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Cumberland is welcoming the 2010 Olympic Games right in the village. The Cumberland Community Schools Society along with Cumberland Recreation will show the opening ceremony on a big screen in high definition Friday.

From Cranbrook, to Surrey and all points in between, the excitement of the 2010 Winter Games is building as the Olympic Flame travels to community celebrations all across the province.

Two of the most sought-after tickets at the Olympics — a Canadian women’s hockey game — will be up for grabs as part of a busy two days of pre-Olympic festivities in the Comox Valley.

There may not be snow in his native Ghana, but that's not stopping Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong from competing in alpine skiing in the 2010 Olympics.

Two of the most sought-after tickets at the Olympics — a Canadian women's hockey game — will be up for grabs as part of a busy two days of pre-Olympic festivities in the Comox Valley.