On Friday, Tourism Vancouver opened the first of their new satellite visitor centers. The 2.4 by 3.7m structure has been set up at Robson Square, near the Vancouver Art Gallery and will be open 7 days per week.
Tourism BC is funding the capital expense of this and 11 other mini-centres that will be set up near games venues and in other high-traffic areas that would warrant them. The up-front costs of the units is approx. $40,000 each.
Tourism Vancouver will operate the centres through volunteers and about 50 employees, 30 of which will be co-op students from Capilano College's tourism management program.
After the games the satellite centres will be deployed throughout the province for special events and seasonal use.
News Release.
Photo by Ian Lindsay, Vancouver Sun.
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