The legacy of the Games

Vancouver hosted the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games which were truly amazing experience for locals, visitors and athletes. While the experience of the competition, the sea of red and white and an unprecedented show of Canadianism is what we will remember it is the legacy of the Games that will benefit the residents of Vancouver.

Four new facilities were built for use as venues and then turned over to the Park Board and the community for use: Trout Lake and Killarney rinks, Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre and a new community centre at Southeast False Creek. These facilities will serve as a lasting recreation legacy to Vancouver and to the communities they serve.

So while the Games are over we hope you enjoy our new facilities and recall the excitement of the Winter Games each time you visit.

Peter Kuran
General Manager (acting)
Vancouver Park Board

Building venues, creating legacies

Four new signature venues have been built in Vancouver communities. These spectacular buildings were used as venues for competition and training events during the Games. After retrofitting these world-class recreation facilities will open to the public.

Killarney Ice Rink
2010 Games training venue for short-track speed skating. The rink will reopen in May 2010.
Vancouver Olympic Centre/Vancouver Paralympic Centre
Aquatic Centre opening summer 2010. Was home to curling and wheelchair curling competition events.

Trout Lake Ice Rink
2010 Games training venue for figure skating. The rink reopened in April 2010 for dry floor activities.
Creekside Community Recreation Centre and parks
Opening July 2010. Served as administrative and commercial hub of Athletes Village during the Games.

Public art

The City of Vancouver and the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games have both initiated public art programs to coincide with the Winter Games. The Park Board is the fortunate recipient of many of these works including temporary and permanent sculptures in parks and aboriginal pieces at official venues. more»

Additional information

• Host City Vancouver
• Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC)

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