West Vancouver - Official Olympic Live Celebration Site

West Vancouver Spirit Square - February 12-28, 2010
2121 Marine Drive, West Vancouver
Phone: 604-923-2010
Celebration Hours: Sun to Thurs: 9am-9pm; Friday & Saturday: 9am-11:30pm

West Vancouver, an official venue city of the 2010 Winter Games, is hosting the freestyle skiing and snowboard events on Cypress Mountain.

During the 17 days of the 2010 Winter Games, West Vancouver 's Spirit Square will be the focal point for community celebrations. Daily entertainment and programming will feature local artists, the cultures and industry of Nunavut, the Yukon and the Northwest Territories, as well as artists from across Canada.

Catch the Games on a Big Screen

Come bring your friends and family to watch Canada go for gold. The Olympic Games and events will be featured on big screens in the heated and covered Atrium at Spirit Square.

Canadian Winter Sport Showcase

Twice nightly the Spirit Square will come alive with this unique performance created specially for West Vancouver 2010. This spectacle of light, sound and live dance performance celebrates the brilliance and beauty of winter across Canada.

Sports in Space Exhibit - February 10 to March 21, 2010

The Canadian Space Agency's Sports in Space exhibit makes its debut at our official 2010 Celebration Site. This is a rare experience provides a fun, interactive learning experience for youth and families for five weeks. Enjoy your self-guided tour of a scale model of the International Space Station and gain a sense of what it's like to live and work in space. Models of the CanadaArm2 and Dextre will also be on display. Experience squash in a spacecraft and find out if the Canucks can play hockey on Mars.

Sunday to Thursday: 9 am - 6 pm; Friday to Saturday: 9 am - 4 pm

Northern Showcase Performances

Dance, sing and enjoy the sounds of Northern performers from across alongside your favourite local artists. Experience the famous Inuit blanket toss on the Great Lawn in front of Spirit Square, participate with the Dene and Inuit Games athletes, and enjoy story- telling with Elders.

Art Exhibitions in West Vancouver

Ferry Building Gallery

Ted Harrison Exhibition - February 9-March 5, 2010
Original illustrations for "The Cremation of Sam McGee and The Shooting of Dan McGrew" on loan from Yukon Arts Centre Gallery and paintings from Artists For Kids collection

The Spirit of Unity Exhibition - March 9-28, 2010
An exhibition of art by West Vancouver students on the subject of unity in diversity sponsored by the West Vancouver Baha'I community.

West Vancouver Museum Gallery & Shop

Open: Tuesdays-Saturday 11am to 5pm
Closed: Sundays, Mondays and Statutory Holidays

Exhibition
Howie Tsui, Storm God, 2008 25" x 19", Chinese paint pigments, ink, and acrylic on mulberry, Courtesy of artist Sandra Meigs, Bump. blue, 2003 40" x 48", oil and gesso on canvas, Courtesy of Susan Hobbs Gallery.

Monster Exhibition - February 5 to May 8, 2010
Presented with the Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad, with the support of the Audain Foundation. Opening Reception on February 4, 7-9pm.

Monsters have appeared throughout the ages and in many cultures. Fear, paranoia and the triumph of good over evil manifests itself in horror, polarized societies, and intolerance giving rise to monsters rooted in folklore, mythology, legend, literature, art and popular culture. This exhibition features works by leading Canadian and international artists, including Sandra Meigs, Marcel Dzama, Corin Sworn, Howie Tsui, Alexandra Flood, Beau Dick, Nicola Tyson, Lutz Braun and others who explore monstrous sensibilities in their practice.

Transit to Cypress Mountain, West Vancouver

Important Note: From the Olympic bus network drop-off point, you'll be required to walk 1.6 kilometres on snow to reach the freestyle stadium and 2 kilometres to reach the entrance of the ski and snowboard cross stadium. The last portion of the walk to the snowboard and ski cross stadium is uphill and includes a set of stairs which you'll need to climb, in order to reach the viewing areas.

Transit From Vancouver:

Take the Olympic bus network from the Capilano University departure hub in North Vancouver, from the Simon Fraser University departure hub in Burnaby or from the Lonsdale Quay transfer hub.

Travel Time to Venue:

From Capilano University: at least 40 minutes.
From Simon Fraser University: 60 minutes.
From Lonsdale Quay: 30 minutes.

*Gates open three hours prior to the start of competition.

Visitor Information

Map of West Vancouver with information about its unique Villages.

West Vancouver 2010 Community Video

Olympics 2010 Accommodation

Vancouver's North Shore is an easy 1-hour and 15-minute drive to Whistler and its Olympic venues making North Shore accommodation options especially attractive.

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