2010 Winter Olympics: find a Canadian near you As the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony takes place today at 7:30 pm (EST) on various television networks, if Raleigh sports fans want to appreciate the Games being hosted in Vancouver, BC then they should seek to find a Canadian. . . . keep reading A University of New Brunswick graduate is building an online community for Canadians working in the United States. "This is really connecting people you don't know but have common interest and heritage," said Sean Mitton, president and founder of the Canadian Expat Network (www.canadianexpatnetwork.com), in a recent interview. "Every day I wake up thinking 'How can I connect Canadians?' " . . . keep reading Celebrating Canada Day while they're very far away Mr. Mitton, 39, who grew up in Georgetown, Ont., founded a group called CanSouth four years ago for Canadians living in North Carolina. It started out of frustration when he and a friend couldn't find any place in the state to watch a hockey game between the Edmonton Oilers and Montreal Canadians. "We'll do some barbecuing. Because it's so hot here in North Carolina, we'll have snow cone vending," he said of the party, being held Sunday on Lake Montague in Raleigh. . . . keep reading Expats living in U.S. make their own fun Canadians living south of the border like to get together and break out their maple-leaf-emblazoned clothing for Canada Day, according to Sean Mitton. "Even though we may enjoy living in the U.S., there are things about Canada we certainly miss," he said. . . . keep reading