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Weather Services for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games

14.0 Financial Notes

EC provided multi-year support to the WSP for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, through an $8.4-million GoC commitment. Support for the MSC started in 2004-05 and continued through 2010-11. Funding approval was tied to the safety and security aspects of the Games. Multi-year resources were targeted to the installation and operation of weather monitoring systems, research to improve predictability and develop forecast tools, provision of service, and the provision of forecasts and warnings for the public and federal/provincial agencies.