NWO Connection to 2010 Olympics

There's a strong northwestern Ontario connection to the upcoming Winter Olympics in British Columbia.

Lindsay Durno, operations manager of Whistler Olympic Park, managed Big Thunder Ski Park in Thunder Bay before its closure in 1995.

Durno says the two sites are very comparable.

"The jumps are very similar, steel structure," says Durno. "The cross country trails are a lot less than at Big Thunder. It's comparable, but at a much grander scale at W.O.P."

Durno was in Fort Frances recently to compete in the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship.