Welcome figures are traditionally used to welcome visitors, arriving by kayak or canoe, to First Nations settlements. And the 18-foot tall figures at Power Smart Village will play a similar role.

Carved in the Coast Salish tradition by BC Hydro employee George Hemeon under the direction of master carver Sean Hinton, the figures represent a mother and a father. Hands are extended as a sign of welcome and as a message of friendship - arms that bear no weapons.

"I had climbed poles when I was 14. I had climbed them for 25 cents an hour. When I moved to Dawson Creek, I worked on lines my father had built 10 or 15 years earlier. It almost felt like home." - Marcel La Marre

At the Power Smart Village, BC Hydro honours the visionary men and women who designed and built a sustainable and reliable energy future for generations of British Columbians. From a deal for a hydroelectric plant at Goldstream on Vancouver Island in 1897 to the transport of a massive turbine from Brazil to Revelstoke in 2009, it's an amazing story, told in words and images.

It's an interactive theatre on wheels. Inside, you'll find three big LCD screens and a bunch of glowing buttons and, over the course of a few minutes, you'll learn all sorts of things about electricity conservation you didn't know.

You'll be wowed by amazing images that celebrate the athletes of the 2010 Winter Games, and you’ll learn about energy in B.C. - past, present and future.

BC Hydro is proud of our three Paralympians who not only compete with the world’s best, but who are also part of the BC Hydro family that brings clean and reliable power to British Columbians.

A contracts manager with BC Hydro procurement, Jeff Standfield has won swimming medals of all colours at world and Paralympic competitions. Trevor Hirschfield, whose dad Bob is a trades training instructor with BC Hydro, helped Canada’s wheelchair rugby team to a bronze medal at Beijing. And BC Hydro engineer Lauren Woolstencroft is a Winter Paralympics superstar, a favourite to ski to several gold medals in 2010.

You're wandering around downtown when you realize Jennifer Heil is about to ski for moguls gold or the Canadian men's ice hockey team is in a crucial battle with the U.S.

Grab a seat at the outdoor Power Smart Theatre at Power Smart Village, where you can cheer on fellow Canadians while watching a live feed on our energy-efficient 65-inch TV. It’s going to be a blast, and those 30 seats are going to go fast.

Thinking about watching your favourite events or athletes live on our 65-inch energy-efficient TV at the Power Smart Theatre? Check the 2010 Winter Games competition schedule.