Photos: Protesters send off Vancouver Olympics with march during gold-medal hockey game

This reminds me of the Seinfeld episode where Kramer and Newman both want to have a millennium new years eve party, but Newman books his for New Years eve 2000, thus, being "quite lame" as Jerry put it.

Protesting the Olympics right after Canada wins gold in men's hockey, in Canada no less, seems like about the worst possible timing. I'm not saying that I disagree with their message, but consider your audience. Also there is nothing like a bunch of quasi professional protesters from Ontario to lend legitimacy to your cause: "A member of the Six Nations of the Grand River in Ontario speaks." If BC Aboriginals are upset about the Olympics being on their land, let them speak for themselves.

The conscience of the few is always the driving force of true social progress. They are the soul of any nation. They are the awakening tide of living ethics - the life blood of the community. You cannot weigh their strength in numbers, or by the finery of their clothes, words and signs, but rather by the clear memory, penetrating understanding, deep love and enlightened concern that animate their spirit. They are not a homogenous group, but an eclectic and diverse band, each carrying a different yet vital aspect of this conscience, but taken together they weave a symphony of enlightened choices.

oweolimpics owelimpiss audit furlong and the rest of these madoff boys and put them all in jail fo 150 years and then let them out in 100.

Great photos, and to all the Georgia Straight, excellent job on the Olympics Coverage!

Looks like the Police had their hands full once again, this time keeping the protesters and the drunk hockey fans seperated.

To be fair to the drunk fans, if the protesters were making so much noise that it was drowning out the Men's Gold Medal Game, then then they had every right to be upset, and I'm sure I would have had a similar reaction.

there were more violent olympic fans arrested last night in vancouver (22) than there were arrests of activists in the entire anti-olympic convergence.

the hate coming from some of these citizens towards the protesters at an event like this is shameful. showing their true flag-wrapped colours...

Hey.. so I'm 'some woman' .. :O) For everyone's information, what we were doing at Main & Hastings, Sunday, February 28 2010 was holding a Smudge Ceremony for Harriet Nahanee.

Harriet Nahanee "Tseybayot 1935 – February 24, 2007, a survivor of the residential school system, was from the Pacheedaht First Nation.

She was sentenced two weeks provincial jail at the Surrey pre-trial centre, January 2007 for criminal contempt of court for fighting to protect the Eagle Ridge Bluffs wetlands, from the Sea-to-Sky Highway expansion in preparation for the Olympics. Harriet and Betty Krawzyk set up tents and blocked the bulldozing of the Eagle Ridge bluff area .. her concern was for the animals, eagles and other animals..She was already ill with flu and asthma upon arrival but was refused treatment. Days after her release she was admitted to hospital.

On the evening of February 23, the Indigenous Action Movement held at candlelight vigil outside the hospital .. A family member helped her call us outside.. where Harriet sang us a prayer song and told us to stay strong, in her weakened voice. It was very emotional.

Doctor's tests discovered that Harriet suffered from lung cancer. She died of complications to pneumonia at St. Paul’s Hospital February 24. So obviously, during her stint in the cold jail, she was suffering.

To date there is no inquiry called into her death.

March 5th, 2010 Justice Brown will sentence Harriet's friend and comrade, Krawczyk for her fight for the Eagleridge Bluffs.

With respect,
Kat Norris
Indigenous Action Movement.. aka 'some woman' :o)

Thank you for your comment Kat.

I updated the photo cutline.

Im a member of the Statimc Nation and I was present and speaking about the illegal occupation of all Europeans on our land. Thank you.

I'm confused, how were the Olympics to blame for Harriet Nahanee dying of the effects of lung cancer?

Those anti-olympic protesters are the true Canadian heros worthy of respect, admiration and fanboyism. Hockey itself is just about as much BS as the Olympics. Anyone who protests the protesters are ignorant sheeple. Sorry for your loss of an elder Pacheedaht thanks for doing everything you did to resist this circus.