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Do You Feel Lucky? Head to the Richmond O Zone for Pins and Prizes
14 February 2010In celebration of Chinese New Year, the Richmond Archives Society is putting down the white gloves and handing out 1,000 lucky red envelopes with Olympic pins to Richmond O Zone visitors on a first come, first served basis. From February 12-28, the Richmond Archives has been transformed into the History Lounge and Store for the public to view pictures and peruse important events in Richmond’s history.
The Society is providing the City with a Photo Documentation Program, enlisting photographers to capture images of Olympic events and happenings around the community. The Documentation Program will provide pictorial references for future generations.
The Archives Society is also showing three exclusive documentaries, highlighting the history of Finn Slough, the construction of the George Massey Tunnel and vintage footage from various Richmond landmarks in the 50s and 60s. These documentaries are rare and can only be viewed at the History Lounge in the O Zone.
The Richmond O Zone wants every visitor to experience the Olympic Games as much as possible. To enhance this experience, the City of Richmond is giving away a pair of Olympic Games tickets to one lucky winner for an event being held tomorrow (Monday, February 15). The ticket winner will be randomly chosen from the O Zone crowd at 6:45 p.m. tonight.
The Richmond O Zone runs from February 12 to 28 and is open from 3-11 p.m. Monday to Friday and noon to 11 p.m. on weekends. Entrance is free and is open to all ages. Richmond prides itself on diversity, and the O Zone is proud to celebrate with diverse Canadian entertainment. For more information, please visit www.richmondozone.ca.
