40th Anniversary of Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope

April 12^th, 2020

On April 12, 1980 Terry Fox dipped his foot into the Atlantic Ocean in Newfoundland, transforming the course of cancer research in Canada.

For 143 days, Terry Fox ran a full marathon every day. He had covered 5,400 kilometres when, on September 1, 1980, he was forced to stop because his bone cancer had spread to his lungs. Terry Fox died the following year on June 21, 1981.

BC Place is proud to be the home of Terry Fox Plaza, which features a memorial by artist Douglas Coupland. The four bronze statues of Terry Fox stand in downtown Vancouver aligned towards Stanley Park, symbolizing both the journey he was never able to finish and the worldwide movement he inspired.

"These figures grow in stature as they move forward, as Terry’s legacy has done since 1981. This four-piece sculpture was created so that people living in a thousand years, no matter how different or strange their lives may be, can look at it and understand its message," said Douglas Coupland at the unveiling in September 2011.

To learn more or to make a donation, please visit The Terry Fox Foundation.

Northern Lights Display - April 2020

March 31^st, 2020

The stadium's Northern Lights Display is recognized around the world as a landmark of Vancouver’s skyline. BC Place is honoured to be able to help bring awareness to events, charities and non-profit causes that are important to communities in British Columbia.

Here are some of our lighting initiatives for April:

April 1st - Yellow for Daffodil Month

April 2nd - Blue for World Autism Awareness Day

April 3rd - Blue Show for Health Care Workers and Essential Services Employees

April 4th - Purple for National Dental Hygienists Week and Oral Health Month

April 5th - Blue Show for Health Care Workers and Essential Services Employees

April 6th - Red & White in advance of Oncology Nursing Day on April 7th

April 7th - Green for Green Shirt Day

April 8th - Pink for International Day of Pink

April 9th - Blue Show for Health Care Workers and Essential Services Employees

April 10th - Blue Show for Health Care Workers and Essential Services Employees

April 11th - Teal & Magenta for World Parkinson's Day

April 12th - Blue Show for Health Care Workers and Essential Services Employees

April 13th - Orange & Blue for FND Awareness Day

April 14th - Blue Show for Health Care Workers and Essential Services Employees

April 15th - Periwinkle for IBS Awareness Month

April 16th - Blue Show for Health Care Workers and Essential Services Employees

April 17th - Red for World Hemophilia Day

April 18th - Blue Show for Health Care Workers and Essential Services Employees

April 19th - Blue, Pink & Yellow for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) Awareness

April 20th - Lights will be off in memory of those who lost their lives in the Nova Scotia shooting.

April 21st - Green for National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week

April 22nd - Lights will be off for Earth Day 2020

April 23rd - Blue Show for Health Care Workers and Essential Services Employees

April 24th - Red for National Volunteers Week

April 25th - Blue Show for Health Care Workers and Essential Services Employees

April 26th - Blue & Gold to promote the eradication of Polio

April 27th - Teal for PMDD Awareness Month

April 28th - Orange for National Day of Mourning

April 29th - Blue for World Wish Day

April 30th - Blue Show for Health Care Workers and Essential Services Employees

The stadium will continue to light up with a special heart animation at 7pm each night to join the round of applause for health care professionals across our province who are working tirelessly to support our communities through the COVID-19 pandemic.

To learn more or to submit a lighting request, visit https://bit.ly/2EI6LDw.

Centerplate team at BC Place donates over 5,000 lbs of food

March 24^th, 2020

With the postponement of events at the stadium until further notice, the Centerplate team at BC Place wanted to ensure leftover food did not go to waste.

Led by Executive Chef Will Tse, the team was able to distribute over 300 grocery bags to staff in an effort to ease stress during this unprecedented time.

Centerplate also donated two van loads of food to the Salvation Army to help feed our neighbours living in the downtown eastside of Vancouver.

We'd like to thank the incredible team at the stadium who worked tirelessly to make this happen. Their commitment to serving others, even during the most difficult of times, is inspiring.