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2010 WINTER OLYMPICS
Olympic Winter Games - February 12 to 28, 2010
Paralympic Winter Games - March 12 to 21, 2010
The Olympic Games are a spectacular event when athletes from around the world to come together and compete in events they love. It is an opportunity for everyone, athletes and spectators alike, to come together, to put aside differences, and to learn from one another. We will be showcasing our progressive and multicultural city to the world. In the long term, the Games are also providing also a huge opportunity to leave lasting legacies that will benefit the citizens of Vancouver. The City is playing a very important part in many of these celebrations and legacies through the following initiatives:
Active Communities – The City of Vancouver and the Vancouver Park Board are committed to increasing
the activity level of Vancouverites 20% by 2010. Vancouver Active Communities Network is working
hard to achieve that goal, and just as importantly, to maintain it beyond 2010.
2010 LegaciesNow – LegaciesNow has many programs resulting from preparations for the Olympics.
These include Sport & RecreationNow (including HostingBC), ArtsNow, LiteracyNow and VolunteersNow.
Olympic and Paralympic Public Art Program – Vancouver is commissioning public art to celebrate the
2010 Olympics and Paralympics.
City Happenings – Vancouver is awarding grants for events throughout the city that promote
community excitement and involvement in the 2010 Olympics, and celebrate the principles of the
Olympic games such as fair play and friendship.
Live Sites – Two live sites with mainstages and activities will be active throughout the Games at David
Lam Park and on Georgia Street.
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ELECT KORINA HOUGHTON
Facilities – Several facilities are being built or redeveloped throughout the city to host events, practice
events, and accomodations. These developments are being built at a very high level of environmental
standard, and will benefit Vancouverites for years to come.
- South East False Creek – During the Olympic Games, this 80 acre parcel of land will be the
site of the Olympic Village. After the Games , it becomes a whole new neighbourhood for
Vancouver. There will be a mix of affordable, moderate-income, and market housing. This
sustainable neighbourhood will feature very efficient water and heating systems, and
require car shares in larger buildings. The new community centre is being built to a LEED
Platinum standard, and will include child care, non-motorized boating, and a restaurant. In
addition, there will be 25 acres of green space for a variety of uses. The seawall along the
waters edge completes a contiguous 22 km from Coal Harbour/Stanley Park to Kits Beach.
- Vancouver Olympic Centre / Vancouver Paralympic Centre – Located adjacent to Nat Bailey
Stadium, this facility will be the competition venue for curling during the 2010 Olympic and
Paralympic games, and is being built to a LEED Gold standard. Post Olympics, it will serve
the community for many years to come as the replacement for the Riley Park Community
Centre, Percy Norman Pool, and the Vancouver Curling Club. It will house a community
centre, and 50 metre indoor pool, and outdoor pool, a library, a rink, a curling rink, and a
fitness centre.
- Trout Lake Ice Rink – This rink is being renovated for use as a practice venue for figure
skating. Built to a LEED Silver standard, after the Olympics, it will be converted from an
international sized rink to an NHL sized rink for community use.
- Killarney Ice Rink - This rink is being renovated for use as a practice venue for short track
speed skating. Built to a LEED Gold standard, after the Olympics, it will be converted from
an international sized rink to an NHL sized rink for community use.
- Pacific Coliseum – A renovated Pacific Coliseum with host Figure Skating and Short Track
Speed Skating competitions. New features will include seating, an ice plant, a scoreboard,
and elevator, and improved access to concessions and washrooms.
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