Located on the southeast side of False Creek, the Olympic and Paralympic Village, Vancouver is one of the major Non Competition Venues of Winter Olympics 2010. Guests staying at this village can enjoy excellent views of the North Shore Mountains and the Vancouver skyline. The Paralympic and Olympic Village, Vancouver features sustainable housing. After the Games, that will be a model LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) neighborhood.
Paralympic and Olympic Games’ housing will be apartments and town homes. During the Paralympic Games, the village will provide an enjoyable and intimate atmosphere for wheelchair curlers and ice sledge hockey players. The location of Olympic and Paralympic Village, Vancouver is adjacent to the downtown. This convenient location will allow athletes to walk or take a bus to the city’s shopping and entertainment districts and enjoy the Victory Ceremonies and cultural celebrations at BC Place.
The nearest venues and facilities of the XXI Olympic Winter Games from the Olympic and Paralympic Village, Vancouver are –
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Vancouver International Airport - 13 km
- BC Place (Opening Ceremony and Closing Ceremony for the Games) - 1.6 km
- Olympic and Paralympic Village Whistler -117 km
- UBC Thunderbird Arena (ice sledge hockey and ice hockey) - 12 km
- Whistler Olympic/Paralympic Celebration Plaza (Closing Ceremony for the Paralympic Winter Games) - 124 km
- Pacific Coliseum (figure skating and short track speed skating) - 6.2 km
- Canada Hockey Place (ice hockey) - 2.4 km
- Richmond Oval (speed skating) -14 km
- Vancouver Olympic Centre/Vancouver Paralympic Centre (wheelchair curling and curling) - 3.7 km
- Cypress Mountain Resort (freestyle skiing and snowboard) - 30 km
After the Games, the Olympic and Paralympic Village, Vancouver will be part of the first phase of Southeast False Creek, a model sustainable community. It will be housing 3,000 residents in 1,100 units, 100 rental units and 250 affordable housing units. There will be shopping and services around the plaza. Amenities like parks, a non-motorized boating facility, a community centre and a restored heritage building will also be built.
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