http://taoist.org/english/news.php News and Events from the international Taoist Tai Chi Society en-ca taichi@iangrivois.com Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:25:40 MST http://www.taoist.org/content/newsitem.asp?name=20100214-Dragon-Olympics VANCOUVER, Feb. 12, 2010 North America's longest Chinese-style dragon measuring 100m in length and owned by the Taoist Tai Chi Society of Canada participates in the festivities of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games on February 14, 2010 at 3:00pm Pacific time at the Richmond Oval. With a second, shorter dragon, these symbolically rich "reptiles" take part in a rarely seen, spectacular, double-dragon dance at the O Zone celebration site on Chinese New Year. http://www.taoist.org/content/newsitem.asp?name=20091017-Clearwater-Shrine The Clearwater branch of the Taoist Tai Chi Society of the USA celebrated the grand opening of its high shrine on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009 at 1223 Cleveland St, Clearwater, Florida. Chanting and traditional ceremonies were followed by an introduction of the shrine, a Tai Chi demonstration and a traditional Lion Dance. http://www.taoist.org/content/newsitem.asp?name=20090620-Longueuil-Grand-Opening Lion and Dragon dances, traditional Confucian ceremonies, demonstrations of Taoist arts, a public banquet and even a parade - join us as we celebrate the Grand Opening of our new Eastern Region Centre in Longueuil on Saturday, June 20, 2009. http://www.taoist.org/content/standard.asp?name=AwarenessDay2008Ottawa Saturday May 31, 2008: Despite pouring rain, more than 1800 practitioners of the Taoist Tai Chi® internal art of taijiquan enthusiastically participated in the International Taoist Tai Chi Awareness Day demonstration outside parliament house in Ottawa, and the following parade through the streets of Ottawa. http://www.taoist.org/content/newsitem.asp?name=20070704QCCGrandOpening Saturday September 8, 2007: Following the Awareness Day demonstration and parade in downtown Toronto in the morning, more than 2,800 people attended the historic Grand Opening of the Fung Loy Kok Temple, part of the Quiet Cultivation Centre, at the International Taoist Tai Chi Centre. On the Thursday and Friday prior to the Grand Opening, a temple enlivening ceremony was conducted, followed by more chanting and ceremonies which included special guest participants from Hong Kong. http://www.taoist.org/content/newsitem.asp?name=20070704AwarenessDay September 8, 2007 Society members from some 27 countries around the world converged on downtown Toronto to celebrate the many benefits of Taoist Tai Chi internal arts and methods.