Towel Power invades: Poirier Sports & Leisure Complex

Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)

Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: Coquitlam
Location: Poirier Sports & Leisure Complex [map]

The Poirier Sports & Leisure Complex, formerly known as the Coquitlam Sports Centre, is home to the Coquitlam Express of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). During its time as the Coquitlam Sports centre, it was heavily renovated and merged with the neighboring Chimo Aquatic and Fitness Centre to its current incarnation.

Location formerly known as:

• Coquitlam Sports Centre (1963-2010)
  

Towel Power invades: New Westminster

Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)

Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: New Westminster
Location: Columbia Street, Downtown [map]

New Westminster is the first city and capital of the Colony of British Columbia from 1858 to 1866; it lost its capital city status to Victoria when British Columbia added Vancouver Island to its holdings. It was named by the Queen of England, which led to the city's nickname, "The Royal City." It was also a major economic center during the Fraser River Gold Rush, but its importance was soon surpassed by the new city of Vancouver. Today, Columbia Street (pictured) is the primary commercial strip of the city.

Towel Power invades: Park Royal Shopping Centre

Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)

Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: West Vancouver
Location: Park Royal Shopping Centre [map]

Park Royal Shopping Centre is the first covered shopping mall in Canada; it was originally an open air mall but was covered afterward. It consists of two halves divided by Marine Drive, the main thoroughfare in West Vancouver.

Towel Power invades: SkyBridge

Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)

Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: New Westminster
City: Surrey
Location: SkyBridge [map]

Connecting the cities of New Westminster and Surrey in British Columbia, the Skybridge crosses the Fraser River and is the longest cable-supported transit-only bridge in the world. It is part of the Expo Line of the SkyTrain system in Metro Vancouver. The bridge towers are 404 feet (123 meters) tall and the trains travel 150 feet (45 meters) above the water. It was built between 1987 and 1989, and runs nearly parallel to neighboring Pattullo Bridge.

Towel Power invades: Metropolis at Metrotown

Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)

Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: Burnaby
Location: Metropolis at Metrotown [map]

Metropolis at Metrotown is the largest shopping mall in Western Canada, and second largest in Canada (behind only the infamous West Edmonton Mall). Its name comes from its predecessors, Eaton Centre Metropolis and Metrotown Centre, which merged to form a single mega-mall in 2005.

Location formerly known as:

• Metrotown Centre (1986-2005)
  
• Eaton Centre Metrotown (1986-1998)
  
• Eaton Centre Metropolis (1998-2005)
  

Towel Power invades: Lions Gate Bridge

Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)

Country: Canada
Province: British Columbia
City: West Vancouver
City: North Vancouver
City: Vancouver
Location: Lions Gate Bridge, from Ambleside Park [map]

The Lions Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge that connects Vancouver, North Vancouver and West Vancouver. It was built in 1937 and is a National Historic Site of Canada. Purchase of the land was financed by the Guinness family (famous for their beer brand) and was sold to the province of British Columbia in 1955. It is the third longest suspension bridge in Canada and second longest one entirely in Canada (if not counting the Ambassador Bridge, which is in both the United States and Canada).