Posted on01 February 2010. Tags: free houses, granville island, houses, Place de la Francophonie 2010, Vancouver 2010, vancouver olympics, winter olympics
Place de la Francophonie 2010 will exude all the Latin flavours of a French Quarter during the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver.
Located in the heart of Granville Island, this little “French Quarter” will offer visitors a cornucopia of FREE activities including shows featuring Canadian and international performers, a sports pub, an agritourism pavilion, exhibition venues and many others activities. More than just a meeting spot, visitors to Place de la Francophonie will delight in the ongoing festive atmosphere while discovering the cultural and artistic wealth of the country.
The performances presented at Place de la Francophonie 2010 are part of VANOC’s Cultural Olympiad.
February 11th to 28th, 2010
Hours of operation:
Air Canada Stage: Everyday from 6:00 p.m.
Club Adrenaline: 11:00 a.m. to midnight
Agritourism Pavilion: 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Street Events: Starting at noon
At Place de la Francophonie each evening presents an opportunity to stir your imagination with performances and shows illustrating the diversity of Canada’s Francophone culture, where established stars perform alongside the best of emerging artistes in an atmosphere of perpetual celebration.
Starting everyday at 6pm
The Program:
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Nadia - who has written 20 posts on Vancouver Access 2010.
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.
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She was responsible for the web development of this website until March 1st 2010.
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Présenter la diversité de la culture du Canada francophone à la Place de la Francophonie 2010 est une excellente chose.
Assurer le bilinguisme sur votre site en serait une encore meilleure…
cordialement
Alain Gautier
France