If you’ll be visiting Vancouver during the 2010 Winter Games, you can use this opportunity to learn more about living and working in many different parts of Canada.

Paano?

Bisitahin ang “houses” that many Canadian regions have set up to showcase their communities. All are offering a variety of special events during the Winter Olympics, from February 12-28.

Ontario House, sa 50 Pacific Boulevard, will draw potential residents, mamumuhunan, and visitors with several high-tech attractions, including a 4-D virtual tour of the province; appearances by Ontario tanyag na tao chefs Jamie Kennedy at Anna Olson, as well cooking demos by chefs from the Ottawa sangay ng Le kamahalan; and musical performances by Ontario artists. Get a calendar of Ontario house events here o follow Tourism Ontario on twitter.

Din sa 50 Pacific Boulevard ay Quebec House, which will showcase Québécois culture, pagkain at inumin, and tourism opportunities, including nightly performances by Montreal-based circus troupe Les 7 Doigts de la Main. French-speakers can get more information and a schedule here.

Sa corner of Robson and Beatty Streets, Alberta House is hosting business-to-business events about the province’s economic and tourism opportunities. Every morning from 10-11am, Alberta Square (sa harap ng Alberta House) will feature information about living, nagtatrabaho, visiting, and investing in Alberta, habang ang gabi, Alberta performers take to the stage. Follow Alberta House on twitter para sa karagdagang mga detalye.

Other provincial “houses” isama:

CentrePlace Manitoba, sa LiveCity Downtown site

Saskatchewan pabilyon, sa north shore of False Creek

Atlantic Canada House, na matatagpuan sa Granville Island, featuring Nova Scotia, Bagong Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, at Newfoundland & Labrador

Canada sa Northern House, sa 602 Sa. Hastings St., promoting the Yukon, Northwest Territories, at Nunavut. Tingnan ang kanilang mga news on twitter, masyado.

At siyempre, there’s also ang British Columbia pabilyon, at ang 2010 B.C. Negosyo Bisita Program, kung saan namin blogged tungkol dito. Follow “BC — You Gotta Be Here” on twitter.

Sino ang nagsabi na ang Olympics ang lahat ng tungkol sa sports?

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