Vancouver throws a party at its LiveCity Downtown venue
Sometimes you get the feeling with some institutions that they're going through the motions when it comes to the Paralympic Games. Take for example the Host City. Vancouver House after much political meddling was moved to a location it was known all along would be closed during the Paralympics, when the original plan was to showcase the city during both Games. Then, smarting from the bad perception this created for our Paralympians and the seeming slap in the face for VANOC, someone had the idea of renaming Live@LiveCity Downtown, the city's beer tent, "Vancouver Paralympic House".
Now we realize that instead of committing to a full schedule during the 10-day Paralympics, LiveCity Downtown is closed for half of next week (Monday through Wednesday). And, in what seems a pretty short-sighted move, LiveCity Downtown locks the gates at 9pm! The thousands who poured out of BC Place right after the Opening Ceremonies learned this when they were told that the site was shutting down and to come back at 1pm the following day.
