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Jack Poole Plaza is a plaza in Vancouver's Coal Harbour neighborhood, in the British Columbia, Canada. The space is named in honour of Jack Poole, who was the head of the Vancouver bid committee for the 2010 Winter Olympics The site is home to the cauldron that burned during the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. [1] [2]
The 2010 Winter Olympics cauldron was erected for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.A version of the cauldron was used as part of the opening ceremony at BC Place, while a permanent, public cauldron was constructed in Jack Poole Plaza, in compliance with protocol stating that the lighting of the Olympic flame should be visible outdoors to the public.
Olympic Cauldron at Jack Poole Plaza Olympic Cauldron at Jack Poole Plaza. Poole was made a member of the Order of British Columbia in 2003, [8] an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2006, [9] and a member of the Order of the Sash by the Metis Nation British Columbia in March 2007. [10]
Digital Orca is a 2009 sculpture of a killer whale by Douglas Coupland, installed next to the Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. [2] The powder coated aluminium sculpture on a stainless steel frame is owned by Pavco, a crown corporation of British Columbia which operates BC Place Stadium and the Vancouver Convention Centre.
West Building interior West Building entrance Olympic Cauldron at Jack Poole Plaza. The West Building is directly adjacent to Canada Place and consists of 110,000 m 2 (1,200,000 sq ft) total interior space including 20,490 m 2 (220,500 sq ft) of convention space, 8,400 m 2 (90,000 sq ft) of retail space along a public waterfront promenade, and 450 parking stalls.
Protesters toppled a statue of John “Gassy Jack” Deighton in Vancouver on Monday, February 14, during the Women’s Memorial March for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.Deighton ...
BC Place Stadium hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics. Olympic sites map For the 2010 Winter Olympics, a total of ten sports venues were used, seven in Vancouver (including BC Place), and three in Whistler. The majority of ice sport events were held in Vancouver, while Whistler, which normally serves as a ski resort, hosted the snow events. Six non-competition ...
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