Christmas at Canada Place 2003 — Vancouver’s largest indoor Christmas event
Christmas at Canada Place is a Vancouver tradition. Now in its 16^th year, this heartwarming holiday event has raised more than $400,000 for local charities over the years. With something to offer people of all ages, Canada Place Corporation and the Vancouver Port Authority invite you to join in the fun at the Cruise Ship Terminal at Canada Place. More...

UsMoms Community Projects FUNdraising — Online Golf Tournament
Think you can’t play golf in the winter? Think again! UsMoms Community Projects Online Golf Tournament offers $20 for 20 rounds of golf! The first tournament runs December 15, 2003 — January 15, 2004. The tournament offers an 18-hole golf course and each game only costs $1 to play. Every time you sign onto play golf, you are improving the lives of desperate children. More...

(L to R) "Mayorca" with artist Landon Mackenzie, Larry Campbell, Jennifer Mather and Brian Burke — photo by Robert Albanese

Orcas to make a big splash on city streets
Say hello to "Orcas in the City," a made-in-B.C. project launched by the BC Lions Society to benefit both its Easter Seal operations and the Canucks for Kids’ Fund. Companies and individuals are invited to sponsor a life-size fiberglass Orca calf replica or even a "pod" of them. Once sponsored, a B.C. artist takes it over and uses it as a "canvas" to create a piece of public art called a "display Orca." More...

Cohen

Vancouver Police Foundation honours Joseph Cohen at 2004 Gala Dinner
The Vancouver Police Department and trustees of the Vancouver Police Foundation are pleased to honour Joseph H. Cohen upon his appointment as Chair Emeritus of the Vancouver Police Foundation, at the 2004 Gala Dinner on Friday, January 23, 2004. One of the organization's original founding members and its chair since 1989, Cohen has inspired and led the VPF's good works for nearly three decades. More...

Why The Centre Joined the Spirit of Vancouver, by Dennis K. Law, MD
When my family and I decided to buy this theatre, we were not aware of Vancouver's bid to host the 2010 Winter Olympics. We did it because we love performing arts, and we believe that Vancouver deserves to have this magnificent venue come back to life. More...

Things Money Can't Buy — an online auction for St. Paul's Hospital Foundation
Never has shopping for Christmas been so easy or resulted in such unique results. The bidding begins for Things Money Can’t Buy™ at noon on, Monday, December 8. This online auction will run for seven days closing at 6 p.m. on Monday, December 15, 2003. The goal is to raise $60,000 for St. Paul’s Hospital Heart Centre to purchase urgently needed surgical equipment. More...

Panel at Spirit of Vancouver event (L to R): Kelly, Podmore, LeBlanc, Deboisbriand

Volunteering for 2010 — preparing to be on Vancouver's gold medal team
A panel of experts spoke at a special Spirit of Vancouver event on how you can impact the volunteer effort for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, and why Vancouver's volunteers are a crucial resource fundamental to delivering the best Games ever. More...

Catch the Naden Band on Dec. 8, 2003

The Naden Band annual Christmas Concert
The Naden Band of Maritime Forces Pacific is a 35-piece symphonic concert band with musical styles ranging from classical to jazz, pop to contemporary, and a long-standing naval heritage as an ambassador for Canada. The Naden Band performs its annual Christmas concert in Vancouver on December 8, with proceeds benefiting The Salvation Army's Christmas programs. More...

CBC TV presents Your Year in Review

CBC Television to give two lucky viewers 15 minutes of fame during the TV special, Your Year in Review
CBC Television has launched an exciting opportunity for television audiences and a fun way to help raise money for charity. The Your Year in Review television special, in support of the YWCA, will give two lucky viewers the opportunity to comment on the year that was, spouting off about the top news stories, world events, and personal events that shaped their 2003. More...

42nd Street at The Centre

42nd Street at The Centre in Vancouver for the Performing Arts
42nd Street, the timeless tale of small-town Peggy Sawyer's rise from chorine to Broadway star, is back in a great big smiling, sparkling, tapping, back-flipping production. This is classic Broadway glamour at its very best! At The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts from December 16, 2003 to January 4, 2004. More...