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The goal of the Olympic and Paralympic Village is to provide a comfortable “home away from home” for competing athletes, striving to provide the best possible competitive conditions for athletescompeting in the 2010 Winter Games. Constrution will be completed on November 1, 2009 when the venue will be turned over to VANOC for exclusive use through to the end of the Paralympic Games.To meet the needs of the smaller population during the Paralympic Games, the Vancouver Village will be condensed to provide a lively and intimate atmosphere for the ice sledge hockey players and wheelchair curlers. Olympic Winter Games planned population: 2,730 Community Legacies After the Games, the Olympic and Paralympic Village Vancouver will be the first phase of a model sustainable community known as Southeast False Creek. It will house approximately 3,000 residents in 1,100 units, including 250 affordable housing units and 100 rental units. It will become a complete community with shopping and services available in commercial spaces surrounding the community plaza. Other amenities will include parks, a community centre with a non-motorized boating facility, and a restored heritage building. Scope of Work for 2010 Development of the Village in southeast False Creek is being carried out by the City of Vancouver, in cooperation with VANOC, and will conform to the City’s plans to create a sustainable community in the area. The 1,100-unit project represents the commencement of the final stage in the complete renewal of the False Creek site, begun by the local, provincial and federal governments in the 1970s. Sustainability This project will transform a former industrial brownfield area into a showcase of sustainable living. It will certify under the new LEED for Neighbourhood Development pilot to LEED Gold standard. Each building site will also certify to LEED Gold standard for new construction, except for the community centre, which will certify to LEED Platinum level — making it one of the highest-rated environmentally designed buildings in Canada. The project is also to be certified under the SAFER homes standard, meaning that all units will be readily adaptable for accessible living. Sports served during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games:
Sports served during the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games:
Distances to nearby venues and facilities of the Olympic and Paralympic Games:
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The Olympic and Paralympic Village Vancouver is located on the southeast side of False Creek in Vancouver. With extraordinary views of the city’s downtown skyline and Coast Mountains, the Olympic and Paralympic Village Vancouver will feature newly constructed low- and mid-rise apartment buildings. With close proximity to the competition venues, athletes will be able to walk or take a short bus ride to the city’s shopping and entertainment districts and can enjoy the nightly Victory Ceremonies and cultural celebrations just moments away at BC Place.