2009 Police and Fire Games in British Columbia, Canada
The 2009 World Police & Fire Games is a spectacular international sporting event featuring more than 12,000 athletes competing in over 60 sports at approximately 40 venues across the Lower Mainland and Sea to Sky regions of British Columbia. The Games are open to all full time or retired professional firefighters, law enforcement, customs and correctional officers from around the world. Held every two years, these Games bring together the emergency services community for 10 days of sport, celebrating comradeship, community and competition. British Columbia will host the 2009 World Police & Fire Games from July 31 to August 9, 2009.
Organizers are looking for over 2500 volunteers to help run the Games. If you are not going to compete please consider joining the team as a volunteer! In addition, sponsorship opportunities exist at many levels to organizations world wide. For information on athletic, volunteer and sponsorship opportunities or to join the Games family please go online to www.2009wpfg.ca
2009 WORLD POLICE & FIRE GAMES
BY THE NUMBERS (estimated)
Opening Ceremonies: Friday, July 31, 2009 General Motors Place
Closing Ceremonies: Sunday, August 9, 2009 Swangard Stadium
Number of Athletes: 12,000 to 14,000
Eligible Competitors: Law Enforcement, Customs, Fire Fighters & Corrections Officers (Fulltime & Retired)
Number of Volunteer Hosts: >2500
Street Banners in the Greater Vancouver Area: 1,000
Number of Cities Hosting Events: 12
Number of Venues: 40+ Sport & Entertainment Venues
Number of Sports: 66 Different Sports
Coaches, Officials & Family Members Attending: >20,000
Forecasted Economic Impact: > $50 Million
Number of Participating Countries: Over 70
Next Games: 2011 New York City, 2013 Belfast
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In the early 1800s the Federal Government of Canada began recording weather conditions. With several sites in Welland, Ontario, Canada. The Welland Professional Firefighters have been a proud part of this history since 1957, at station #3 (Westside Firehall) after the firehall was constructed
Visit this website to learn more information on weather and Welland.
http://members.shaw.ca/wellandwx/history/wellandwx.htm
By the fall of 1957, a new home for the Welland climate station was found at the newly built Westside firehall on Prince Charles Drive, near the banks of the Welland River. (See photo below) Official observations began in October 1957 and have been part of the daily ritual for Westside Firehall staff ever since. In July 1990, the Firefighters were presented with a plaque from Environment Canada for their 30 years of continuous service in keeping weather records for Welland (1957 - 1987). The year 2007 has marked 50 years of continuous climate observing at the Westside firehall and 135 years of climate data for Welland.
Weather Observations continue to be recorded twice daily and are now submitted online via the internet.
Weather A big part of Welland's History. |
