BC Hydro PowerSmart Village

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Posted on18 January 2010. Tags: 2010, bc hyrdo powersmart village, vancouver bc, winter olympics

BC Hydro will be opening the doors to the BC Hydro Power Smart Village, another free attraction.

Located on Dunsmuir Street between Homer and Hamilton, the Village will feature a sustainable dance floor that generates electricity as people dance, a home of the future that showcases the newest innovations in conservation and an energy-efficient outdoor theatre.

The Power Smart Village will be one of the few celebration sites that will remain open during the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games. A section of the village will be devoted to showcasing Canada’s greatest Paralympic moments and the technology used by the athletes.

Visitors are welcomed to celebrate the spirit of the Games in a theme of conservation and sustainability. Members of your entire family will enjoy a wide range of activities like dancing on a sustainable dance floor, creating an inspirational message on the digital expression wall or even taking a break from cheering on athletes to check out First Nation carvings or our “the future is now” home exhibit. You’ll even have a chance to win Olympic tickets by taking part in one of their many events. The venue is about one-block from the LiveCity Downtown site and the Canada Pavilion in Vancouver. Click here for directions. Don’t miss it!

The Village will also feature two 18-foot traditional Salish welcome figures carved by Salish carver George Hemeon in honour of the Games. The figures will showcase native carving skills and artistry.

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Nadia Aly is armed with a Masters of Digital Media from the Centre for Digital Media in Vancouver BC. This program is a result of joint collaboration between University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, Emily Carr Institute and BCIT. She is a Social Media Addict and is passionate about the internet and the possibilities it offers to change the world. For the last 6 years while she worked her way through school, Nadia founded properties like PeopleVancouver.com, s0cialmedia.com, built widgets for BC Tourism and has served as the Social Media Manager for several clients. She also serves on the Board for Woodward’s Community Digital Media Centre (www.CreativeTechnology.org), a not- for- profit organization focused on equipping the underprivileged with technical skills -to name just a few of her endeavors. During the games she will be covering plenty of different experiences. Currently she works as an Online Community Manager at Microsoft. Nadia co-developed VancouverAccess2010.com with Robert Scales. She was responsible for the web development of this website until March 1st 2010.

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