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Granville Island | 2010 Olympics
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It's not an official Olympic live site, but with 35,000 people or more expected to visit Granville Island every day during the 2010 Games it will look and feel like one. Swiss House, Atlantic Canada House and Place de la Francophonie 2010 all will be there. Click here to view a map of Granville Island during the Olympics. What's Happening on the Island
Coca-Cola will take over the Granville Island Hotel, while Cultural Olympiad and Winterruption Festival performances will take place on the south shore of False Creek. House of Switzerland is located at Bridges Restaurant which will operate as usual.
The Arts Club Theatre on Granville Island will become Atlantic Canada House, representing the four Maritime provinces with a public pavilion scheduled to operate from Feb. 13 through Feb. 27. The pavilion will be free to the public Feb. 13-27 and feature three-times daily multimedia presentations on the Revue Stage, evening performances by Atlantic Canadian artists on the Granville Island stage and a traditional Maritime kitchen party in the Backstage lounge.
Place de la Francophonie 2010 operates Feb. 10-28 under four tents near the False Creek Community Centre - with a main entertainment stage, a food showcase, a tourism exhibition and a sports bar where patrons can watch live Olympic events.
Portrait Gallery of Canada exhibit is expected to include portraits of Canadian athletes at various Granville Island locations, with portrait information in both English & French.
Coca-Cola has commissioned Haida artist Clarence Mills to create a totem pole on the island during the Games and the artwork will be auctioned off, with the proceeds going to the Aboriginal Youth Legacy Fund. They will also provide 20 bicycles for their guests to use while staying at the hotel.
A temporary rapid transit service will be linking Granville Island with the Canada Line during the Games. The City of Vancouver and Bombardier Transportation will operate a free streetcar service from Granville Island to the Canada Line's Olympic Village station from Jan. 21 to March 21.
Public transit | www.translink.ca
48 more SkyTrain cars on Millennium and Expo lines (by January 1) 180 additional buses and 30 more HandyDART vehicles (February 1 to 28) Third SeaBus (February 8 to 28). Expanded WestCoast Express trips (February 12 to 28)
Souvenir Bus Pass | 2010 Games Transit Pass
TransLink offers limited edition, six-week 2010 Games Transit Passes that provide unlimited travel on buses, SeaBus and SkyTrain (including the Canada Line, Expo and Millennium Lines). These passes are good for travel starting February 8, 2010 (before start of the Olympic Games on February 12, 2010) and run right through to the Closing Ceremonies for the Paralympics on March 21, 2010.
LINKS
www.vancouver.ca City of Vancouver: (Transportation planning details, LiveCity sites, etc)
www.translink.ca TransLink
www.travelsmart2010.com Transit schedule changes and real-time information
www.vancouver2010.com/culturalolympiad Cultural Olympiad
www.vancouver2010.com VANOC
www.2010commercecentre.com Commerce Centre
www.vancouvereconomic.com/mybusiness2010 Vancouver Economic Development Commission
www.paint-town-red.olympic.ca Paint the Town Red campaign, Canadian athletes’ updates
www.tourismbc.com Tourism BC
www.downtownvancouver.net DVBIA:(Sign up for daily Games-time hot sheets, readiness templates and Guides) | |
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