This is a solidarity statement from comrades in Tokyo, Japan, who are facing the potential of hosting the 2016 Olympics:

To No Olympic on Stolen Land, NO 2010, Anti 2010 resistance.

December 17th, 2008

We have just found out that in Vancouver there are people who oppose hosting the 2010 Olympic Games. We looked through the information book (Warrior Publications) which explains the reasons of opposition to the winter Olympic events. The stories reminded us of our experiences during the 1998 Nagano winter Olympics, and again we felt strong anger.

The fight in Nagano took us 10 years, starting from the Olympic invitation process, then becoming the host city and then having the actual Olympic event and after. Through out we saw the problems of natural destruction by resort developers. Japan's biggest developers used the Olympics to expand their already existing resort land. One of the developers was the leader of the Japan Olympic Committee (JOC).

12 May, Coast Salish Territories (Vancouver), Kanada - Another Royal Bank of Canada attacked by anarchists in the continuing fight against the olympics and beyond. Here is the claim- "On the night of May 12/13, we smashed at the RBC on Broadway and Yukon. One more contribution to the increasingly "unmanageable" anti-olympics resistance, Tom Quiggin, this one's for you.

Die führenden Industrie-, Schwellen- und Entwicklungsländer haben sich zu Allianzen zusammengefunden, um auf Gipfeltreffen gemeinsame Probleme zu erörtern.

By Jan. 5, the Town of Huntsville should know whether or not its proposal to construct a media centre/second ice pad that would be attached to the Huntsville Centennial Centre is accepted.

“If we’re going to have this project done by March of 2010, I need an answer in January. An answer in March won’t do me any good,” Huntsville mayor Claude Doughty told this newspaper.

On Thursday Doughty presented the proposal for the centre to representatives from the prime minister’s office, as well as summit manager Gerald Cossette, who was in town conducting audits on the area’s facilities and services in preparation for the G8 Summit being held at Deerhurst Resort June 25 to 27, 2010.

The date has been set and the 2010 G8 Summit manager is in Muskoka conducting an audit of the area and its services and facilities to determine what we have and what will be needed to pull off the gathering of world leaders in less than two years’ time.

Parry Sound-Muskoka MP Tony Clement announced to those in attendance at the annual President’s Ball on Saturday that the G8 Summit at Deerhurst would run June 25-27 in 2010.

But he told this newspaper Monday there will be activity in Huntsville and the rest of the region long before the three days of the actual summit.

“All of the security and entourage for each of the leaders precedes the leaders being there, so you’ll start to see activity, in some cases many weeks before those actual three days,” he said. “Secondly, the whole purpose of having this local organizing committee or local area leadership group is we want to build on those three days and make this something more than just the three days, both from a tourism, business, arts and entertainment point of view.”

HUNTSVILLE, Ont. - The 2010 G8 summit of leaders of the world's wealthiest nations will be held in Ontario's cottage country from June 25-27 the year after next, Industry Minister Tony Clement said in a news release.

"This will be a fantastic opportunity to promote Canada's priorities and values on the world stage, and it's a great opportunity to show the world the colours of Huntsville and Parry Sound-Muskoka in June," said Clement, who represents the riding that includes the summit's host establishment, the Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville, Ont.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has previously announced the location for the meeting, but the dates of the event have only now been confirmed.

The last time Canada hosted the annual summit of leading industrialized nations was in 2002, when Kananaskis, Alta. served as the scenic backdrop.

(CEP News) Ottawa - The Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville, Ontario will play host to a meeting of leaders from the G8 group of major industrialized nations June 25-27, 2010, Industry Minister Tony Clement announced Monday.Clement said Deerhurst was chosen because of its excellent facilities, its location and security. In the past, communities that have hosted the summit have benefited in both the short and long term from the business and attention the event brings to the area, he said.

Soldiers contribute at home and abroad

- Approximately 200 local business people met Tuesday to gain insight into the impact of the military deployment on the local economy.

At a luncheon held at the Normandy Officer’s Mess, Lt.-Col. Bill Moore and Col. Dean Milner spoke about the role of CFB Petawawa troops in Afghanistan and in Renfrew County.

PARRY SOUND - A group of local mayors will meet with Member of Parliament Tony Clement on Friday to help plan for the 2010 G8 Summit.

With the meeting of the G8 in Huntsville two years down the road, the local politicians are already getting ready to represent the West Parry Sound District. The event is expected to bring in about $300 million to Huntsville and the surrounding region.

Mr. Clement said he's formed a local organizing committee, which will report to the G8 committee to make sure the local voice is heard.

I’ve been following your stories about the planned G8 summit in Huntsville with interest.

Some local residents appear concerned about what this summit might mean for your lives, businesses and families. You’re probably already hearing tales about the hordes of demonstrators who will come to your town in order to wreak havoc. You’ll be told about these “trouble-makers” whose goals and identities are murky and suspicious.