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National recruitment for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games kicks off at workopolis.com
Workopolis, Canada's leading provider of Internet recruiting, career and job search solutions, today announced it has been selected as the exclusive Official Supplier of Online Recruitment for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC). VANOC’s team is growing quickly and over the next three years, all postings for 1,200 full-time, 3,500 temporary and 25,000 volunteer positions will appear on workopolis.com. More...
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BC Aviation Council Conference
The BC Aviation Council is holding their annual conference this year in Richmond on October 4, 5 and 6. Held at the River Rock Casino Resort, the conference will be a significant source of dialogue for the 2010 aviation and security issues. It will give the stakeholders and the authorities an opportunity to hear one another’s concerns and ideas, to allow for better understanding of these issues and to begin working towards consultative solutions. More...
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Vancouver festivals partner with CBC/Radio-Canada and the City of Vancouver to create the Vancouver Festival Centre
Vancouver's arts and culture community received a tremendous boost this week, with three of the city's most prestigious and popular festivals — Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Vancouver International Children’s Festival and Vancouver Folk Music Festival — partnering with CBC/Radio-Canada and the City of Vancouver to create the Vancouver Festival Centre. More...
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GM Canada commits $5.2 million to make athletes’ dreams possible
GM Canada will donate $4 million to Own the Podium 2010, an initiative created to help Canada become the number one nation in terms of medals at the 2010 Olympic Games and top three at the 2010 Paralympic Games. In addition, GM has created Making Dreams Possible, a $1.2 million program, which will create a competitive advantage for Canadian athletes by directly supporting coaches at the elite and local club levels. More...
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EPCOR Joins Vancouver 2010 in Support of Canadian athletes
EPCOR today becomes an Official Supplier to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games (VANOC), with a major focus on supporting Canadian Olympic and Paralympic athletes. The partnership will include Official Supplier rights to the Canadian Olympic Team for the Beijing 2008, Vancouver 2010, and London 2012 Games. More...
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Vancouver once again named top city in Americas
Readers of Condé Nast Traveler magazine have once again voted Vancouver the "Best City in the Americas" at their annual Readers’ Choice Awards ceremony held in New York. Vancouver won the top spot for the third year in a row, topping Buenos Aires, Argentina and San Miguel de Allende, Mexico."We are absolutely thrilled to again accept this honour," said Tourism Vancouver president and CEO Rick Antonson. More...
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Founder's Cup raises $30,000 for BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
The BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum was selected again to be a joint recipient of the proceeds raised from the Founder's Cup Charity Golf Classic held September 7 & 8, 2006 at Swan-e-set Bay Resort Golf Course. More...
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30 for 30: A benefit for the Make-A-Wish Foundation
Get your tickets now for 30 for 30, a party and silent auction on October 19 benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The event also features Vancouver's top street magicians and dancers, Comedy in MotionTM with world improv champion Dan Joffre and friends, and cuisine by Relish. More...
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Up Parryscope: Celebrating Malcolm Parry's 70th birthday
On Wednesday evening, guests, friends and well-wishers gathered to give Vancouver’s favourite columnist something to talk about, when The Vancouver Board of Trade and Spirit of Vancouver® turned the tables on Parry at a society-page soiree in honour of his 70th birthday, and to raise funds for the BC Cancer Foundation and The Vancouver Board of Trade Foundation. More...
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Games planning "on time and on budget"
It has been a little over three years since Vancouver won the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, and there are just over three years to go until the opening ceremonies. According to the CEO of the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC), venue construction, revenues, planning and operations are all on track. More...
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Big Sisters' 16th Annual Auction & Dinner — Divas Hollywood
Walk the red carpet at Big Sisters' 16th Annual Auction & Dinner on October 26, and experience the glamour of Hollywood with headline entertainment by acclaimed local singer Jessie Farrell, a champagne reception and elegant three-course dinner, exciting live and silent auctions, unique "previously loved" jewelry auction, and lots more. More...
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Support a future without breast cancer at the 15th Annual Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Awareness Day Luncheon
Honour the women in your life and support the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, BC/Yukon Chapter, by attending the Awareness Day Luncheon on Friday, October 27. Bring a friend, bring a colleague, bring your mom and experience an entertaining and enlightening luncheon event, all the while learning about the progress being made towards a future without breast cancer. More...
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Workshop helps businesses tap into $4-billion worth of Olympic opportunities
When it comes to procurement and what is being spent on and for the 2010 Olympics, "people often get very tunnel-visioned on VANOC," Tim Reeve of the 2010 Commerce Centre and the BC Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games Secretariat told attendees at a recent procurement workshop presented by Spirit of Vancouver® in co-operation with the Secretariat and the Commerce Centre. More...
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Rethinking Happiness: New insights from Neuroscience and Economics
A serendipitous opportunity has arisen to bring together in conversation Professors Richard Davidson and John Helliwell, two of the world's foremost researchers on happiness and well-being. We invite you and a guest to please join us for a small, intimate gathering at which these two outstanding scholars discuss their latest findings, at The Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education on October 28, 2006. By invitation only — RSVP by October 24. More...
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Vaughn Palmer to receive Bruce Hutchison Lifetime Achievement Award
The Jack Webster Foundation has chosen Vancouver Sun provincial affairs columnist Vaughn Palmer to receive its 2006 Bruce Hutchison Lifetime Achievement Award. Palmer will accept the award at the Annual Jack Webster Journalism Awards Dinner on October 30 in Vancouver. More...
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