Atlantic Canada on display at Paralympics
Atlantic Canada House will feature East Coast cuisine and entertainers
Last Updated: Friday, March 12, 2010 | 2:19 PM AT
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The tastes and sounds of Atlantic Canada will be on display in British Columbia again next week when Atlantic Canada House opens as part of the Paralympic Winter Games.
The pavilion, which was in Vancouver during the 2010 Olympic Games last month, will be relocated to the nearby skiing resort of Whistler from March 15 to 17.
"The 2010 Paralympics are Canada's games, and New Brunswick is honoured to join the rest of the country in supporting the Paralympics movement," Hédard Albert, acting minister of tourism and parks stated in a press release.
'Atlantic Canada House allows us to showcase the many great things we have to celebrate in our region of the country.'—Hédard Albert, New Brunswick's acting minister of tourism and parks
"Atlantic Canada House allows us to showcase the many great things we have to celebrate in our region of the country."
Visitors to Atlantic Canada House will be treated to East Coast cuisine, such as mussels.
They will also hear music from a variety of East Coast performers.
March 15, which marks Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island Day, will feature performances by P.E.I.'s Two Hours Traffic, followed by Nova Scotia's Matt Mays at night.
March 16, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador Day, will showcase Fayo (NB), with a yet-to-be-named act from Newfoundland and Labrador taking the stage that night.
The entertainment culminates with a St. Patrick's Day celebration, East Coast style, on March 17. Paper Lions (PEI) and David Myles (NB) will entertain the afternoon crowd, followed by The Navigators (NL), and fiddling legend Ashley MacIsaac (NS).
Atlantic Canada House will also host a Paralympian luncheon for athletes from the region and their families. Courtney Keenan, representing the Canadian Paraplegic Association, New Brunswick chapter, will be the keynote speaker.
Guests will have an opportunity to see the variety of sports equipment used by Paralympians and sign a card, wishing the athletes well in the competition.
Atlantic Canada House is a pan-Atlantic partnership comprised of the Government of Canada, represented by the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, and the Governments of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador.
The Paralympic Games are scheduled to run March 12 - 21.
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