Strong Ottawa presence at Ontario House during 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games: Le Cordon Bleu chefs, Aboriginal dancers, Parliament Buildings featured
Ottawa Tourism will have a strong presence at the exciting Ontario House pavilion, located at 50 Pacific Boulevard at the Concord Place Community Celebration Zone, just steps away from some of the major venues of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
Ontario House offers free admission to the general public in order to experience Ontario. With a daytime capacity of 450 people, visitors to Ontario House will be able to change the nightly illumination of three of the province’s major tourism icons—the CN Tower, Niagara Falls and Ottawa’s own Parliament Buildings—utilizing innovative new thought-controlled computing technology designed by Toronto-based firm InteraXon. After donning special headsets, guests will be taught to use their brainwaves to control the three light shows taking place in Ontario, over 3,000 km (1,864 miles) away.
“We’re excited to have this exposure at the 2010 Winter Games,” says Noel Buckley, President and CEO of Ottawa Tourism. “The world is coming to Vancouver, but they will have a chance to experience Ottawa at the same time.”
Other special Ottawa programming at Ontario House includes entertainment by Aboriginal Experiences, offering interactive experiences of First Nations culture and history through storytelling and dance performances. Aboriginal Experiences is also the official caterer at the Four Host First Nations Aboriginal Pavilion.
Le Cordon Bleu Ottawa Culinary Arts Institute’s award-winning chefs, Chef Armando Baisas and Chef Christian Faure, will delight crowds at Ontario House with ice carvings in the shape of iconic Ottawa landmarks, fruit and vegetable carvings, ice wine chocolate demonstrations, tastings and more.
