VANOC volunteer update — August 2006
As the summer draws to a close and the Beijing 2008 Summer Games mark their two-year countdown, VANOC continues to plan and prepare for the 2010 Winter Games. Over the next few years, VANOC Volunteer Updates will provide you with the latest information about volunteering with the 2010 Winter Games. Here are the answers to some of the most commonly asked questions about volunteering. More...

Ethics in Action 2006 under way in its 13^th year celebrating businesses and individuals doing the right thing
Ethics in Action, B.C.'s respected voice in ethical business, is now in its 13^th year rewarding innovative companies as well as courageous individuals for leadership in social and environmental management. This year's gala awards evening is in early November. Award applications are being accepted until the deadline of July 31, and finalists will be announced in September. More...

Get your spot in the Rogers Santa Claus Parade — November 19, 2006
It’s not looking a lot like Christmas just yet, but business and community groups that want to be part of the 2006 Rogers Santa Claus Parade on November 19 should apply now, because the parade’s 60 spots are filling fast! The televised parade, which is produced by Rogers Video, Rogers Wireless and Rogers Radio Vancouver, will feature 60 different bands, floats and community groups that will entertain crowds of up to 300,000 along Georgia and Howe Streets. More...

Fifth Annual BC Cultural Crawl — August 4 to 31, 2006
Plan an "art-ful" adventure! The 2006 Arts & Cultural Guide to British Columbia is launching the fifth annual BC Cultural Crawl, a month-long celebration of B.C.'s arts, culture and heritage, which starts on the BC Day long weekend in August. For a complete listing of participants, and ideas on how to explore the province during August, a month of arts and cultural adventures, read on! More...

Festival Vancouver — August 7 to 19, 2006
It’s time to check out the sixth edition of Festival Vancouver, the one-of-a-kind two-week summer music festival where you’re invited to "open your ears" and explore over 40 extraordinary classical, jazz and world music experiences. This year, the festival includes a special focus on the music and musicians of Italy, along with a celebration of the 250^th anniversary of the birth of Mozart, plus brilliant performers from all over the world. More...

Beijing 2008: Two years to go
On August 8, 2008, over 90,000 spectators will gather in Beijing’s new National Stadium to celebrate the start of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. With fewer than 750 days to go, the Beijing Organizing Committee (BOCOG) is moving quickly into the operational phase of preparations. The focus is now on completing venue construction and launching major programs such as ticket sales and volunteer recruitment. More...

VanDusen Botanical Garden Capital Campaign blossoms with lead gift from BMO Financial Group
BMO Financial Group announced today that it will be contributing $200,000 towards VanDusen Botanical Garden’s Planting the Seed Capital Campaign, at the Thirsty Thursday fundraising reception in the Garden. This is the largest corporate gift that the campaign has received to date. More...

Abbotsford International Air Show
Join us for the 44^th Annual Abbotsford International Air Show, this August 11, 12 and 13 at the Abbotsford Airport. This year's lineup is one of the biggest and best in the last decade. Performances will include the Canadian Forces Skyhawks, the CF-18 Hornet, the F-15 Strike Eagle, the F-16 Fighting Falcon, the enormous C-17 Globemaster, and the ever-favourite Canadian Forces Snowbirds! More...

Spirit of Vancouver® announces award finalists — awards to be presented September 27, 2006
The Vancouver Board of Trade will honour winners of the 2006 Spirit of Vancouver Awards at a special luncheon on Wednesday, September 27, at the Pan Pacific Vancouver. Individuals, companies and community organizations have been nominated in several categories. In addition, Constable Jeff Schwenneker of the Vancouver Police Department and Captain Doug Steele of the Vancouver Fire Rescue Service will be honoured with Police Officer of the Year and Fire Fighter of the Year awards. More...

Register now for the 2006 Spirit of Vancouver Awards luncheon

Volunteer workforce will deliver Games in 2010
With the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games less than four years away, VANOC is faced with the daunting task of hiring an estimated 25,000 volunteers. How it intends to meet this challenge was the topic at a special Vancouver Board of Trade members' event at the PNE. More...

Indie Rock at Vancouver Art Gallery's FUSE — Friday, August 25 
Some of Vancouver’s most exciting indie bands will rock Robson Square at the Vancouver Art Gallery’s August 25 FUSE. Taking the party outside, the Gallery brings together three of the city’s most artful bands — Sinoia Caves, The Battles and The Book of Lists — to perform in the cool evening air. Inside the Gallery, FUSE-goers will create massive Haida cartoons with artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, and use their MP3 players to rock the party in the FUSE Lounge. More...

Vancouver 2010 receives $110 million venue funding commitment from Government of Canada and Province of British Columbia
The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) today received confirmation that the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia have approved VANOC’s funding request of $110 million ($55 million each) for its venue construction program, thereby ensuring sufficient funding is in place to complete its state of the art venues with lasting legacies for future generations. More...