The designs match the aesthetics and include the design elements that all of the superbly branded Vancouver 2010 promotional posters, banners, and clothing.

More that 1 million ticket in all will be printed. Each ticket will be printed with a holographic images, a watermark on the back, microprinting, and special ultraviolet light-sensitive fibres to reduce counterfeiting. The tickets are beign printed by the same specialty printer responsible for the 1996 and 2000 olympic games ticket.

To coincided with the release of the ticket designs VANOC has released more that 150,000 additional tickets for the winter Olympic events. The 21st Winter Olympics, will be held February 12-28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the resort town of Whistler nearby. Both the Olympic and Paralympic Games are being organized by the Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC).

Between ticket sales, tourist visits, and the construction efforts VANOC estimates this year alone the Games will inject more than a billion dollars into the economy, most of it here in Vancouver.

More on the ticket designs available at The Vancouver Sun.

Many of those who have gotten to know Vancouver have done so through conventions held at our beautiful Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre (VCEC). Located right on the water with a beautiful view of the harbor and conveniently situated in the heart of downtown, the VCEC offers visitors more than just a typical convention experience. In fact, about one-third of convention delegates enjoy themselves so much that they end up traveling to other parts of the province as part of their stay.

Opened on July 4, 1987, the existing Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre got its start as the Canada Pavilion during Expo 86. According to the VCEC website, “Within 10 years, the convention centre was at capacity with an obvious need for additional space, particularly as Vancouver became known as one of North America ’s leading meeting and convention destinations.” That’s why the PavCo. partnership has decided to build a new convention centre as an extension of the existing waterfront location. The 1.1 million sq. ft. project will triple the convention centre’s existing capacity and help generate an additional $107 million annually in delegate spending. On average, a delegate will spend about $350 per day during their visit to Vancouver, injecting national and international capital into our local economy. In 2010, the VCEC will also be home of the 2010 Olympic Games media and broadcast centres.

One of the most exciting and unique features of the convention centre aside from the spectacular floor-to-ceiling glass, is a six-acre living roof, one of the largest of its kind in the world. “The convention centre expansion not only breaks new ground in terms of design, it will also be a showcase for sustainability with such things as the living roof,” said Olga Ilich, Minister of Tourism, Sport and the Arts and minister responsible for the expansion of the Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre. “It is all the more gratifying when a BC firm demonstrates the ability to provide the expertise and creativity required for leading edge projects like this.” The sustainable design of the living roof includes drainage and water recovery systems that will collect rainwater to irrigate the nearly 400,000 native plants and wild grasses that will create a downtown “urban oasis.” With sustainability making the transformation from noble ideal to marketable reality, it is no wonder that businesses, governments and individual citizens are demanding more environmentally-geared projects- especially those financed with public funding.

The new California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco opened in late September 2008 with a similarly green aspirations- a living roof covering almost 2 acres. It is precisely the addition of such a unique environmental feature that has begun to draw a different kind of crowd. The wait to get into the museum on their monthly “free day” in late December was over 2 hours long.

The Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre will be adding 335,000 square feet of function space to the existing 133,000 square feet, for a combined total of 468,000 square feet of meeting, exhibition, ballroom and theatre space. In addition to the employment opportunities created during construction, the project will generate more than 7,500 direct and indirect full-time jobs once it is opened in 2009. With additional public amenities including more accessible outdoor and plaza space, retail space and restaurants one can only assume that this long-awaited expansion will be a source of pride for Vancouverites as well as a source of joy and inspiration for those who have the privilege to visit.

It has been thirty years since the two Brenner brothers opened their first shop on Burrard Street. The quick copiers were humming to the tunes of Fleetwood Mac as the business flourished serving customer’s needs for short-run, fast black and white documents. Originally named “Copy Time,” the business grew quickly.

As the printing world dramatically changed, technology moved from lead type and typewriters to word processors, personal computers, and desktop publishing. Project timelines went from weeks down to days and sometimes even down to minutes for quick changes. The team managed to keep pace with all the changes and continued to upgrade equipment and services.

In 2000, the company, having been a diversified printer for many years, decided they had outgrown the name “Copy Time” and updated their identity to “Colour Time” to reflect their growing expertise in colour document production. The staff, many of whom have worked for the company for ten or more years, are a fine-tuned working group of specialists, devoted to keeping customers happy. Thank you to everyone who has helped make ColourTime the success that it is!