YOUTH CONFERENCE TOUR GUIDE

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.