Identifying Olympic opportunities
The 2010 Olympics can be "the gift that keeps on giving," provided that long-term benefits for Vancouver’s business community are planned and nurtured from the earliest possible date, said Margy Osmond, chief executive of the State Chamber of Commerce of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. More...

Non-profits changing to compete for donors
Non-profits are reorganizing to meet higher expectations in an increasingly competitive race for donors. "With each successive event, clients and donors are demanding more and more accountability as to how we spend their donations," said Susan Bothwick, regional director, BC Lower Mainland, Canadian Red Cross and one of eight panellists who spoke at the second Spirit of Vancouver® Tough Talk for Tender Causes^TM event. More...

RBC 2010 Legacies Now Speaker Series webcast —Thursday, February 9, 2006, 12 noon PST
The first international speaker in the RBC 2010 Legacies Now Speaker Series is Margy Osmond, Chief Executive of the State Chamber of Commerce of New South Wales (NSW) in Australia. Osmond will join the province via webcast on Thursday, February 9 at 12 noon. More...

VSO’s Symphony Lovers’ Ball: The Carnival of Venice
The Vancouver Symphony celebrates the 16^th Annual Symphony Lovers' Ball on February 9, 2006, at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. Guests will enjoy an evening inspired by the "Carnival of Venice," with fine music, wine and cuisine, and will dance the night away to favourite Viennese waltzes performed by the entire VSO — a truly remarkable and unique experience! More...

Banner program introduces new Vancouver 2010 brand
The look of the 2010 Winter Games is hitting the streets of Vancouver in the form of new banners. The banners, which sport the same look that VANOC recently introduced in all promotional materials, represent the first step toward creating a look in which the city and venues will be decorated for the 2010 Winter Games. More than 900 banners showcasing a sea-to-sky colour palette and graphic elements of the official Vancouver 2010 brand will be displayed on bridges and streets around the city, including areas around future Olympic venues. More...

Olympic Opening Ceremonies on the big screen at The Centre — photo by Dave Roels

Board of Trade celebrates Torino Opening Ceremonies via live CBC broadcast at The Centre
Seven hundred Vancouver Board of Trade members joined The Hon. Gordon Campbell, premier of British Columbia, His Worship Sam Sullivan, Mayor of Vancouver, and Vancouver 2010 chairman Jack Poole to watch the Opening Ceremonies of the 2006 Olympic Games in Torino, Italy on a 60-foot, high-definition screen at The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts. More...

 Listen to audio clips from Mayor Sullivan's Torino diary: English version (WAV/489kb) / Chinese version (WAV/311kb)

Visions of Valentines Maritime Charity Ball — Saturday, February 11, 2006
A spectacular evening featuring a four-course dinner, dancing to the Champagne Orchestra, live and silent auction items, raffles and door prizes to delight the senses. Proceeds benefit the programs of Lighthouse Harbour Ministries, Mission to Seafarers and the Vancouver Maritime Museum. More...

Diverse groups crucial to B.C.'s success and "new-level" relations with China
The ability of Vancouver's different ethnic groups to work together and contribute to B.C.’s success while meeting skills shortages in a booming economy became the pervading theme at a special Spirit of Vancouver® Chinese New Year luncheon, attended by special guests The Hon. Wally Oppal, attorney general and minister responsible for multiculturalism, and Madame Tian Chunyan, consul general, Consulate General of the People's Republic of China. More...

Enterprize 2006
Hosted by the Sauder School of Business, Enterprize 2006 is Canada's largest university entrepreneurship conference and business plan competition. On February 23 to 25, 320 undergraduate students from top Canadian universities will gather to learn about the spirit of entrepreneurship through a series of speakers, panel sessions, workshops, and presentations. And on the evening of February 24, there will be a premier gala dinner at which the students will be joined by 220 business professionals. More...

Fanfare! Christ Church Cathedral Inaugural Organ Recital Series 2006
Christ Church Cathedral is pleased to announce a concert series on the newly dedicated Kenneth Jones tracker organ. The first concert in this series takes place on Friday, February 24 and features John Scott, former organist and director of music at St. Paul's Cathedral in London, England.  More...

The Games are Coming! Celebration Week 2006 — an invitation from the City of Vancouver
When the Olympic flame goes out at the 2006 Winter Games in Torino, and Mayor Sam Sullivan is handed the Olympic flag, our City's official countdown to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games begins.To jump-start the journey to 2010, four unique events are happening during a special Celebration Week starting February 26, 2006. More...