Case Study: Whistler Nordic Centre Among the many facilities constructed for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games was the Whistler Nordic Centre, a venue for ski-jumping, biathlon, cross-country skiing and Nordic combined events. The Centre was constructed in the Callaghan Valley, which lies in the watershed of Madeley Creek, a tributary to Callaghan Creek. ENKON Environmental was hired by the Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee to conduct a series of studies on the environmental impact that construction, the Games, and post-Games activities would have on the area. Environmental sensitivities of the site include the protection of fisheries resources, old growth forests, and the wildlife that use the forest habitat and stream, including rainbow trout and blue-listed Dolly V

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