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Prince George hosts BC Place Community Model Tour

March 25th, 2011

March 25, 2011

PRINCE GEORGE – Pat Bell, Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation and MLA for Prince George-Mackenzie, was on hand Thursday to welcome the BC Place model tour as it stopped in Prince George.

Featuring a 1:400 scale model of the revitalized BC Place, the Prince George stop is part of a provincewide tour to build public awareness of the revitalization and promote attendance at stadium events.

The BC Place model, part a 9.3-square-metre (100-square-foot) audio-visual display, will be at the Pine Centre Mall from Thursday, March 24 to Saturday, March 26 during regular mall hours. Tour staff will answer questions and receive comments about the revitalized stadium.

The first event at the revitalized BC Place is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 30, 2011, when the BC Lions host the Edmonton Eskimos. The Vancouver Whitecaps FC plans to play its first match at the stadium two days later on Sunday, Oct. 2 against the Portland Timbers. BC Place will also host the Grey Cup and the Vanier Cup in November this year.