Meet Mary McNeil

Toby here. The girls are giving me a hard time about my lack of posting... This is my early morning coffee crew that meets at 7am every day at Urban Fare, our neighborhood grocery store and hangout. It is a very eclectic, diversified and a highly powered group. The person to my right is Mary McNeil, the Minister (head honcho) of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games. She has given us daily insight of the behind-the-scenes scenarios and happenings of the Games. Sitting in front of me is David Boyd, owner of a international video surveillance company. David was so kind to invite me into their exclusive Canadian group. Along with Carl and Barb (note their cool new hats) is Dean who works for InterWest, owners of Whistler, and Rod McNeil, Mary's husband. At the end of the table is Jeff who owns Aqua Bus. Aqua Bus has a ton of small boats that act as ferries to shuttle people all around the False Creek water inlet located near the Olympic Village, GM Place (site of Opening & Closing Ceremonies), Canada Hockey Place (hockey venue) and various other sites including our condo. Aqua Bus has played an instrumental role in the successful transportation system. Not pictured are approximately a dozen other members of the group that show up at various times or days.

Making new friends with such a friendly bunch has been a highlight of our awesome experience at these Olympics.