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Sunday marks the end of more than a month of Olympic and Paralympic revelry in Vancouver. After that, the banners come down, the athletes pack up and the pavilions close their doors for good. But beautiful weather promises to make Sunday a perfect time to get your last Olympic kicks at attractions in and around the city.
Just one word of advice. Set your alarm clock.
After six years of preparation and anticipation and a month of some of the best sports and celebrations Vancouver and the world have ever seen, the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic & Paralympic Games are ending: The climactic Closing Ceremonies for the Paralympics happen this Sunday, March 21.
The end is nigh.
But it’s not over yet. There’s still time to cram in the last-minute experience you don’t want to miss before the close of the Games.
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Top 5 Things to Do Before the Paralympics End on March 21
Get 'em before they're gone: Free Manitoba polar bear stress balls.
One of the city’s official party zones during the Olympic and Paralympic Games, LiveCity Downtown has been up and running for more than a month now. Haven’t had a chance to check it out yet? Now’s the best time. Lines during the Paralympic Games have been shorter than ever (actually, nearly nonexistent), and Vancouver’s last bastion of Olympic excitement closes its doors forever on Sunday. To get you motivated, I’ve put together the top five reasons to get out to LiveCity Downtown . . . before it’s too late.
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Top 5 Reasons to Visit LiveCity Downtown . . . before it’s too late
Medal design coordinator Renato Romozzi displays a Paralympic gold at the Royal Canadian Mint pavilion.
The Royal Canadian Mint pavilion was one of the runaway favorites at the Olympic Games. The big draw wasn’t loonies, toonies or quarters but bonafied Olympic bling. Eager for a chance to see and feel real Olympic gold, silver and bronze medals, more than 110,000 people passed through the pavilion during the Games.
In part because of that extraordinary success, the Mint has decided to stick around for the Paralympics, in a new home at the Vancouver Public Library’s central branch. I stopped by today to discover that the pavilion’s rock star status has hardly diminished. A line-up of people stretched through the library atrium, out the door and around the perimeter of the building, stopping near a sign that announced a 2 1/2 hour wait to get inside.
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Touching Paralympic Gold at the Royal Canadian Mint Pavilion
Disability rights activist Catherine Frazee curates Out from Under, an exhibit in Robson Square on disability in Canada.
Perennially ranked among the world’s most liveable cities, Vancouver also enjoys a lesser-known distinction: It’s one of the most disability-friendly places on the planet. Buildings and attractions are largely wheelchair accessible and the public transportation system – from buses to subways to taxis – has been designed to embrace all users.
I was reminded of how progressive Vancouver is this afternoon while talking with Catherine Frazee, who is in town during the Paralympics as a curator of Out from Under, a special exhibit in Robson Square on the history of disability in Canada. Catherine, who directs disability studies at Toronto’s Ryerson University and uses a motorized wheelchair, has had her share of access issues (Just to get to Vancouver, she had to detour through the US after Via Rail was unable to accommodate her wheelchair). But she had nothing but praise for the city. “In my view, Vancouver is unparalleled in terms of accessibility,” she said to me. “It’s nice to be in a place where you don’t have to book taxis hours or days in advance.”
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Beyond the Sports: Exploring disability culture in Robson Square
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