By Elke Porter | WBN News Vancouver | November 22, 2025
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The Vancouver Convention Centre's underground connector, known as the Harbour Concourse, serves as more than just a passage between buildings—it's a cultural corridor that celebrates Vancouver's Olympic legacy and Indigenous heritage.

Construction and Purpose

The 90-metre Harbour Concourse, completed in March 2009 at a cost of $38.6 million, connects the Convention Centre's East and West buildings below street level at Canada Place. The project was part of the larger $883.2 million expansion that transformed the venue in preparation for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

The Convention Centre served as the Main Press Centre in its East Building and the International Broadcast Centre in the West Building during the 2010 Games, accommodating over 10,000 journalists and broadcasters from around the world.

Olympic Legacy Display

Today, the Harbour Concourse is home to an Olympic Legacy Display featuring a full set of Olympic and Paralympic medals and torches from the 2010 Games, interpretive panels, and a medal podium. The display includes the unique original medal podium designed to resemble the shape of British Columbia, offering visitors and delegates a chance to relive one of Vancouver's most memorable international moments.

The tunnel also houses the Coast Salish Gallery, a collection of nine original artworks commissioned under the Convention Centre's thematic art program, all created by British Columbia Coast Salish artists and blessed by Elder Larry Grant of the Musqueam Band.

Most recently, the space expanded to include a commemorative display honouring the 2025 Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler, now part of the Coast Salish Gallery in the Harbour Concourse. The display celebrates the historic legacy and First Nations identity of the Games, which featured adaptive sports for wounded, injured, and sick service members and veterans.

The underground walkway transforms a functional transit space into an immersive experience, connecting visitors to Vancouver's proud history of hosting world-class events while honouring the Indigenous peoples on whose traditional territories the city stands.

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