When the Coca-Cola “Happiness Inspector” asks if you’re ready to “Open Happiness” you’d better be ready.
Set up inside LiveCity Yaletown the Coca-Cola pavilion will leave you smiling and giddy, and that’s not even from all the free pop they’ll toss your way.
While the line ups for LiveCity or the Coca-Cola pavilion (once you get inside LiveCity) may deter some, the attraction is full of corporate history, Olympic torch relay memorabilia, warm fuzzy movies, and delightful visual effects.
Free Coke products are dispensed hand over fist while families pose for photos with the Henson-animated polar bear, who has been a symbol of the brand for almost a century.
Young and old can don a pair of bear paws and paddle to victory in a Wii-like video gaming experience while others can line up to get a photo taken with the Olympic torch.
Aside from its light shows, animations, and fizzed up atmosphere, the pavilion also focuses on being eco-friendly. They introduce the Plantbottle, which contains 30% plant material and will be their main beverage container for Dasani & VitaminWater in North America in 2010.
Staff also sport hoodies, jackets and pants that are made from recycled bottles and the pavilion is running in a carbon neutral capacity.
If you can make it to LiveCity and into the Coca-Cola pavilion before February 28th, it’s definitely one that the kids will love. Lights, drinks, video games, and bubbly personalities will ensure you leave feeling happy that you stopped by.
Yesterday was a big day for Canada at the Olympics. We won four medals and Clara Hughes became the most decorated multi-Olympic athlete of all time (having competed in both Summer and Winter Games).
I explored more paviions, liveblogged another press conference, hung out at the Can Fund Athlete’s House, and ended the night at a good ol’ fashioned Manitoba Homecoming Social at the Commodore.
Looking ahead to Day 14, we have a few press conferences with yesterday’s Canadian medalist (who were all women by the way) and then the city will watch as our women’s hockey team takes on Team USA in a gold medal match. Only a few short days to go but they’ll be good ones.
Medal Count for Canada on Day 13 – February 24, 2010
Gold: 7
Silver: 6
Bronze: 2
View full medal count by country
It was four years ago today that I walked down the aisle and joined John Bollwitt at the altar. Our hands trembled as they joined together while my little nephew Cameron fell off a pew with an echoing ‘thud!’. The cold, grey, miserable February day outside was damp and harsh. Wet snow pelted down soaking my veil as we posed for our only outdoor photo of the entire event. Continue reading this post ⟩⟩
Oakley has boosted its presence in Vancouver during the 2010 Winter Olympic Games to promote its eyewear and the athletes that wear it (such as Shaun White, Jenn Heil, Alex Bilodeau, Maelle Ricker and Kristina Groves).
Rolling O-Lab
Located on Grouse Mountain the Rolling O-Lab is a mobile demonstration unit open from 9:00am until 8:00pm. It’s a free pavilion where you can learn about performance eye protection.
Oakley Pop-Up Store
The Oakley Pop-Up Store has appeared at 488 Robson Street featuring an Oakley Custom Bar where you can browse eyewear products.
As a special promotion they offered me a limited edition Vancouver 2010 Oakley prize pack to give away to my readers which includes:
Limited edition Global Crowbar Snow Goggles
Global Fuel Cell sunglasses
Global backpack
Women’s Oakley Global t-shirt
Oakley Global toque
Oakley Vancouver 2010 collector pin
Approximate value is $400
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Update March 1, 2010 I just drew a winner randomly and it was Gunnerbunny in the comments. Congratulations and thanks to everyone for sharing their memories!
Fine print: You may comment and re-tweet for a total of 2 entries. The contest will be open until 12:00pm March 1st, 2010 and I will draw a winner at random from all the entries. The winner will have 48 hours to confirm otherwise I will draw another name. Best of luck and I hope everyone’s enjoying the Games so far.
Canada has celebrated 6 gold medals so far during the Vancouver 2010 Games and I’ve been fortunate enough to sit in on press conferences with two of the champions so far, Alex Bilodeau and Maelle Ricker.
This morning women’s ski cross medalist Ashleigh McIvor will speak about her golden experience on the slopes yesterday.
Heading into the press conference with her stunning gold medal around her neck she said that it was “awkward to walk with” but man, it looks good. The following is live coverage from the press conference…
The first person to ask a question asks her about her lucky charms. “I’m not usually superstitious but I figured it wouldn’t hurt to keep things going the way they are going at the beginning of the season.” She wore a necklace and carried a Buddha on her for luck throughout the season and so she carried those with her as well during her Olympic run.
“We’ve just had such amazing support – the government and OTP,” she said. “Standing at the top of the race course I had this crazy feeling – it was all coming together perfectly.”
With regards to the weather she said she knew the other girls were probably getting stressed out but being on her home turf at Cypress (and being a Whistler girl) she said, “you have to ski by feel.”
When asked if she thought it would bring in a lot of young skiers she said, “Definitely. That’s one thing about ski cross right now is that it doesn’t have much on a grassroots level but hopefully we’ll get some kids coming over from alpine.”
After the qualifying round she said she went down into the stands to locate her friends and family so that after her next run, she’d know where to find them.
A student reporter asked her about playing a role in bringing ski cross to the Olympics, since she wrote an essay about promoting and including the sport. Although her essay never made it to the IOC, she said that winning the first gold medal as a woman in the sport was the proudest moment of her life. “I said to my coaches, ‘I can’t believe I won’ and they said, ‘I can’.”
“It’s such an honor to represent my hometown, my home province and my country on the world’s stage,” she added. Ashleigh handled a few more questions about beyond the ski cross race. “I just definitely would like to finish my education, do a whole bunch of heli-skiing,” and she also has taken on some modeling gigs.
“I have people emailing me saying I’ve inspired them or kids doing school projects about me… …I would love to develop ski cross at a grassroots level and get some kids involved.”
