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British ___MASK4___ ( BC ) is the westernmost province of Canada , with a population of more than four million people located between the Pacific Ocean and the ___MASK1___ . British ___MASK4___ is also a component of the Pacific Northwest and the Cascadia bioregion , along with the U . S . states of Idaho , Oregon , Washington and ___MASK35___ . Euan Byers ( born 30 July 1974 in ___MASK81___ , Scotland ) is a Scottish curler . ___MASK29___ is a western province ___MASK69___ Canada . With an estimated population ___MASK69___ 4 , 196 , 457 as ___MASK69___ July 1 , 2015 , it is Canada ' s fourth - ___MASK59___ populous province and the ___MASK59___ populous ___MASK69___ Canada ' s three prairie provinces . Its area is about . ___MASK29___ and its neighbour ___MASK12___ were districts ___MASK69___ the ___MASK73___ until they were established as provinces on September 1 , 1905 . The premier has been Rachel Notley since May 2015 . A multi - sport event is an organized sports event , often held over multiple days , featuring competition in many different sports between organized teams ___MASK69___ athletes from ( mostly ) nation states . The first major , modern , multi - sport event ___MASK69___ international significance is the modern Olympic Games . ___MASK52___ officially Montréal in both ___MASK90___ English and French , is the ___MASK59___ populous municipality in ___MASK77___ and the 2nd - ___MASK59___ populous in Canada . Originally called " Ville - Marie ", or " City of Mary ," it is named after Mount Royal , the triple - peaked hill in the heart of the city . The city is on the Island of ___MASK52___ , which took its name from the same source as the city , and a few much smaller peripheral islands , the largest of which is Île Bizard . It has a distinct four - season continental climate with warm to hot summers and cold snowy winters . The ___MASK47___ Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games ( VANOC ) was the non - profit organization responsible for planning , organizing , financing and staging the 2010 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Paralympics . Established on September 30 , 2003 , about four months after the 2010 games were awarded to ___MASK47___ , British ___MASK4___ , it performed these roles with " the mandate to support and promote the development of sport in Canada ." ___MASK89___ is a city in the Canadian province of Alberta . It is situated at the confluence of the Bow River and the Elbow River in the south of the province , in an area of foothills and prairie , about east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies . In the 2011 census , the City of ___MASK89___ had a population of 1 , 096 , 833 and a metropolitan population of 1 , 214 , 839 , making it the largest city in Alberta , and the third - largest municipality and fifth - largest census metropolitan area ( CMA ) in Canada . ___MASK83___ B . Smith ( born 11 June 1971 in ___MASK68___ ) is a Scottish curler from Bridge of Earn , ___MASK68___ and Kinross . ___MASK98___ is a town in ___MASK81___ and Galloway , south - western Scotland . It lies approximately from Glasgow , and from the English border . It had a population of 4 , 009 at the 2001 census . The town came to international attention in December 1988 when the wreckage of Pan Am Flight 103 crashed there following a terrorist bomb attack aboard the flight . Peter `` Pete '' Smith ( born 18 November 1964 ) is a Scottish curler . He played second for David Murdoch from 2006 to 2010 , including curling at the 2010 Winter Olympics . Smith started curling in 1979 . He plays in second position and is right - handed . He has won many prizes in his career , but never featured on the Winter Olympics medal podium . Peter Smith is the tallest male curler at the 2010 Winter Olympics at 6 `` 2 . He is nicknamed '' Pistol Pete `` for his notable accuracy . David Murdoch ( born 17 April 1978 ) is a Scottish curler from ___MASK98___ . As the ___MASK10___ skip , he and his former team of Ewan MacDonald , ___MASK83___ Smith , Euan Byers and Peter Smith are the 2006 and 2009 World Curling Champions . Representing Great Britain , he has been skip at three Winter Olympics , Torino 2006 , finishing fourth , Vancouver 2010 , finishing fifth and Sochi 2014 , where he won an Olympic silver medal . The 1988 Winter Olympics , officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games , was a Winter Olympics multi - sport event celebrated in and around ___MASK89___ , Alberta , Canada between February 13 and 28 , 1988 . The host city was selected in 1981 over Falun , Sweden and Cortina d ' Ampezzo , Italy . Most events took place in ___MASK89___ while several skiing events were held in the mountain resorts of Nakiska and Canmore , west of the city . West ___MASK47___ is a district municipality in the province ___MASK69___ British ___MASK4___ , Canada . A member municipality ___MASK69___ Metro ___MASK47___ , the governing body ___MASK69___ the Greater ___MASK47___ Regional District , the municipality is northwest ___MASK69___ the city ___MASK69___ ___MASK47___ on the northern side ___MASK69___ English Bay and the southeast shore ___MASK69___ Howe Sound , and is adjoined by the District ___MASK69___ ___MASK18___ to its east . Together with the District ___MASK69___ ___MASK18___ and City ___MASK69___ ___MASK18___ , it is part ___MASK69___ a local regional grouping referred to as the North Shore municipalities , or simply " The North Shore ". West ___MASK47___ has a population ___MASK69___ 42 , 694 ( 2011 census ). Cypress Provincial Park , mostly located within the municipal boundaries , was one ___MASK69___ the venues for the 2010 Winter Olympics . West ___MASK47___ is also home ___MASK69___ Canada ' s first shopping mall , Park Royal Shopping Centre , and also ___MASK69___ the Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal , one ___MASK69___ the main connecting points between the British ___MASK4___ mainland and ___MASK47___ Island . The 2010 Winter Olympics , officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games ( French : Les " XXIes Jeux olympiques d ' hiver ") and commonly known as ___MASK47___ 2010 , informally the 21st Winter Olympics , were a major international multi - sport event held from February 12 to 28 , 2010 , in ___MASK47___ , British ___MASK4___ , Canada , with some events held in the surrounding suburbs of Richmond , West ___MASK47___ and the University Endowment Lands , and in the nearby resort town of Whistler . Approximately 2 , 600 athletes from 82 nations participated in 86 events in fifteen disciplines . Both the Olympic and Paralympic Games were organized by the ___MASK47___ Organizing Committee ( VANOC ), headed by John Furlong . The 2010 Winter Olympics were the third Olympics hosted by Canada and the first by the province of British ___MASK4___ . Previously , Canada hosted the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal , ___MASK77___ , and the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary , Alberta . ___MASK47___ is the largest city to host the Winter Olympics . ___MASK77___ ( pronounced or ) is the second - most populous province of Canada and the only one to have a predominantly French - speaking population , with French as the sole provincial official language . ___MASK2___ ( French : ) is a country in the northern half ___MASK69___ North America . Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean , covering , making it the world ' s second - largest country by total area and the fourth - largest country by land area . ___MASK2___ ' s border with the United States is the world ' s longest land border . The majority ___MASK69___ the country has a cold or severely cold winter climate , but southerly areas are warm in summer . ___MASK2___ is sparsely populated , the majority ___MASK69___ its land territory being dominated by forest and tundra and the ___MASK1___ . About four - fifths ___MASK69___ the country ' s population ___MASK69___ 36 million people is urbanized and live near the southern border . Its capital is Ottawa , its largest city is Toronto ; other major urban areas include Montreal , Vancouver , ___MASK89___ , Edmonton , ___MASK77___ City , Winnipeg and Hamilton . The 1976 Summer Olympics , officially called the Games ___MASK69___ the XXI Olympiad ( French : Les " XXIes olympiques d ' été "), was an international multi - sport event in Montreal , ___MASK77___ , in 1976 , and the first Olympic Games held in Canada . Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12 , 1970 , at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam , over the bids ___MASK69___ Moscow and Los Angeles . It is so far the only Summer Olympic Games to be held in Canada . Calgary and Vancouver later hosted the Winter Olympic Games in 1988 and 2010 , respectively . Ewan MacDonald ( born 17 November 1975 ) is a Scottish curler . Representing ___MASK10___ , he is a three - ___MASK97___ World Champion , playing second for Hammy McMillan in 1999 and playing third for David Murdoch in 2006 and 2009 . He has also represented Great Britain at three Winter Olympics , in ___MASK37___ 2002 , Torino 2006 and Vancouver 2010 . A resort town , often called a resort city or resort destination , is an urban area where tourism or vacationing is the primary component ___MASK69___ the local culture and economy . A typical resort town has one or more actual resorts in the surrounding area . Sometimes the term " resort town " is used simply for a locale popular among tourists . The term can also refer to either an incorporated or unincorporated contiguous area where the ratio ___MASK69___ transient rooms , measured in bed units , is greater than 60 % ___MASK69___ the permanent population . ___MASK47___ , officially the City of ___MASK47___ , is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British ___MASK4___ , Canada , and the most populous city in the province .