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The Plaza of Nations was an entertainment complex located on the northeast shore of False Creek in Vancouver, British Columbia. It was part of the British Columbia Pavilion during Expo '86 , and along with Science World , Canada Place , and the Roundhouse Community Centre , it had been one of the remaining physical reminders of the Expo.
False Creek Ferries, a division of Granville Island Ferries Ltd, [3] is a privately owned and operated ferry service that operates on False Creek near downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The False Creek Ferry fleet has grown from the four electric ferries that formed the company to a fleet that now consists of 17 ferries divided into ...
A group of former Expo 86 employees conducted a 20th anniversary reunion for Expo participants on May 2, 2006, at the Plaza of Nations site. A group of former BC Pavilion employees celebrated the 20th anniversary of the close of Expo 86 at a reunion [ 27 ] on October 13, 2006, at the former Expo Centre (now Science World).
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Plaza of Nations Science World The Aquabus , also known as Aquabus Ferries Ltd., is a privately owned and operated ferry service that provides commuter and sightseeing services [ 1 ] to locations all along False Creek of central Vancouver , British Columbia, Canada.
False Creek (French: Faux ruisseau) is a short narrow inlet in the heart of Vancouver, separating the Downtown and West End neighbourhoods from the rest of the city. It is one of the four main bodies of water bordering Vancouver, along with English Bay (of which it is an inland extension), Burrard Inlet, and the Fraser River.
In 1998, an Asia-Pacific food fair along with performances and entertainment at the Plaza of Nations inspired organizers to expand the dragon boat festival to include a cultural component like in Hong Kong. In 1989, the festival invited and hosted international dragon boat teams to compete, starting with a women's team from Australia and a men ...
Originally held at the Plaza of Nations, Portobello West relocated to the Rocky Mountaineer Station in November 2006 as a result of the Plaza's closure. It currently takes place at Creekside Community Centre (1 Athlete's Way, Vancouver) in the Olympic Village/False Creek area.