29, 08)
Shilong Yang Reporter, Chief Correspondent for the Whistler Press Conference March 2008  
http://news.xinhuanet.com/sports/2008-04/29/content_8071222.htm

4) Shanghai Morning Post (www.jfdaily.com) 
Whistler for the Disabled Helps Travelers in Need. (April 28th, 08)
http://www.jfdaily.com/gb/jfxww/xlbk/xwcb/node46774/node46781/userobject1ai2021082.html

5) China Deaf News (www.cndeaf.com)
Active in Canada, Being Deaf does not mean not being inactive. (March 24, 08)
http://cndeaf.com/html/shihuashishuo/20080401/1653.html
http://bbs.cndeaf.com/read.php?tid-79039-skinco-green.html

6) Deaf China (www.deafchina.com)
Active in Canada for the Disabled as a Deaf Person (March 23rd, 08) http://www.deafchina.com/edu/jyzx/20080325/2427.html

7) CCTV.com (www.sports.cctv.com)
Promoting Barrier Free Facilities in Canada Hugh's dream for the Olympics (April 29, 08)
http://sports.cctv.com/class/20080429/105348.shtml

8) CCTV.com (www.sports.cctv.com)
Web site supports the Disabled through self-support, Olympics and Beijing 2008 (April 29th, 08) http://sports.cctv.com/20080429/101342.shtml

9) The Chinamil (www.chinamil.com.cn)
A Canadian Olympic Dream (April 28th, 08)
http://www.chinamil.com.cn/site1/xwpdxw/2008-04/29/content_1225071.htm

10) 2008 Sina.com, Beijing (www.2008,sina.com.cn)
An Olympic Dream come true, making Accessibility a Reality (April 29, 08) http://2008.sina.com.cn/hd/other/2008-04-29/085275874.shtml http://2008.sina.com.tw/compete/global/2008-04-29/09313439700.shtml

11) Sports News, Beijing Sina (www.news.sina.com)
Canada deaf people with self-service web site an Olympic dream for Hugh.
http://news.sina.com.tw/article/20080429/281619.html

12) Disabled News from China (www.xtbj,net)
Active in Canada, Persons with Disabilities and Physical Disabilities does not mean not being active (April 29th, 08)
http://www.xbtj.net/news/xinwen/
http://www.xbtj.net/news/xinwen/200804/11-259.html

13) The Canaderen, China (www.canadaren.com)
People with Disabilities can be positive Contributors.
http://www.canadaren.com/index_readnews_01.asp?id=223535

14) Chinese Today, International Daily News (www.chinesetoday.com)
A Barrier free society, Hugh's dream for the Olympics (April 29, 08)
http://www.chinesetoday.com/news/show/id/60145

15) People.com.cn (www.people.com.cn)
A Barrier free society, Hugh's dream for the Olympics (April 29, 08) http://2008.people.com.cn/BIG5/22180/62396/62401/7179702.html

16) GCPNEWS (www.gcpnews.com)
Canadian News from China, Barrier free society, Hugh's dream for the Olympics (April 29, 08)
http://www.gcpnews.com/articles/2008-04-29/C1013_22576.html

17) GX News (www.gxnews.com.cn)
Unknown Subject Title could not Translate (April 29, 08)
http://news.gxnews.com.cn/staticpages/20080429/newgx4816d9b4-1480037.shtml

18) Xinhua Sports (www.big5.xinhuanet.com)
Promoting the Construction of a Barrier-Free Facilities in Canada, the Olympic Dream of a Deaf person. (April 29th, 08)
http://big5.xinhuanet.com/gate/big5/news.xinhuanet.com/sports/2008-04/29/content_8071222.htm

19) Economic News (http://big5.ce.cn) (April 29th, 08)
Promoting the Construction of a Barrier-Free Facilities in Canada, the Olympic Dream of a Deaf person. http://big5.ce.cn/newSports/07main/zhtyq/tymr/200804/29/t20080429_15313989.shtml

20) China Economic News (www.ce.cn)
Promoting the Construction of a Barrier-Free Facilities in Canada, the Olympic Dream of a Deaf person. (April 29th, 08) http://www.ce.cn/newSports/07main/zhtyq/tymr/200804/29/t20080429_15313989.shtml

21) Sohu China (www.sohu.com) A Beijing 2008 Olympic Sponsor
Promoting the Construction of a Barrier-Free Facilities in Canada, the Olympic Dream of a Deaf person. (April 29th, 08) http://2008.sohu.com/20080429/n256576027.shtml

22) Sohu China (www.sohu.com) A Beijing 2008 Olympic Sponsor
People with Disabilities can be positive Contributors to Society (March 23rd, 2008)
http://news.sohu.com/20080324/n255876284.shtml

23) 54 Sports (www.54sports.org)
Barrier free society, Hugh's dream for the Olympics (April 29th, 2008)
http://www.54sports.org/ReadNews.asp?NewsID=2360&BigClassID=1&SmallClassID=8

24) Star Life and Star Network (www.news.newstarnet.com)
People with Disabilities making difference in Canada (good article that was combined with another) http://news.newstarnet.com/gb/MainNews/Social/2008_3_24_12_13_57_81.html

25) Olympic News, (2008.ccidnet.com)
A Self-Support site for the Disabled and Olympics (April 29th, 08) http://2008.ccidnet.com/art/11721/20080429/1434885_1.html

New Stories from 2008 (continued)

• Accessibility efforts in Whistler still ramping up!

• 2010 Paralympics just two years away 

• The Paralympic Difference

• First Adaptive Snowboard World Cup slated for Whistler

• WASP at capacity looking to expand

• • The Province Newspaper Standing Ovation Awards
•• (great story)
• • Pique Newsmagazine Standing Ovation Awards
• • The Whistler Question Newspaper (Cover Story)

• • The Province Newspaper Standing Ovation Awards
•• (great story)
• • Pique Newsmagazine Standing Ovation Awards
• • The Whistler Question Newspaper (Cover Story)

CBC Radio nd Interview from October 17th with Rick Cluff is not available at this time as well as CTV News Coverage from the same day of the Standing Ovation Awards Oct 17th, 2007, both were great stories sorry you missed them.

• • Adventures Guide for the Disabled Launched
• • Guide Offers Recreation Tours for the Disabled

• • New Phone Means Communication for All
• • New Phone Boon for Hard of Hearing and Deaf

Our Very Own "Whistler for the Disabled" in the News:

News Stories from 2008

• Whistler for the Disabled Hosts Chinese Delegation Press Conference.

• China Daily News (English Version) People with Disabilities can be positive Contributors
• China Daily News (Chinese Version of above article WFTD)
• The Canaderen (Chinese Version of above article WFTD)

• Shanghai Morning Post (Chinese) Whistler for the Disabled helps travelers in need.

• Accessibility efforts in Whistler still ramping up!

New Stories from 2007

• The Province Newspaper Standing Ovation Awards
• (great story)
• Pique Newsmagazine Standing Ovation Awards
• The Whistler Question Newspaper (Cover Story)

CBC Radio nd Interview from October 17th with Rick Cluff is not available at this time as well as CTV News Coverage from the same day of the Standing Ovation Awards Oct 17th, 2007, both were great stories sorry you missed them.


• Adventures Guide for the Disabled Launched
• Guide Offers Recreation Tours for the Disabled

• New Phone Means Communication for All
• New Phone Boon for Hard of Hearing and Deaf

New Stories from 2006

• CBC Radio Rick Cluff interviews Huey Tollett first of two!
• New Whistler web site for the Disabled Launched
• Disabled Visitor web site Launched

Local News Sources:

Pique Newsmagazine
The Whistler Question Newspaper

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