El Shaddai Youth Conference 2017 Presents:
VOLUNTEER VANCITY TOUR GUIDE
Contact
Info:
Mae
Soriano (778) 838-9283
Ren
Flores (778)-987-3994
MAP
#1 BEFORE MASS (Early Morning Tour: 0900-1210pm)
SITE
LOCATIONS (Changes depending on which Map you choose)
Tour
groups departing from the following:
Main
Street Skytrain Station -2 groups
Stadium
China Town Skytrain Station -2 groups
Granville
Skytrain Station – 2 groups
Burrard
Skytrain Station – 2 groups
Waterfront
Skytrain Station – 2 groups
1. Science World at TELUS World of
Science
1455 Quebec St
Science World is a centre that features many
scientific interactive exhibits and displays. Throughout the years, many
exhibits come to Science world such as ‘Dinosaur exhibits’ and the ‘Human Body’
(In the human body exhibit, they actually had donated human cadaver muscles on
display for the public). The sphere that you see is actually a giant movie
theatre called “OMNIMAX” and in this theatre they show documentaries and
science based movies year round.
2. China Town Gate
26
W Pender St
The 'China Gate' on
Pender Street was donated to the City of Vancouver by the Government of the People's Republic of China following the Expo 86 world's fair, where it was on display. After being displayed
for almost 20 years at its current location, the Gate was re-built and
received a major renovated facade employing stone and steel.
3. Woodward’s Hotel
131 Hastings St W
The Woodward's Building was a historic building in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver. The original portion of the building was constructed in
1903 when that area was the heart of Vancouver's retail shopping district. At
one time this was the premiere shopping destination in Vancouver. The store was
famous for its Christmas window displays and its
basement Food Floor, and the "W" sign at the top of the building was
a distinctive landmark on the Vancouver skyline.
4. Vancouver Steam Clock
305 Water St
Vancouver’s iconic
steam clock is fully powered by a steam engine. Only a few functioning steam
clocks exist in the world, most designed and built by Canadian Raymond
Saunders. It has become a must see site for tourist in Vancouver. Every
quarter hour, the two-ton Steam Clock shows off a bit, whistling and shooting
steam.
5. Olympic Cauldron
1055 Canada Pl
Here we have the massive
modern Olympic torch built for the 2010 Winter Games. If anyone remembers
watching in 2010, Wayne Gretzky
(a famous Canadian Hockey Player) was the final torch bearer who ran from BC
place through the streets of downtown Vancouver, to right here where the torch
stands.
6. Vancouver Art Gallery on Robson
750 Hornby St
The Vancouver Art
Gallery is the fifth-largest art gallery in Canada and the largest in Western
Canada. It offers both historical and contemporary exhibitions of painting,
sculpture, graphic arts, photography and video by
regional, national and international artists. It’s also where a lot of movies
are filmed (from the Scooby doo movie to the Interview movie with Seth Rogen)
7. Granville Street
One of Vancouver’s most iconic
streets, Granville street is home to one of the best shopping experiences in
Canada. You can find everything here, from TopShop, H&M, Nordstrom,
Aritizia, and Lululemon!
(The
following sites are Additional sites for some tour groups- NOT ALL)
8. Vancouver Public Library
350 W Georgia St
The third-largest public library system in Canada. In 2013, VPL had more than 6.9 million visits with
patrons borrowing nearly 9.5 million items including: books, ebooks, CDs, DVDs,
newspapers and magazines.
9. BC Place Stadium
BC Place is a multi-purpose stadium.
It is currently the home of the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League, Vancouver Whitecaps for Major League Soccer and the annual Canada Sevens (part of the World Rugby Sevens
Series) as well as the BC Sports Hall of Fame. The stadium also served as the main stadium for the 2010 Winter Olympics and 2010 Paralympics which Vancouver
hosted.
MAP
#2 AFTER MASS (Afternoon Tour:
1:30pm-5:30pm)
1.
START
HERE: Canada Line Vancouver City Center
-Walk to Canada line from Holy Rosary
Cathedral
2.
GET
OFF HERE: Canada Line Yaletown Round House
-Walk to Sunset Beach Park using Map
3. Sunset Beach Park
1204 Beach Ave
-Walk along sunet
beach park, making your way towards the Inukshuk. From the Inukshuk, take youth
to English Bay Beach.
4. Inukshuk
1700
Beach Avenue
The Inukshuk Inuit sculpture is used for navigational
purposes. It appears as an abstract human form with outstretched arms. In
recent years, the Inukshuk became a welcoming symbol for the Vancouver Winter
Olympics.
5. English Bay
-You
can either stop here for lunch and regroup in 1.5 hrs (Back at spot by 5:30pm)
OR you can direct them to the English Bay Statues (The statues with the men
doing different poses)
6. English Bay Statues: “A-maze-ing
Laughter”
First installed in 2009
as part of the Vancouver Biennale,
A-maze-ing Laughter has quickly become the city’s most recognizable piece of
outdoor art. Kids climb all over the giant, three-metre-tall statues and
swing from the arms. Tourists stream in to mimic the funny poses and take
snapshots. One couple was even married right in the middle of it all.
