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Games Gamble.
- Source :
-
Maclean's . 07/26/99, Vol. 112 Issue 30, p40. 4p. 3 Color Photographs. - Publication Year :
- 1999
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Abstract
- Focuses on the Pan-American Games of 1999, taking place in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The image of Winnipeg that civic boosters hope to display; Negative national profile; Numbers of visitors expected to attend; The new facilities built to accommodate the Games; Lack of popularity of the Games; History of Winnipeg as an economic power; The changes in the population of the city; Comments from Winnipeg business leader Izzy Asper; Ticket sales for the event.
- Subjects :
- *SPORTS competitions
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00249262
- Volume :
- 112
- Issue :
- 30
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Maclean's
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 2059000