Excerpt: The Games are expected to generate more than $2 million in economic activity in Burnaby, through everything from hotel stays and restaurant meals to shopping, she said.
“Our mission was to host the most memorable, inclusive and sustainable Games ever and I believe we are going to achieve that.”
That inclusiveness has included tapping into local multicultural communities, such as the Ismaili community, and local high schools during its volunteer recruitment to achieve an “ethnic and age diversity,” she said.
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