BC PLACE GLOWS “GREEN” MONDAY
May 4th, 2012
May 4, 2012
Vancouver, BC: May 7th is National Child & Youth Mental Health Day in Canada, with events and activities scheduled in communities across the country. The symbol for the campaign is a green ribbon which signifies new life, new growth and new beginnings.
In support of this, the 36-foot tall Northern Lights Display at BC Place will be lit “green” on Monday, May 7th.
BC PLACE - NORTHERN LIGHTS DISPLAY LIT “GREEN” FOR NATIONAL CHILD & YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH DAY IN CANADA
Date: Monday, May 7th, 2012
Times:
MORNING 5:30AM to Sunrise
EVENING Sunset to 11:00PM
A “three-in-one” major conference on family mental health is also being held in Vancouver May 6th-8th – with the first National Family Mental Health Conference, the first International Young Carers Congress, and the third International World Congress on Children of Parents with Mental Illness all running concurrently. More details available at http://bit.ly/IF1qta
About the “Northern Lights Display” at BC Place
The stadium roof façade – known as the Northern Lights Display - utilizes 1700 ‘ETFE’ panels, stacked four rows high, and 6,800 linear feet of energy-efficient LED lights to create customizable lighting displays. ETFE is a semi-transparent material that allows sunlight into the stadium during the day, but it also contains metal dots called “frits” that reflect the LED light displays at night. Together with the new 38,000 square metre roof at BC Place roof, the Northern Lights Display enables a wide range of both static and dynamic programming, with a total of more than 26,000 addressable lighting elements.
BC Place has utilised the entire roof to promote events (orange for BC Lions, blue for Vancouver Whitecaps), seasonal and holiday displays (red and green at Christmas), and for community and charitable organizations, such as illuminating pink on ‘Pink Shirt’ day to create awareness for anti-bullying, red for AIDS awareness, purple for Epilepsy Awareness Day, and more. Visit www.bcplace.com/roof-lights for more information.
About BC Place
BC Place is the largest sports, exhibition and entertainment venue of its kind in British Columbia, hosting the province’s most notable events including the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. An all-new BC Place reopened in September 2011 after completing a major revitalization that included the installation of the largest cable-supported retractable roof of its kind in the world. Today, BC Place is home to Vancouver Whitecaps FC, the BC Lions Football Club and the BC Sports Hall of Fame.
BC Place is an important generator of economic activity in British Columbia, hosting world-class entertainment events, professional and amateur sport, community gatherings and exhibitions. For more information, please visit www.bcplace.com