OPENING DAY IS HERE!

THE 8.C. PAVILION is located
Place Stadium and False Creek

THE BC. PAVILION!

INSIDE: _— 86 will soon

be upon us the British
Columbia ih is ready to
open. Details inside
Eatertai t abounds
throughout the Complex. See
our full schedule for more in-

displays, special events. It's
all inside this special supple-
ment — Your Guide to the
B.C. Pavilion.

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Waterfront.

WHERE? The Expo Stadium
Gate between B.C. Place Sta
dium and False Creek.

HOW BIG? We're the largest
site at Expo — 4.5 hectares (11
acres).

BUILDINGS There are three
— Discovery B.C., which is the
main pavilion, Showcase B.C. and
Challenge B.

HOW DO I GET THERE?
On-site, you can walk onto the
complex from both east and
west. Off-site, go through the
Stadium Gate of Expo — right

rs sports on this floating stage at the Plaza

take the monorail and get out at
the Stadium Gate station.

HOURS 10 am. to 10 p.m.
After-hours entertainment is fea-
tured seven days a week at
Showcase B.C. and at ‘Nat Bail-
ey’s on the Plaza’ — the Host
Restaurant of the B.C. Pavilion
located at our main building —
Discovery B.C.

CAPACITY Our two main ex
hibit buildings can accommodate
26.000 poopie a day for a tarel of
four million during Ex;

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May 2 is a big day for British

air is crisp with excitement
of 54 nations unfold at
Nations — the gather-

thousands more.

This 4.5 hectare complex at the
heart of the Expo site is the stage
for B.C.'s presentation to the world.
Built as a legacy to be used and
enjoyed after Expo, its three build-
ings and the Plaza of Nations offer
up @ reflection of all British Colum-
bians in all fields of endeavor.

“The whole province is repre-
sented here,” says Patrick McGeer,
Minister Fesponsible for the B.C.
Pavilion and Minister of Interna-
tional Trade and Investment. “The
cowboy, the urban dweller, the
industrialist, the pioneer — the
quiet achievers who have lit up the
world with their innovations in
science and communications. The
world will see them all and their
achievements at the B.C. Pavilion
during Expo.”

A total of 15,000 performances
including regional and professional
B.C. ‘talent will bring the B.C.
Pavilion stage to life. Over 6,000
square metres of exhibit space are
filled with B.C. technology, culture
and history for an expected four
million visitors to see. Many will be
residents; others will be newcomers
curious about the people, the land

seapes, the business opportunities
of the host province of Expo.
“The B.C. Pavilion won't disap
point any of our guests,” says B.C.
Pavilion Commissioner Tom Rust.
“We've created a complete B.C.
showcase that will thrill residents

pert effects and state-of-the-art
technology. One is filmed in Show
scan, a high-resolution film process
that recreates movement and color
as never before. The second uses a
triple-screen format to show the

ork on land, in the sea

“total experience” simulator
that combines Showscan film and
B.C.-developed submarines in a
thrilling underwater adventure is
also featured in the Discovery
Pavilion. Nearby, the giant elevator
towers — called the Trees of Dis
covery — house a stunning tribute
te “made in B.C.” technology and
innovations.

On the business side, a full range
of conference and meeting facilities
have been installed at Challenge
B.C. — where B.C. industries and
working jons are on display
These facili and exhibits were
designed in tandem with a business
visitors program that is. bringing
thousands of business visitors the
world over to British Columbia

It took hundreds of men and
women more than two years to build
the B.C. Pavilion Complex on time
and on budget. Now, it's ready for
Expo 86.

WITH THE glass-walled B.C. Pavilion as a backdrop, two members of

Vortex Dance — Maria Herdon and Andre Paradis

give a preview

of things to come. Both will pertorm during the B.C. Pavilion's Enter

tainment Showcase at Expo 86.