John Furlong said : "At some point, governments are going to have to have recovery projects," "The feeling is that we can really help the community and government . . . coming out of COVID"

CBC Monday, December 14, 2020 8:40:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : "The view at the time was there was considerable risk and there was financial risk to the city," "This time though, the idea is to try to find a way for the Olympics to be a sustainable project where we've removed or eliminated the vast majority of that risk"

CBC Monday, December 14, 2020 8:40:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : "This is an opportunity and I believe the city will be ready for this. I believe a bid by us will be welcome by the IOC," "Our report card is good, our reputation is good, all you gotta do is go back and take a look at the tapes"

barrie Tuesday, November 3, 2020 5:49:00 AM EAT

John Furlong said : "We did something that was not easy to do but really enhanced the look and feel and made us all feel quite a bit more proud,"

CBC Saturday, February 22, 2020 4:16:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : "Our report card is good, our reputation is good," "All you have to do is look back at the tapes"

barrie Thursday, February 20, 2020 11:56:00 PM EAT

John Furlong told : "I think the timing is actually very, very good,"

usaToday Thursday, February 20, 2020 10:44:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said ( about Vancouver Olympics ) : "When you look at Vancouver and the message the IOC has been trying to present for future games about using existing facilities, lowering the cost, this is a perfect case," "You can't lower the cost any more than not having to build any venues"

usaToday Thursday, February 20, 2020 10:44:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said ( about Vancouver Olympics ) : "Every one of these races for the Olympics is a competition between cities," "I like our chances against anyone"

usaToday Thursday, February 20, 2020 10:44:00 PM EAT

John Furlong told : "I think the timing is actually very, very good,"

eagletribune Thursday, February 20, 2020 10:43:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said ( about Vancouver Olympics ) : "When you look at Vancouver and the message the IOC has been trying to present for future games about using existing facilities, lowering the cost, this is a perfect case," "You can't lower the cost any more than not having to build any venues"

eagletribune Thursday, February 20, 2020 10:43:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said ( about Vancouver Olympics ) : "Every one of these races for the Olympics is a competition between cities," "I like our chances against anyone"

eagletribune Thursday, February 20, 2020 10:43:00 PM EAT

John Furlong told : “I think the timing is actually very, very good,”

theglobeandmail Thursday, February 20, 2020 10:07:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : “When you look at Vancouver and the message the IOC has been trying to present for future games about using existing facilities, lowering the cost, this is a perfect case,” “You can’t lower the cost any more than not having to build any venues”

theglobeandmail Thursday, February 20, 2020 10:07:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : “Calgary opened the door to a conversation about security,” “I think there is a security model that’s quite a bit less expensive than the one we had in 2010. It’ll be up to us to flesh that out”

theglobeandmail Thursday, February 20, 2020 10:07:00 PM EAT

John Furlong told : "I think the timing is actually very, very good,"

TorontoStar Thursday, February 20, 2020 9:17:00 PM EAT

John Furlong told : “I think the timing is actually very, very good,”

theglobeandmail Thursday, February 20, 2020 8:31:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : “When you look at Vancouver and the message the IOC has been trying to present for future games about using existing facilities, lowering the cost, this is a perfect case,” “You can’t lower the cost any more than not having to build any venues”

theglobeandmail Thursday, February 20, 2020 8:31:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : “Calgary opened the door to a conversation about security,” “I think there is a security model that’s quite a bit less expensive than the one we had in 2010. It’ll be up to us to flesh that out”

theglobeandmail Thursday, February 20, 2020 8:31:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : “Every one of these races for the Olympics is a competition between cities,” “I like our chances against anyone”

theglobeandmail Thursday, February 20, 2020 8:31:00 PM EAT

John Furlong told : "I think the timing is actually very, very good,"

CBC Thursday, February 20, 2020 7:08:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : "When you look at Vancouver and the message the IOC has been trying to present for future games about using existing facilities, lowering the cost, this is a perfect case," "You can't lower the cost any more than not having to build any venues"

CBC Thursday, February 20, 2020 7:08:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : "Calgary opened the door to a conversation about security," "I think there is a security model that's quite a bit less expensive than the one we had in 2010. It'll be up to us to flesh that out"

CBC Thursday, February 20, 2020 7:08:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : "Every one of these races for the Olympics is a competition between cities," "I like our chances against anyone"

CBC Thursday, February 20, 2020 7:08:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : "Him winning that gold was a real shot of adrenaline to everything,"

CBC Friday, February 14, 2020 12:17:00 PM EAT

John Furlong says : "Externally, we were trying to put on a brave face and smile and internally we were really struggling with the size of the job we had taken on,"

CBC Thursday, February 13, 2020 3:19:00 PM EAT

John Furlong says : "It became this terrific Canadian story,"

CBC Thursday, February 13, 2020 3:19:00 PM EAT

John Furlong says : "It was like being told your son had been killed," "It was like a huge punch, knocked the air right out of the organizing committee. I don't remember getting worse news when the stakes were so high"

CBC Thursday, February 13, 2020 3:19:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : “We had been talking about the road, and we had been talking about the airport and the train and everything for a long time, but it never had momentum going,” “And I remember Jack sitting talking to government ministers about the road. He said, ‘Look, we’ll do the bid without the road… but our chances of winning are going to be diminished huge.’ So the government decided to get off this 10-, 12-, 15-year path and fast-track that decision and go do that road”

tricitynews Wednesday, February 12, 2020 9:04:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : "Getting a call like that, no one has the tools for that,"

CBC Wednesday, February 12, 2020 6:46:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : "The Vancouver 2010 Games faced extraordinary hurdles and hardship along the way and had to overcome a lot of things. So, in many ways it was important for the project to be seen as a metaphor for what's possible," "The city has this kind of look in its eye and this feeling that it can tackle anything"

barrie Sunday, February 9, 2020 7:07:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : "The Vancouver 2010 Games faced extraordinary hurdles and hardship along the way and had to overcome a lot of things. So, in many ways it was important for the project to be seen as a metaphor for what's possible," "The city has this kind of look in its eye and this feeling that it can tackle anything"

ctvnews Sunday, February 9, 2020 4:47:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : “The Vancouver 2010 Games faced extraordinary hurdles and hardship along the way and had to overcome a lot of things. So, in many ways it was important for the project to be seen as a metaphor for what’s possible,” “The city has this kind of look in its eye and this feeling that it can tackle anything”

citynews-ca Sunday, February 9, 2020 4:21:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : “The Vancouver 2010 Games faced extraordinary hurdles and hardship along the way and had to overcome a lot of things. So, in many ways it was important for the project to be seen as a metaphor for what’s possible,” “The city has this kind of look in its eye and this feeling that it can tackle anything”

680news Sunday, February 9, 2020 12:30:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : "The Vancouver 2010 Games faced extraordinary hurdles and hardship along the way and had to overcome a lot of things. So, in many ways it was important for the project to be seen as a metaphor for what's possible," "The city has this kind of look in its eye and this feeling that it can tackle anything"

timescolonist Sunday, February 9, 2020 12:10:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : “Victoria gave a huge welcome that was powerful and profound,”

timescolonist Thursday, October 31, 2019 8:19:00 AM EAT

John Furlong said : “Victoria gave a terrific start to the Games story,”

timescolonist Thursday, October 31, 2019 8:19:00 AM EAT

John Furlong said ( about Sidney Crosby ) : “Every Canadian felt they had a hand on that [Sidney Crosby’s] stick,”

timescolonist Thursday, October 31, 2019 8:19:00 AM EAT

John Furlong said ( about Canada Line ) : “The 2010 Games continue to be transformational,” “It gave us the confidence to believe in ourselves and to show us what’s possible. Own The Podium [2010 legacy fund] helps our athletes prepare for the Olympics, both Winter and Summer, and has turned us into a top-three Winter Games nation. And you don’t hear many people saying the Olympic Oval, Canada Line, [improved] Sea-to-Sky Highway and Vancouver Convention Centre aren’t good things”

timescolonist Thursday, October 31, 2019 8:19:00 AM EAT

John Furlong said ( about John Furlong ) : "He said, 'John, if I had it over, I would have taken the Olympic flame everywhere,'"

CBC Wednesday, October 30, 2019 8:27:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : "I remember on the first day having this incredible sadness but also great exhilaration," "In a way, I feel that Jack died on a day where he felt it was OK to go. The project was now up and running"

CBC Wednesday, October 30, 2019 7:31:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said ( about Olympic Winter Games ) : "It was almost a unique Canadian story in that (the Games) started out with great adversity and ended with a profound victory," "It's kind of a hero story. It's very special"

CBC Wednesday, October 30, 2019 7:31:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said ( about Olympic Winter Games ) : "I think the next time (Canada) goes to look for an Olympic Games, we'll be better at it," "We'll have evolved more. The kinds of things that happened to (the Calgary) bid perhaps won't happen again"

CBC Wednesday, October 30, 2019 7:31:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said ( about Olympic Winter Games ) : "Ten years on, people are still excited. Many of these young athletes are now champions for the next generation," "We have this new kind of class, this graduating class of leaders who are going to be ready to take the next step and lead Canada into the next Olympic bid, whenever it is"

CBC Wednesday, October 30, 2019 7:31:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : “I remember on the first day having this incredible sadness but also great exhilaration,” “In a way, I feel that Jack died on a day where he felt it was OK to go. The project was now up and running”

barrie Wednesday, October 30, 2019 6:22:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : “It was almost a unique Canadian story in that (the Games) started out with great adversity and ended with a profound victory,” “It's kind of a hero story. It's very special”

barrie Wednesday, October 30, 2019 6:22:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : “I think the next time (Canada) goes to look for an Olympic Games, we'll be better at it,” “We'll have evolved more. The kinds of things that happened to (the Calgary) bid perhaps won't happen again”

barrie Wednesday, October 30, 2019 6:22:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : “Ten years on, people are still excited. Many of these young athletes are now champions for the next generation,” “We have this new kind of class, this graduating class of leaders who are going to be ready to take the next step and lead Canada into the next Olympic bid, whenever it is”

barrie Wednesday, October 30, 2019 6:22:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : “there was some controversy and they’d chosen to cancel,”

timescolonist Wednesday, December 28, 2016 7:23:00 AM EAT

John Furlong said : "Based on the success of Olympic Games and other world-class sporting events Canada has hosted in the past, I think a Canadian bid would be very well regarded and welcomed,"

CBC Friday, July 1, 2016 7:54:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said ( about John Furlong ) : “Our brother passed away last year and his name was also John and when something comes in the post, which they occasionally do, with that name on it we’re not sure if its something for him or our father so it really was upsetting,”

theecho Thursday, January 29, 2015 1:33:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : "At some point, governments are going to have to have recovery projects," "The feeling is that we can really help the community and government . . . coming out of COVID"

CBC Monday, December 14, 2020 8:40:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : "The view at the time was there was considerable risk and there was financial risk to the city," "This time though, the idea is to try to find a way for the Olympics to be a sustainable project where we've removed or eliminated the vast majority of that risk"

CBC Monday, December 14, 2020 8:40:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : "This is an opportunity and I believe the city will be ready for this. I believe a bid by us will be welcome by the IOC," "Our report card is good, our reputation is good, all you gotta do is go back and take a look at the tapes"

barrie Tuesday, November 3, 2020 5:49:00 AM EAT

John Furlong said : "We did something that was not easy to do but really enhanced the look and feel and made us all feel quite a bit more proud,"

CBC Saturday, February 22, 2020 4:16:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : "Our report card is good, our reputation is good," "All you have to do is look back at the tapes"

barrie Thursday, February 20, 2020 11:56:00 PM EAT

John Furlong told : "I think the timing is actually very, very good,"

usaToday Thursday, February 20, 2020 10:44:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said ( about Vancouver Olympics ) : "When you look at Vancouver and the message the IOC has been trying to present for future games about using existing facilities, lowering the cost, this is a perfect case," "You can't lower the cost any more than not having to build any venues"

usaToday Thursday, February 20, 2020 10:44:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said ( about Vancouver Olympics ) : "Every one of these races for the Olympics is a competition between cities," "I like our chances against anyone"

usaToday Thursday, February 20, 2020 10:44:00 PM EAT

John Furlong told : "I think the timing is actually very, very good,"

eagletribune Thursday, February 20, 2020 10:43:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said ( about Vancouver Olympics ) : "When you look at Vancouver and the message the IOC has been trying to present for future games about using existing facilities, lowering the cost, this is a perfect case," "You can't lower the cost any more than not having to build any venues"

eagletribune Thursday, February 20, 2020 10:43:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said ( about Vancouver Olympics ) : "Every one of these races for the Olympics is a competition between cities," "I like our chances against anyone"

eagletribune Thursday, February 20, 2020 10:43:00 PM EAT

John Furlong told : “I think the timing is actually very, very good,”

theglobeandmail Thursday, February 20, 2020 10:07:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : “When you look at Vancouver and the message the IOC has been trying to present for future games about using existing facilities, lowering the cost, this is a perfect case,” “You can’t lower the cost any more than not having to build any venues”

theglobeandmail Thursday, February 20, 2020 10:07:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : “Calgary opened the door to a conversation about security,” “I think there is a security model that’s quite a bit less expensive than the one we had in 2010. It’ll be up to us to flesh that out”

theglobeandmail Thursday, February 20, 2020 10:07:00 PM EAT

John Furlong told : "I think the timing is actually very, very good,"

TorontoStar Thursday, February 20, 2020 9:17:00 PM EAT

John Furlong told : “I think the timing is actually very, very good,”

theglobeandmail Thursday, February 20, 2020 8:31:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : “When you look at Vancouver and the message the IOC has been trying to present for future games about using existing facilities, lowering the cost, this is a perfect case,” “You can’t lower the cost any more than not having to build any venues”

theglobeandmail Thursday, February 20, 2020 8:31:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : “Calgary opened the door to a conversation about security,” “I think there is a security model that’s quite a bit less expensive than the one we had in 2010. It’ll be up to us to flesh that out”

theglobeandmail Thursday, February 20, 2020 8:31:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : “Every one of these races for the Olympics is a competition between cities,” “I like our chances against anyone”

theglobeandmail Thursday, February 20, 2020 8:31:00 PM EAT

John Furlong told : "I think the timing is actually very, very good,"

CBC Thursday, February 20, 2020 7:08:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : "When you look at Vancouver and the message the IOC has been trying to present for future games about using existing facilities, lowering the cost, this is a perfect case," "You can't lower the cost any more than not having to build any venues"

CBC Thursday, February 20, 2020 7:08:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : "Calgary opened the door to a conversation about security," "I think there is a security model that's quite a bit less expensive than the one we had in 2010. It'll be up to us to flesh that out"

CBC Thursday, February 20, 2020 7:08:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : "Every one of these races for the Olympics is a competition between cities," "I like our chances against anyone"

CBC Thursday, February 20, 2020 7:08:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : "Him winning that gold was a real shot of adrenaline to everything,"

CBC Friday, February 14, 2020 12:17:00 PM EAT

John Furlong says : "Externally, we were trying to put on a brave face and smile and internally we were really struggling with the size of the job we had taken on,"

CBC Thursday, February 13, 2020 3:19:00 PM EAT

John Furlong says : "It became this terrific Canadian story,"

CBC Thursday, February 13, 2020 3:19:00 PM EAT

John Furlong says : "It was like being told your son had been killed," "It was like a huge punch, knocked the air right out of the organizing committee. I don't remember getting worse news when the stakes were so high"

CBC Thursday, February 13, 2020 3:19:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : “We had been talking about the road, and we had been talking about the airport and the train and everything for a long time, but it never had momentum going,” “And I remember Jack sitting talking to government ministers about the road. He said, ‘Look, we’ll do the bid without the road… but our chances of winning are going to be diminished huge.’ So the government decided to get off this 10-, 12-, 15-year path and fast-track that decision and go do that road”

tricitynews Wednesday, February 12, 2020 9:04:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : "Getting a call like that, no one has the tools for that,"

CBC Wednesday, February 12, 2020 6:46:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : "The Vancouver 2010 Games faced extraordinary hurdles and hardship along the way and had to overcome a lot of things. So, in many ways it was important for the project to be seen as a metaphor for what's possible," "The city has this kind of look in its eye and this feeling that it can tackle anything"

barrie Sunday, February 9, 2020 7:07:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : "The Vancouver 2010 Games faced extraordinary hurdles and hardship along the way and had to overcome a lot of things. So, in many ways it was important for the project to be seen as a metaphor for what's possible," "The city has this kind of look in its eye and this feeling that it can tackle anything"

ctvnews Sunday, February 9, 2020 4:47:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : “The Vancouver 2010 Games faced extraordinary hurdles and hardship along the way and had to overcome a lot of things. So, in many ways it was important for the project to be seen as a metaphor for what’s possible,” “The city has this kind of look in its eye and this feeling that it can tackle anything”

citynews-ca Sunday, February 9, 2020 4:21:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : “The Vancouver 2010 Games faced extraordinary hurdles and hardship along the way and had to overcome a lot of things. So, in many ways it was important for the project to be seen as a metaphor for what’s possible,” “The city has this kind of look in its eye and this feeling that it can tackle anything”

680news Sunday, February 9, 2020 12:30:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : "The Vancouver 2010 Games faced extraordinary hurdles and hardship along the way and had to overcome a lot of things. So, in many ways it was important for the project to be seen as a metaphor for what's possible," "The city has this kind of look in its eye and this feeling that it can tackle anything"

timescolonist Sunday, February 9, 2020 12:10:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : “Victoria gave a huge welcome that was powerful and profound,”

timescolonist Thursday, October 31, 2019 8:19:00 AM EAT

John Furlong said : “Victoria gave a terrific start to the Games story,”

timescolonist Thursday, October 31, 2019 8:19:00 AM EAT

John Furlong said ( about Sidney Crosby ) : “Every Canadian felt they had a hand on that [Sidney Crosby’s] stick,”

timescolonist Thursday, October 31, 2019 8:19:00 AM EAT

John Furlong said ( about Canada Line ) : “The 2010 Games continue to be transformational,” “It gave us the confidence to believe in ourselves and to show us what’s possible. Own The Podium [2010 legacy fund] helps our athletes prepare for the Olympics, both Winter and Summer, and has turned us into a top-three Winter Games nation. And you don’t hear many people saying the Olympic Oval, Canada Line, [improved] Sea-to-Sky Highway and Vancouver Convention Centre aren’t good things”

timescolonist Thursday, October 31, 2019 8:19:00 AM EAT

John Furlong said ( about John Furlong ) : "He said, 'John, if I had it over, I would have taken the Olympic flame everywhere,'"

CBC Wednesday, October 30, 2019 8:27:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : "I remember on the first day having this incredible sadness but also great exhilaration," "In a way, I feel that Jack died on a day where he felt it was OK to go. The project was now up and running"

CBC Wednesday, October 30, 2019 7:31:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said ( about Olympic Winter Games ) : "It was almost a unique Canadian story in that (the Games) started out with great adversity and ended with a profound victory," "It's kind of a hero story. It's very special"

CBC Wednesday, October 30, 2019 7:31:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said ( about Olympic Winter Games ) : "I think the next time (Canada) goes to look for an Olympic Games, we'll be better at it," "We'll have evolved more. The kinds of things that happened to (the Calgary) bid perhaps won't happen again"

CBC Wednesday, October 30, 2019 7:31:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said ( about Olympic Winter Games ) : "Ten years on, people are still excited. Many of these young athletes are now champions for the next generation," "We have this new kind of class, this graduating class of leaders who are going to be ready to take the next step and lead Canada into the next Olympic bid, whenever it is"

CBC Wednesday, October 30, 2019 7:31:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : “I remember on the first day having this incredible sadness but also great exhilaration,” “In a way, I feel that Jack died on a day where he felt it was OK to go. The project was now up and running”

barrie Wednesday, October 30, 2019 6:22:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : “It was almost a unique Canadian story in that (the Games) started out with great adversity and ended with a profound victory,” “It's kind of a hero story. It's very special”

barrie Wednesday, October 30, 2019 6:22:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : “I think the next time (Canada) goes to look for an Olympic Games, we'll be better at it,” “We'll have evolved more. The kinds of things that happened to (the Calgary) bid perhaps won't happen again”

barrie Wednesday, October 30, 2019 6:22:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : “Ten years on, people are still excited. Many of these young athletes are now champions for the next generation,” “We have this new kind of class, this graduating class of leaders who are going to be ready to take the next step and lead Canada into the next Olympic bid, whenever it is”

barrie Wednesday, October 30, 2019 6:22:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said : “there was some controversy and they’d chosen to cancel,”

timescolonist Wednesday, December 28, 2016 7:23:00 AM EAT

John Furlong said : "Based on the success of Olympic Games and other world-class sporting events Canada has hosted in the past, I think a Canadian bid would be very well regarded and welcomed,"

CBC Friday, July 1, 2016 7:54:00 PM EAT

John Furlong said ( about John Furlong ) : “Our brother passed away last year and his name was also John and when something comes in the post, which they occasionally do, with that name on it we’re not sure if its something for him or our father so it really was upsetting,”

theecho Thursday, January 29, 2015 1:33:00 PM EAT