Venues and Villages: Environmental Assessment, Development Plans and Legacies
| Venues and Villages: Environmental Assessment, Development Plans and Legacies | |||||
| Existing Facilities | |||||
| Venue | Event | Design and Construction Responsibility | Environmental Assessment Review Status | Development Plans | Legacy |
| Whistler Creekside | Alpine Skiing, Paralympic Alpine Skiing | VANOC | Complete | Modifications to existing alpine runs in a major ski area | Improved recreation and competition ski trails |
| Cypress Mountain, West Vancouver | Freestyle Skiing, Snowboard | VANOC | Complete | Modifications to existing ski area within Cypress Provincial Park | Increased recreation and competition venues for freestyle skiing and snowboard |
| UBC Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver | Ice Hockey, Ice Sledge Hockey (Summer 2006) | University of British Columbia Properties Trust | Complete | Refurbishment of 1 existing arena with construction of 2 new ice surfaces | 2 new, larger community recreation ice surfaces; 7,500 arena seats |
| Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver | Figure Staking, Short Track Speed Skating | VANOC | Complete | Renovations | Improved sports and entertainment venue |
| General Motors Place, Vancouver | Ice Hockey, Ice Sledge Hockey (Summer 2006) | Overlay | Overlay | Renovations | Improved sports and entertainment venue |
| BC Place Stadium, Vancouver | Opening and Closing Ceremonies, Medal Ceremonies | To be determined | To be confirmed | Renovations | Improved sports and entertainment venue |
| Killarney Centre, Vancouver | Training facilities for short track speed skating | Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation | Complete | Replacement of existing ice arena in existing community centre | Improved community recreation arena |
| Trout Lake Centre, Vancouver | Training facilities for Figure Skating | Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation | Currently in Review | Replacement of existing ice arena in existing community centre | Improved community recreation arena |
| New Construction | |||||
| Hillcrest/Nat Bailey Stadium Park, Vancouver | Curling, Wheelchair Curling | VANOC | Complete | Development of facilities partially on existing gravel parking area next to stadium | Conversion to multi-use community recreation facility |
| Richmond Oval | Speed Skating | City of Richmond | Complete | Development of speed skating oval on previously developed brownfield site | Conversion to multi-use community recreation, health and wellness facility with capacity to host speed skating competitions |
| The Whistler Sliding Centre | Bobsleigh, Luge, Skeleton | VANOC | Complete | Development of a sliding track adjacent to existing ski areas and parking lots | Sliding track for sport training, competition and public use |
| Whistler Olympic Park | Nordic Combined, Cross-Country Skiing, Biathlon, Ski Jumping, Paralympic Biathlon, Paralympic Cross-Country Skiing | VANOC | Part A Complete (Core Competition Venues)
Part B Complete (Legacy Recreation Trails) |
Development of Nordic facilities in a previously harvested timber area, adjacent to a former mine site | Destination Nordic venue for training, competition and public recreational use |
| Olympic and Paralympic Village Vancouver | Athlete and Team Accommodation | City of Vancouver | Complete | Development on former industrial site | Affordable and limited-market housing (minimum 250 affordable units) |
| Olympic and Paralympic Village Whistler | Athlete and Team Accommodation | Whistler 2020 Development Corporation | Complete | Development on previously harvested timber area, adjacent to former landfill | Market and affordable housing (approximately 250 affordable resident units) |
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