CRI News Report:Deputy Mayor:Vancouver is Ready...

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      DeputyMayor:VancouverisReadyfortheOlympics

      The 21stWinterOlympicswillbeginonFebruary 12thinVancouver, Canada. ButeversinceitssuccessfulOlympicsbidin 2003, thegreenandvibrantcityhasbeenbesetbyprojectdelays, anti-Olympicsprotestsandproblemsinsomeofitsmoreinfamousneighborhoods. NowwithonlythreeweekstogobeforethestartoftheGames, isthisalluringNorthAmericanmetropolisreadyforthecomingevent?

      Tofindout, ourreporterZhaoKuntalkedtoVancouverCityCouncilorandDeputyMayorKerryJang.

      KerryJangwaselectedtotheVancouvercitycouncillastyear. Heservesasthepointpersonforthemayoronmentalhealth, homelessnessandaddictionissues.

      Currently, hiscalendaranddailyschedulearebookedsolidashisworkthesedaysmainlyrevolvesaroundtheOlympicGamesthatwillbeginonFebruary 12th.

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      Selectedasthe "mostlivablecityintheworld" bythemedia, Vancouverstillstruggleswithmanycomplexchallengesinitsurbanneighborhoods. Thehistoricheartofthecity—thedowntowneastside—isnotoriousforitsdrugdealersandaddicts, ahighcrimeandHIVinfectionrate, andsoaringunemployment.

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      ThecityofVancouverisrenownedforitsculturaldiversityandethnicmix, withtheChineseasthelargestethnicgroup.

      JangisthethirdgenerationofaChinesefamilythatemigratedfromChinatoCanadaacenturyago.

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      JangsayssuchregulartiesareexpectedtobestrengthenedbytheOlympics, whichwilldrawinternationalattentionandprovideabigplatformforinteractionsbetweendifferentracesandnations.

      ForChinaDrive, I'mZhaoKun.