Olympic cauldron to be lit for Winter Olympics on February 8

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Vancouver Olympic Cauldron
The Vancouver Olympic Cauldron in Jack Poole Plaza.

On Thursday, February 8th, 2018, the Olympic Cauldron in Jack Poole Plaza next to the west building of the Vancouver Convention Centre will be lit in honour of the upcoming Olympic winter games.

A tweet posted by the Vancouver Convention Centre asks visitors to wear their red and white to show support for Canadian athletes when the cauldron is fired u at 5:00 pm PST.

Other Vancouver buildings will glow red for our teams including Vancouver City Hall, Queen Elizabeth Theatre and Burrard Bridge.

The 2018 games are being held in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
 
 

Sources: Twitter, City of Vancouver

 

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